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Hello! I have Windows XP Home Edition SP2, Version 2002, which I run on eMachines version T2875. I began to run into a problem a day and a half ago, which hadn't seemed quite so drastic at the time. My default web browser is Firefox (version 3.6.17) and every time …

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Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron n14 Laptop, I am getting an error while writing a DVD +R DL. The DVD drive is DVD+-RW DS-8A5SH. The software used is NERO 10. Although the software Nero Infotool identifies the DVD drive to support DVD + DL for write and read both, …

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Hello, I'm trying to write a vector that has a list of installed program names to a text file. When I go to do this, the program shows the names of the installed applications, but in the text file it just repeats the number 52428. Any ideas? Here's the code: …

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This Sticky Post is intended for all potential volunteers who would like to contribute to Daniweb's Viruses, Spyware and other Nasties Forum. Please be advised that this forum remains one of the last few [I][B]open[/B][/I] Anti-Malware forums on the web. By [I]open[/I], we mean that [I]anybody[/I] in the Daniweb community …

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I've seen earlier posts for this problem, but the solutions don't apply to me, and the earlier posts are a couple of years old. I was hit on 6/5/11 with malware from a legitimate website that I had accessed just the day before with no problems. Malwarebytes (MBAM) identified the …

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I'm requesting assistance. We are running WinXP, SP3. We appear to have what Stinger found in two files as the Fakealert!fakealert-REP virus (it then deleted those two files). The obvious symptom, for the last couple days, is this: We were running McAfee Antivirus Plus, and currently something *makes it freeze* …

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I have spend over 10 hours trying to find a solution using the internet. I have had McAfee virus removal team working on it for two days and they could not remove the virus in the thread. I ran Malwarebytes and DDS this did not remove the problem, can you …

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Hi Gerbil, I have the same problem like nmslagle, keep having the address redirected to fake address. can you help to check my log, below is my log. I use FireFox as my browser. Thanks Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 13:31:21, on 10/30/2009 Platform: Windows XP …

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[CODE][Boot Loader] Timeout=5 Default=C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT [Operating Systems] multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect C:\$WIN_NT$.~BT\BOOTSECT.DAT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional Setup"[/CODE] This is my current boot.ini and it has some history. Once I was trying to re-install xp from desktop (while desktop is open) by clicking and running the cd. It performed necessary steps …

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Can't get rid of this sucker! Microsoft Security Essentials is the only antivirus that has detected it and "deletes" it every time if pops back in but for some odd reason it can't completely get rid of it. Malwarebytes has just detected after I reinstalled and I am posting log …

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I've looked everywhere and tried so many things nothing has worked. My cable is fine, I reinstalled my driver and changed my speed/duplex settings to everything but nothing worked I had AVG AV and I removed it from my computer and also took down my firewalls from windows and still …

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Hi All, I design my site. But i have problem in mozilla. it works fine in IE but in mozilla it has additional line below main line. My site is [url]www.piramida.az[/url], my CSS is [CODE].toplinks {border-right-style: dotted; border-right-width: 1px; border-color: #8CA7BA} .rightlinks {border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: #ffffff} .menuust {font-family: …

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My Windows xp SP3's taskbar doesn't work, my Avast Antivirus says that all modules are shut down and sometimes My Documents pops up when I log in. [COLOR="red"]My Malwarebytes anti-malware log (it's partly Finnish):[/COLOR]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.50.1.1100 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Tietokantaversio: 6628 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 (Safe Mode) Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702 21.5.2011 …

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Hi, I have a Vshare redirect that goes straight to vshare.toolbarhome.com/?hp=df when I open Internet Explorer. I thought I had got rid of it on Firefox as I edited the URL to about:home but when I input a search it goes straight back to the Vshare URL search link. I've …

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Hello All, I am newbie and looking for a script to search for the following: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Updates\Windows XP\SP4\KBXXXXXX\Description HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\xxxxxxx\xxxxxxxxx I want to loop as I am trying to search for KB#'s under these folders Please advise as how i can go for writing this script. The script will eliminate the manual …

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Whenever I try to run "cmd.exe", I get this error.... "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.com C:\Windows\System32\Autoexec.NT. The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications." Anyone know what this is about and how to fix it? Thanks

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Hi, I want to change my WPF Date Picker display format to "MMMM yyyy". Can any one let me know how to achieve this..? I have tried using SelectedDateFormat property showing below..but i have found only two options in this Short and Long.. OpenPeriodDatePicker.SelectedDateFormat = Microsoft.Windows.Controls.DatePickerFormat.Long; Can any one help …

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Hi, I recently got a message on my computer (Windows Vista Home Premium) from Windows defender, stating that I have harmful or unwanted software on my laptop. I click remove, windows defender says "successful", but this same pop-up comes back when I reboot and while my laptop is on. I …

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Hi people, I am a C4 Quadriplegic I use WiViK 3.1 desktop keyboard with word prediction called wordQ but I keep getting the same error. I have reinstalled it many times, I have up to date antivirus and spyware. [URL="http://www.wivik.com/description.html"]http://www.wivik.com/description.html[/URL] I host and design websites but know nothing about C++ …

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So I've been trying to deal with a virus that's been affecting my rundll32.exe, but have been unsuccessful so far. Here's my HJT logfile (there's a heck lot of rundll running). Please help! I've used avast and malwarebytes to try cleaning it out but nothing works. I even went into …

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When I install sony vegas 8.0 i got an error message. Extracting file failed, it is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file) or corrupted Cabinet. I certainly don t have an issue with low memory so what can you guys tell me about this …

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I am currently running Window's Vista on my Toshiba laptop. I got the laptop for free from a friend and there seems to be quite a few issues with it. Problems: I get popups in new tabs constantly for registry cleaners and that I am infected with registry errors. I …

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Hello, I am trying to set up a PC to PC LAN via a CAT5 crossover cable. PC1, after some difficulties, 'got with the program' and showed a LAN connection. However, PC2 shows the red 'X' in the Network Connection Icon, and displays the message 'Network cable unplugged'. In 'Network …

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Hi I'm new here and I wanted some help with this if you don't mind my pc cant repair its local connection always says windows could not finish repairing the following problem and at startup I can hear the windows sound effects and I am able to control the volume …

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I am running Vista and I am unable to do a reinstall of Java. An internet explorer 7 file updated fairly recently, but I can't remember how to uninstall that one and I think that I'm remembering correctly, that that turned out to be one of the issues last time. …

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Hey. I keep getting AVG popping up with a message that tells me that cookies.sqlite in the Firefox folder of my Document and Settings, within Application Data, folder is infected. I've followed the sticky and here are the results: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4052 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack …

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Hello everyone lately I have been getting many registry errors. The most recent and most troublesome happens whenever I try to access itunes. The error states "itunes.exe unable to locate component This application has failed to start because d3d8thk.dll was not found Re-installing the application may fix this problem". I …

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Hi, This error message keeps popping up constantly Error loading c:\users\parath\appdata\local\BDAZ1ac.dll Acces denied Here is my log file Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 15:08:49, on 04-01-11 Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16982) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\OEM03Mon.exe C:\Program Files\Creative\Sound …

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[URL="http://www.pyside.org/"]PySide[/URL]: Python for Qt 1.0 released! The PySide team is thrilled to announce the release of PySide: Python for Qt version 1.0.0. In addition to the source code release, project community packagers have already released binary packages [developer.qt.nokia.com] for all major Linux distributions, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Nokia’s …

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Hi, Running Windows XP, Service Pack 3, Internet Explorer 8. When I do a Google Search and click on a destination it gets redirected. I have run numerous scans and virus checks. After cleaning my computer, it still redirects. I tried running the tasks in your 'do this first' post …

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I've been trying to figure out why this won't work but I can't seem to see what I'm missing. I looked in the registry and found where the OS Version, Service Pack, etc was stored. I can successfully read the OS Version out but when I try to do the …

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Upon booting up my laptop today, Avast started showing me an alert for a "Malicious URL" even though I had no applications started and had not yet performed any actions. The popup message indicated that the site trying to be reached was 68.178.232.99/wpad.dat and the process trying to reach it …

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I am using [CODE] Runtime.getRuntime().exec("cmd /c REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\SOFTWARE\\MICROSOFT\\WINDOWS\\CURRENTVERSION\\POLICIES\\SYSTEM /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f"); [/CODE] This is a slow process. though it added the registry key, but it went into long sleep, as if infinite loop. similarly for Deleting the registry key. Can anybody tell me the reason …

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Hi all, I think I've got a rootkit infection. What I can see on my pc is that Ads windows are started by Internet Explorer and Firefox. Moreover there are programs that do not start and I must retry more times to start them. It happens with firefox, Internet explorer, …

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Hi there, I have posted previously but did not post the required logs. The logs that i am attaching have been done in the last couple of days. Albeit, MBAM a few days before. Getting SVCHOST.EXE when starting up the computer. I think it did cause Internet Explorer 7 to …

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I have a terminal that throughout the day I will get the normal window shut down tones for no apparent reason. The computer never actually shuts down. To accompany this the terminal is extermely slow at times. I have swapped out memory and power supply with an identical terminal to …

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I have just encountered a problem with Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 on Microsoft Windows 7 platform, the problem started off with using CBT Nuggets in that it prevented all pop ups from this application. I turned off the pop up blocker and then it allowed the application to run for …

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Hello Again I have the Safe Mode virus on my PC and have had no luck in removing it. I have followed other advice and booted the PC with F8 then clicked the Command mode. I then typed in the following: REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System/v DisableTaskMgr/t REG_DWORD/d O /f - to …

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I am getting several BSOD's, and it is very random. I dont know what i have to do. Please help me. I have got system_services_exception, page fault in non-paged area, klif.sys, win32k.sys, ntfs,sys BSOD's. Please help me and tell me what i should be doing. Thanks in advance :) Crash …

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Hi! An email was opened. At that time, I guess a Trojan was downloaded. My Avast antivirus went nuts; I couldn't open the task manager or other system programs; I couldn't system restore; i couldn't even shut the computer down. I had to do a manual shutdown (held the power …

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hi I thought this was simple so i guess i am doing something wrong. I want to read the value of an item in the registry. the value im after is the centralprofile key which im trying to get by passing the SID and looking up the subkey but it …

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am working on creating a python script to find Installed programs in Uninstall folder in registry, the script works perfectly fine on 32 bit machines but errors out with a wmi error on 64 bit machines. Am not able to get hold of a wmi module for python on 64 …

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Hello, My computer has been restarting without a user prompt for some reason. A Comodo notification comes up saying that there is some registry error with a pending file rename operation. Below is the Hijackthis logfile. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 4:03:57 PM, on 3/14/2011 Platform: …

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Hey guys, My AV has located a rootkit MBR:\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 I have already tried a solution that I found in this forum but it has not worked. basically I have run bootkit_remover.rar and run it. It returned the following: -- [COLOR="Red"]Bootkit Remover (c) 2009 eSage Lab [url]www.esagelab.com[/url] Program version: 1.2.0.0 OS …

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Hello, I was wondering if you could please help me. I get the above error frequently when I run IE. Below is my Hijack this log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:32:15 PM, on 5/3/2008 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 …

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hi, i just bought a new hard drive and install it in my pc. i then install windows xp in it. but in another hard drive i already have windows 7 installed. now i can boot into this hard drive but cant boot into the one with windows 7. there …

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I have laptop Toshiba satelite L555 with MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit; AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M520; 4.0GB RAM; AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 and it working reasonably good, however I think is not fast eneough what specifications would say. For that reason I make …

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Windows XP SP3. blue screen system registry cannot load hive file: \systemroot\system32\config\... Microsoft says to start Windows with CD and choose R for repair console, then give chkdsk /R command.. But there was not such option...strangely. I tried to enter into the installation, the installation started and I've not stopped …

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