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Have run Adaware and Spybot S&D, but just to make sure (Thanx for helping out) :) : [font=Courier New][size=2]Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 22:50:48, on 06.04.04 Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE …

Hey boys ! I've been hijacked. These are the results after running HijackThis .. Can you tell me what to delete ? Thanks a bunch !! Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\KodakCCS.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\ScsiAccess.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe C:\DOCUME~1\SIMONG~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rar$EX00.687\HijackThis.exe …

When I boot up,I get this as my default page in Internet Options: [url="http://%76%70%75%7A%65%65%2E%74%2E%6D%75%78%61%2E%63%63/%68%2E%70%68%70?%61%69%64=35"]http://%76%70%75%7A%65%65%2E%74%2E%6D%75%78%61%2E%63%63/%68%2E%70%68%70?%61%69%64=35[/url] The page eventually loads as : [url="http://th.msie.cc/index.php?aid=20035"]http://th.msie.cc/index.php?aid=20035[/url] On running hijack this,the file looks as follows: [size=2]Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 22:04:29, on 26/03/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) …

Hi, I want to get rid of this [url="http://www.lookfor.cc"]www.lookfor.cc[/url] search pop up thing. I've run Ad-aware and set the settings to how it said on aother post, then I've run the 'Hijack This' program and done the scan, I've fixed a couple of files which I know that should be …

I just bought a new lap top with winxp home from HP and only 3 days into it I have gotten 2 viruses and a ton of spyware. I have got the who Messenger and stuff diabled and have stoped it but am finaly getting things cleaned up. After deleting …

hi, im totally not a computer guy and have no idea how computers are run so if you guys out there can help me, i'd deeply appreciate it. i got this error about this thing called bridge and have been looking at other forums about it so i have this …

Hi there, I get redirected to cybersearchs when I type a WWW address that can't be found. I've run SpyBot Search & Destroy and Ad-aware 6 both with the most current download and they didn't find anything. Can anyone help? Here's my hijackthis log file; Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan …

Hello. I am new to this site but have learned a lot so far by just reading some of your threads. It all started with being hijacked by coolwebsearch(i think). I have since run cws shredder and have restored the ability to use IE, but I suspect I have more …

i was surfing the net and my connection cut out, my modem started beeping and then i couldnt reconnect. I realised a dialer had kicked in and unplugged my modem. It left like a folder in program files called "WebSiteViewer" which i had to delete from dos. Im pretty computer …

Tallcool1 here is the list that Hijackthis gave me. Thanks for all the help. StartupList report, 3/31/2004, 7:15:21 PM StartupList version: 1.52 Started from : C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\HIJACKTHIS.EXE Detected: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) Detected: Internet Explorer v5.50 (5.50.4134.0100) * Using default options ================================================== Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SSDPSRV.EXE C:\PROGRAM …

Hello, I been to this forum a few times before for suggestions. This is my first post though. Just wondering if I'm infected any where. bTgX5m8a.exe and also a.exe really stand out to me thx for your help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:24:05 AM, on 4/1/2004 Platform: …

[b]Dangerous Bug in HijackThis 1.97.7 Restoral Procedure[/b] I have searched everywhere to see if this has already been reported to Merjin, but I can not seem to find any reference to this, so am letting people know. VERY IMPORTANT. YOU MUST READ! Dangerous bug in HijackThis version 1.97.7 when restoring …

Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 8:17:24 PM, on 3/31/2004 Platform: Windows ME (Win9x 4.90.3000) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SSDPSRV.EXE C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SYMANTEC SHARED\CCEVTMGR.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\NORTON ANTIVIRUS\ADVTOOLS\NPROTECT.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RESTORE\STMGR.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\HPSYSDRV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\SYMANTEC SHARED\CCAPP.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\OLEHELP.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\BACKWEB\BACKWEB\PROGRAM\BACKWEB.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\RAR$EX01.898\HIJACKTHIS.EXE …

my ie 6 homepage was recently hijacked, and i got all sorts of popups.. i checked out this board and got cwshredder as well as adaware... ran them both and the homepage stopped getting hijacked, however, for some reason the majority of the time i cannot close explorer with the …

Have you had to format, and after you've reinstalled everything you've had to download those damned Security updates all over again? I'm betting you don't want to be faced with that onerous task again, and you don't have to. Microsoft has made available, free of charge, a 'Security Update CD' …

Hi there, I've been having a problem that when I load the task manager it flashes up and then shuts down. I also can't run regedit, renamed it from exe to com and I now can. Based on what I've found there's a virus messing things up. I've done the …

any help with what to fix would be great. thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:59:31 PM, on 3/25/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTHELPER.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\taskswitch.exe C:\Program …

I downloaded hijackthis, and I was wondering if someone coud plz give me a hand with what to do next. Here is the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 5:25:23 PM, on 3/24/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

Hello, :cry: Internet been terribly slow lately, I have run all anti virus/adwares/ online scans I could, and so far nothing has been found. I have just run hijackthis, does anyone see anything strange in the log? Maybe it has something to do with svchost processes? (all those issr.exe, lass.exe …

Can someone please have a look at this hjt log as my friend is gettin a lot of pop ups i have run adaware and cwshredder and a dew more and fixed a lot of problems thanking you in advanceLogfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 14:43:15, on 20/03/04 Platform: …

[size=2]By: Jeff Johnston A new version of the Bagle virus family uses a different infection method then older versions. Bagle-R and Bagle-Q have both been reported to spread via email without an attachment. [/size][url="http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/bagletwist.html"][size=2][color=#800080][u]Sophos reports[/u][/color][/size][/url][size=2] that this is an attempt to bypass virus protection at the email gateway. Bagle exploits …

Technology Fallout: Speed of Technology Sit back get a cup of coffee it's time for another tale of technology by Jimmy Freligh Jr | May 1st, 2004 What a month, wow I cant believe it is almost over. I just felt like I wrote my last article yesterday. I been …

[font=Arial][size=3][color=black][b]This is something I picked up somewhere ...[/b][/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Microsoft .NET FAQ [/color][/size][size=2]When Microsoft formally introduced its .NET strategy in mid-2000, analysts were confused about how the company would pull off such a massive platform shift. Two years later, they're still wondering. But .NET isn't vaporware, and it's not a pipe …

By: [URL=http://www.bizwriter.biz]Jeff Johnston[/URL] Talks between Steve Ballmer, CEO of the software giant Microsoft, EU Competition Commissioner, Mario Monti, collapsed on Thursday. Monti stated that “a settlement on the Microsoft case has not been possible.” He stated that while Microsoft had been cooperative they were “unable to agree on commitments for …

hi everybody,I need help,cannot login to hotmail and navigation is too slow,because ActiveX is not functional. In windows update I could not get my Win98SE past the "Administrators Only" roadblock to scan and fetch updates I need,because my ActiveX doesn't work properly. a friend suggest a solution and i do …

:confused: Hi, My computer has 400MHZ, 448MB, 80 GB(can only use 31 gb out of it, I dont know why). I installed harddrive and fromatted the drives. I also installed WIN XP. Whenever I logon to AOl, when I click on instant message or if someone sends me instant message, …

I have had problems with changed start page by this annoying res://mshp.dll/index.html#10213 ; Besides that every time I run Google.com a pop up ad comes up just after submiting any entry a new browser windows opens with this pesky search company : ([url]http://search-company.com/search.php?qq=kee+bird&pin=10213[/url]) Despite I have employed Hijackthis to clear …

Seems I have been infected with this dreaded worm. I have used the Hijackthis software....with some systems running and have come up with this. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 8:48:50 PM, on 4/03/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

I found this file running on my pc imWl2X.exe I have no idea what it does. I also have a trojan dropper.lnor.s I can't get rid of. I ran adware spybot and hijack this. but it is still there the anti virus trys to remove it but it can only …

Can someone tell me what I should fix and what I should leave alone? Thanks, BuddyB Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 7:34:04 AM, on 3/14/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS.000\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\system32\regsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS.000\system32\MSTask.exe …

I was in the middle of a post when (surprise) my computer restarted on me. So here's the quick and dirty version. My computer runs completely fine when it's used for everyday things. But once I start to run (or so it seems) system type programs, my computer bluescreens and …

[font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff][i][size=2][color=black][font=Verdana][color=black][i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i][/color][/font] [/color][/size][/i][/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Hard Disk Performance Is Slower Than You Expect[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#0000ff]Symptoms [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]After you install Microsoft Windows XP, hard disk performance may be slower than you expect. Note: Hard disk performance may be even slower when your computer …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Turn on ClearType Font-Rendering Technology[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]Get that extra text clarity you've always wanted. The incredible Microsoft ClearType technology can be enabled in Windows XP to smooth all fonts at all sizes, making the whole system …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Automate Advanced Restart Options for Dual-Boot Configurations [/color][/size][size=2]This article describes how to automate advanced restart options for dual-boot configurations. If your computer is configured to dual-boot to either Windows XP or Windows 2000, …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Set Performance Options in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]Windows allocates resources according to its settings and manages devices accordingly. You can use the System tool in Control Panel to change performance options that control how programs use …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]How to Customize ClearType [/color][/size][size=2][color=#000000]You can adjust the contrast setting for ClearType for your personal preference. Although there are no tools or settings in Windows XP for doing this, the following Microsoft Web site includes …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Restore Icons That Have Been Removed from the Desktop in Windows XP[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to restore the My Computer, My Documents, and My Network Places icons after they have been removed from the …

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[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Obtain Remote Assistance Using Windows Messenger in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]This step-by-step article describes how to use Windows Messenger to obtain help using the Remote Assistance feature in Windows XP. Remote Assistance enables you to allow …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Receive Windows Messenger Messages and Alerts on Your Mobile Device[/color][/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=2]This article describes how to configure a wireless or mobile device to receive instant messages from your online contacts in Windows Messenger. The devices that …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Turn Off, Display, and Select an Animated Character in Search Companion in Windows XP [/color][/size][size=2]This article describes how to turn off, display, and select a different animated screen character in Search Companion.[/size][/font] [font=Arial][size=3][color=#0000ff]How to Turn …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Set Accessibility Features for People Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision in Windows XP [/color][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2]Windows XP offers several features to make it easier for users with low vision to operate their computers. You …

[i]I found this in a few different places around the 'net - hopefully it's helpful:[/i] [font=Arial][size=5][color=#0000ff]Turn Off Autoplay for Program CDs [/color][/size][size=2]How can you stop Windows XP from launching program CDs?[/size][/font] [list] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Click Start, click Run, type GPEDIT.MSC to open Group Policy in the Microsoft Management Console.[/size][/font] [*][font=Arial][size=2]Double-click Computer Configuration, …

[size=3]I cannot open pages that give me the OK to submit details when I want to buy something, check my on-line bank details, re-download NAV and other items. Have de-fragged and all is well otherwise. Running on ME. As advised here is Logfile which perhaps someone can help me with...[/size] …

Hello, My problem is with Corel WP8 Sp7 or 8. I have win XP and it's supposed to be for a client, but it's full of errors. The first one is that it can't find the language dll (Unable to load language resource DLL). I know it's the files shellwp.dll …

hi there, i've been hijacked... i read other posts, downloaded HijackThis, ran it and produced a log, i didn't want to delete anything until someone had a look at the log for me, the hijacking is quite agressive, every time a browser window opens you get pop-ups a plenty... anyway, …

I ran adware, spybot, and antivirus but none of them remove it. what can I do? here is my hijack this log Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 3:32:53 PM, on 3/10/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP2 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

Dont where this came from or what the problem is now but i kept getting the WUPDATER data1. is missing. i have since DLd Spybot,Hijack this,A-Ware 6.0 and Spyblaster. Im not sure what this Wupdater is and if i have gotten rid of it as it has caused problems now …

[size=2]This has come into my inbox today from my ISP and I thought I would share it with you. Hopefully it will prevent anyone having any problems. [quote] Dear Customer, Microsoft have contacted us to tell us about a weakness in their Messenger application, which they supply with Windows 2000 …

Hello. For some reason I cannot view pages on 'geocities.com' on my pc. I have used different web browsers, and still get the same problem. I know the page are working ok because I can view them at work. i have windows xp home edition with all the latest updates …