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I'm having trouble with Home Search Assistent, Search Extender, and Shopping Wizard, as well as trojan horses, popups, and other nasties that have hijacked my dad's computer. I'm trying to fix it for him, and would appreciate your help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:28:38 PM, on 6/21/2005 …

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hi I have some strange problems, i was able to reapir my PC everytime something wasnt right, but this time im helpless !!! My Problem: I dont know when it started (some months ago) but my Internet explorer "freezes" after i was some time online and in Task manager is …

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yada! yada! yada! So much spyware, even more spyware programs to choose from. so much other PC problems even more maintenance programs to choose from.. Well here's the rap up on the best free programs.. 1. SpyBot Search and Destroy; this program is powerful!!! it, removes spyware, malicious,bad registry entries, …

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Hi all. I have this ADO connection to an acces 97 database and I need to filter some of the data. I can connect and I can read and write to this database, but the filtering option is giving me a hard time. I have tried but i don't know …

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Hi guys, I'm new here and I'm having few problems removing Aurora. I've already taken suggested steps, [ run ewindo, safe mode run nailfix.bat, hijackthis scan and delete nail.exe ] but the program seems to be keep coming back. I'm running on winxp and i've already installed the service pack …

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Alright, here we go. I, like everyone else, tried to manually uninstall this godforsaken program. Then I ran the symantec program, which claimed to remove it. For a while, it seemed to actually have removed it, of course...in the long run, it didn't. So, I d/led HiJackThis and this is …

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I have been struggling to fix this for a couple days now. I've run ad-aware, spybot, and many other programs. But I really don't know what I'm doing. I change my homepage and it just keeps resetting back to [url]www.findyourcouple.com[/url]. It seems like it's forwarding to another page every day. …

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Hi, My Norton Antivirus detects the Hacktool.rootkit virus but is unable to delete it as it says that the msdirect.sys file cannot be accessed. This is an annoying problem as the error window from Norton keeps popping up, and I need to disable Autoprotect to proceed. Hope someone can help …

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Hi there, So I've been using McAfee, MS AntiSpyware, Spybot S&D, AdAware, TrendMicro, and Avast, and still cannot get rid of this beastie that opens IE at start-up and sends me to a page at [url]www.freewebs.com[/url]. (This is doubly annoying because I use Firefox. :evil: Thanks, MS.) It's slowing the …

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I am trying to fix a friend's computer. Here is the HijackThis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:49:26 AM, on 6/11/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\appvh32.exe C:\Program Files\HPQ\One-Touch\OneTouch.EXE C:\Program …

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Hoping someone can help me rid IE of a nasty little hijack. I have taken the liberty of posting a Hijackthis log, to see if anyone out there can advise? Please let me know what you think, so I can return to normal, happy computing! Apologies in advance for the …

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Yesterday When I Turned My Lptop On The Back Screen Light Was Of Dimmed Tried All My Best But To Know Avail. Forced To Use Study Lamp To Illuminate My Screen Whilst Typing My Project. It's Microsoft Xp Laptop..what To Do Now?

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Hi guys, I am new to this forum and i am seeking help to fix a virus i have on my computer. My desktop has been replaced with a blue background and text saying: Security Warning: A fatal error in IE has occured at 0028:C0011E36 in VXD VMM(01) + 00010E36. …

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this is my log from highjack this i didnt really understand all the things i was told to do before posting hope this helps Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:33:38 PM, on 6/15/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe …

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I was able to remove Aurora by reading some advice from other threads.(thanks crunch) Now that I removed aurora, I get no VX2 report from adaware. But I ran VX2 finder and wanted to know if any of these were a concern. -----VX2Finder------ Files Found--- Additional Files--- Keys Under Notify--- …

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Could someone please look at my hijack log. I have found two trojan horses: C:\windows\system32\hsmjmv.exe C:\windows\system32\tggvemp.exe Norton couldnt delete them however. Any information will be much appreciated. Thank you very much. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 01:31:55, on 19/06/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:22:48 PM, on 6/18/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\PERSON~1\MPFSERVICE.exe C:\Program …

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I posted over in the Windows XP forum, but not much help popped up other than come here. So here I am, and here's my problem: My PC will NOT boot up in regular mode, only in any form of safe mode. So here I am in Safe Mode with …

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Here is my log, what should I remove from the registry? Thanks in advance. Also, I can't run Spybot (it closes when I "fix selected problems" and AVG wont update. [i]Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1[/i] [i]Scan saved at 6:51:27 PM, on 6/17/2005[/i] [i]Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)[/i] [i]MSIE: Internet Explorer …

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I am a new user and apologise for using someone else's thread. My apologies and thanks to DMR, As I posted I am unable to get rid of this virus despite numerous virus killers and as requested here is the log of Hijackthis you thoughtfully provided a link for and …

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[[COLOR=Navy]B]Before we begin, it is important to note that I'm a bit of a rookie in this area and that the past month of trying to problem solve this has exhausted what little patience I have with computers. I will take any and all suggestions to solve the problem below. …

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Not sure if this is a virus/spyware problem, or XP in general, so I decided to post in both forums. OK, I got hit by SpySheriff yesterday, after fixing that with AdAware and ewido, the 'Display' control panel does not offer the option to select an image for the background, …

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OK, I got hit by SpySheriff, after fixing that, the 'Display' control panel does not offer the option to select an image for the background, I can only choose a color. Here's my HJT log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:18:06 PM, on 6/18/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 …

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[COLOR=Red]please help me![/COLOR] I am now really desperate. I know you must be sick and tired of hearing about Aurora but I've tried every spyware program under the sun including spykiller, spybot and many others. All programs delete Aurora (A Better Internet) but it always comes back. Here is my …

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Hey, I have been reading other posts about getting rid of these things, but I'm at a loss as to where to begin. I have just installed Norton - didn't help, I have updated to SP2, I have all the available Windows and Microsoft Updates, I have installed Stinger, Microsoft …

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I know you guys must get this a lot, but this Keyspy Trial junk is really ticking me off. I scanned with Hijackthis(latest version v.1.99.1) Now what do I do? Here's the log file Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:42:37 PM, on 17/06/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

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Summary: My Win2K desktop machine boots fine, however, when it finishes booting, I am left with virtually all the file, installed application and system application program assocations gone! Even the Start>Run command prompt asks me to 'open with'. :sad: The "open with" dialog box only shows the following: - Internet …

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I have a JavaScript to detect between Netscape version 6& below and IE, is there anything to detect Firefox? Basically I have two sets of code I want to display. One set for IE and FireFox, another set for old Netscape. Right now using the code below doesn't work because …

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Ill try to explain this as best I can. I am connecting directly to another computer through ethernet which shares its dialup connection with me. Problem is, I cannot connect to certain websites such as microsoft and ebay, and I cant run certain programs such as steam or guildwars. I …

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Microsoft XP closers down automaticly sometimes when trying to acsess the net. Message about win 32? Also internet browser refusing to work. All after uninstalling XP servive pack 2 any one help?

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I am a first time user of the forum so please let me know if you need more info. I keep receiving Aurora popups and unable to clean. I also noticed that when I opened regedit or task manager, they would immediately close. I have used Ad-aware, spybot, ccleaner, ewido …

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Hello, Can someone please help me with a virus. It keeps popping up in my Task manager, taking 50% of the CPU. If I stop it, either another starts later or when I reboot it. Now something is attaching to my emails and I can't stop it. Here is the …

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Hi I have a web page - in that i give a link to exe file. When the user clicks on the link the exe is supposed to be downloaded and executed in the user's system. (I am not writing any malicious code or virus :rolleyes: ) However, when i …

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Hi, I install IIS in windows 2000 Professional computer for Development purpose. in Administrator the IIS is Working Fine. But when i try to login a user with Power user Privilige means its giving some Problem. Problem is the power user cannot see the Default Wesite in IIS Manager and …

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Hi, I install IIS in windows 2000 Professional computer for Development purpose. in Administrator the IIS is Working Fine. But when i try to login a user with Power user Privilige means its giving some Problem. Problem is the power user cannot see the Default Wesite in IIS Manager and …

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hi, i'm having trouble logging onto hotmail. the problem has developed overnight and i think it is down to a virus or other such nasty because i can access it on other computers and i haven't changed any settings. i would be very grateful if somebody could help and look …

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greetings, let me preface this thread by saying i am in no way a computer savy person. i woke up the other morning and my laptop wouldn't boot. when i try and boot the system it says that \windows\system32\config is missing or corrupt. while normally i would have just reformatted …

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please help me! i wish there was an easier way than posting a log... it must get boring for all you gurus. i'm not sure if this is worth noting or not... but i use firefox 99 percent of the time. thanks in advance, joe Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan …

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I've got a lot of crap on my computer and I have no idea how it got here. I've tried ad-aware, spybot etc. and while they seem to catch a lot of it and remove it, it all comes back when I restart my computer. Here is my HijackThis Log. …

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i think my anti-virus/anti-spyware software eliminated it, however, i am not sure that i am still free of bugs and/or infections. what do you think ? here is my hijackthis log: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:44:54 PM, on 06/16/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

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I just purchased my first mac yesterday and I would really like to have AIM on it since that is what all of my friends use. I am having problems downloading the AIM installer from AIM.com.. Whenever I click on dl the file name aim.bin comes up to be dled …

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Hi, My neighbor has asked me to help her with getting her computer running. She is running a Dell (approx 3 years old). She installed a new disk she received in the mail that was supposed to upgrade her internet connections. It is from a well known widely used provider. …

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Prereqs: Windows XP SP2 Office 2003 SP1 I have a workstation at a client with the following issue: A user periodically takes a screenshot and then pastes it into Word. All appears to be ok until the user scrolls a bit down into the document, and then scrolls back up …

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Hi guys, can anybody help, plase. Is there an instrument to manage .edb file (as far as i know Oracle's Enterprise DB but under free licence)?

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Does anyone have an idea of how I can run a scan via a batch file??? This is to allow me to deploy this script to remote PC's order to run weekly scans for spyware on desktops. Tried: at 23:00 /every:su "c:\program files\microsoft antispyware\giantantispywaremain.exe -scan -withoutui" Tried entering this into …

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Would anybody know how to create a batch file to add a collection of URL's to each user profile on a PC? For Example: [url]www.microsoft.com[/url] [url]www.google.com[/url] [url]www.msn.com[/url] etc I want to use this script within a network environment to push out some useful URL's to all users within our business. …

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i had the same problem with this Trojan Collected 5.L its a pain in the ass. nothing wants to get rid of it.. i downloaded HiJack and heres my resultant log file.. please help me! thanks! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:49:56 PM, on 6/16/2005 Platform: Windows XP …

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I am having a problem launching all of my Microsoft Office XP software. everytime i try to launch a program like word, excell, frontpage, powerpoint, I get the message " error 1706, can not find the required files" then another box pops up and says, "insert microsoft office XP professional …

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please can somebody tell me what files need to be deleted and what files i should keep as my computer wont let me run spybot updater and has crippled my nortons anti virus(which i cant uninstall) and keeps redirecting me to clicksearchclick sites please help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan …

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