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Hey guys, 70% of the time, clicks on google results sends me to ad sites totally unrelated to the search result. Also, my AntiVir Personal's "AntiVir Guard", the active antivirus monitoring system cannot be turned on. Ive done virus scans (AntiVir) and adware scans (Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware) to no avail. Here's …

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hi all, this is the link for the image of the infected page. [url]http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GsTRevYbTEJo40vK863L8Q?feat=directlink[/url] After i accidentally click a link in an email, my yahoo search result's background is infected. below is my hijack log file. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:26:53 PM, on 8/6/2009 Platform: …

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hi, i have a compaq laptop and it has drug me through hell lately, i am having trouble finding or restoring my cd/dvd drive. it is not in the device manager and does not show under my computer. i cannot find any drivers or hardware changes anywhere. i have restored …

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hi, about 2 days ago after installing a video codec called alfa BR i started to get bluescreen errors with the code 0x0000007F(0x00000008,0x803D3130,0x00000000,0x00000000). i also started getting error messages from windows defender saying i had a virus called TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.IO. i have tried to run mbam but my pc wont let …

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Hello. I am attempting to help my mother-in-law with her computer. She was playing a game online and caught some kind of nasty virus (I suspect) and her computer is in the eternal re-boot mode, but not allowing me to go into any of the safe modes. She didn't have …

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I'm picking up this thread mostly where it left off. I appear to have the same basic rootkit on my system, which shows in McAfee scans with the same signatures given by [B]nasserjah19[/B]. McAfee finds it on each scan and thinks it is removing it, but it's always still there. …

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recently my aunt gave me her computer to fix (it was so bad the only thing it was good for was an over-sized paper weight.) anyway, i removed over 100 Trojans 50 virus' and 700+ malware/adware. ive done multiple scans with malwarebytes, ad-aware, and spybot along with anti-virus scans all …

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Recently I have aquired something on my computer that is making it run at super snail speed. I can't run a program without my computer shutting down. It has taken 30 min. to load this page and start a thread. I have done an Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, Malwarebytes, and HijackThis. In …

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I just wanted to share some knowledge with you all as it took me a bit of time to uncover on the web and is quite astounding. I was getting invalid boot.ini messages on my PC and after restoring and rebooting several times, it kept disappearing. Suspected Virus, Trojan or …

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[B][COLOR="Green"]Hi, I'm running Win XP I was looking through an old thread (now closed) & found the following recommendation (below). At the end of the recommendation it says to post the log... and... that's the reason for starting this thread... [/COLOR][/B] [B][U][COLOR="green"]Recommendation from old thread[/COLOR][/U][/B]: Please download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) …

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This weekend I noticed that trying to delete a file from a jump drive caused Explorer to hang. When I got to work, I also had problems adding a subdirectory on my server. After using Task Manager to cancel out a few times, I noticed that about half the files …

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My disk defragmenter is not able to defrag my drive anymore. Before, It just couldn't start a defragment but I looked through the internet and was able to place Disk Defragmenter files back into the System Files but now I get another error that says "Disk Defragmenter has detected that …

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my windows is having some problem, my antivirus unable to scan my computer. it will say finish scanning in 10 sec. and unable to update my antivirus as well. ( currently using panda total protection 2010 ) I able to enter other antivirus site but unable to download them. i …

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Hi, Im new here and really really in need of help This morning, my computer got a virus, I have tried all sorts to fix it, heres what is going on -In task manager, without opening internet explorer, it is already sitting in the processes, if I kill it, it …

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Hi, just surfed this site (and only this thread) since this morning because I have the same Trojan problem. It's really frustrating and, yes, lots of anti-virus and malware removal tools can't detect it (I'm using AVG 8.5). However, I just tried out Combofix, the latest solution provided by member …

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Hi, I really need help please..!... about 4 days ago, I stupidly downloaded a keygen for a program I wanted to unlock and when I double-clicked on the keygen.exe my explorer.exe shutdown, so the desktop dissapeared and so did the bar where the Start button and the time is...I can …

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Had a problem during the week where webpages were being redirected. None of my tools would run (Spybot Search & Destroy, HijackThis etc) any website I tried to visit for updates to AV also failed. I checked Hosts file and nothing strange there. I finally changed the Spybot exe to …

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Anyone know of a automated (does not have to be easy) system to run various virus scans against an infected machine? I was thinking of virtualizing the infected disk and then running some virtualized systems with anti malware loaded on them against it. Just an Idea I am kicking around.....

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:) Hi all. I noticed today when I went to change my desktop picture that I was unable to open my display properties (either by right clicking on my desktop or through control panel). After doing some reading on the subject, I checked out my registry. None of the keys …

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I keep getting a pop up message upon boot up," Windows cannot find logon.exe". I have run complete cleaning process as you directed in your July 16th,2008 posting and am attaching the following four scanlogs as requested. MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware log ESET Online Scanner log Both logs from Deckard's System Scanner …

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I don't work in IT, I'm probably the guy IT hates, the script kiddie :) A while back I created a little site that used PHP/Java that plugged coordinates of my company's offices from a basic SQL server table. It uses the Google maps API to let you search a …

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I'm using Windows 7 RC Ultimate which was installed on a brand new 1GB hard drive. As I've been installing various programmes and utilities I've kept my Anti virus and Firewall (Bullguard) updated. I keep running a full scan but cannot solve my problem. I also run various malware, spyware, …

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Definitely had some sort of virus infect my computer today. It was the weirdest thing...a PODCAST was being played on my computer from somewhere even though all my browsers were closed. I ran a malwarebytes' anti-malware scan and the podcast no longer plays, but my computer is running slow and …

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Hello, I have previously consulted on daniweb.......i have yet another problem now...... there seems to be some malware or something on my comp.......i recently installed a fresh XP2 after removing the previous version(coz it was not booting with that version, had no other way).......firstly avast is not updating and does …

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Hello.... so recently I seemed to have attained some form of malware/virus that disallows me from running mbam (my go to guy ever since the fake antivirus background changer) or any other useful removal tools that I have installed. When I attempt to run any of these programs, the hour …

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I'm not sure what happen last night but I fell to sleep at the computer and woke up to the system security virus. It looks like I got that under control and was able to run ad-aware to remove a handful of malware but I cannot get rid of the …

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I have been trying for days to get rid of this search engine redirect virus to no avail. I have run several anti-spyware programs and have had no success. I ran through the DaniWeb pre assistance request protocol and my problem remains. Essentially the problem is that when I do …

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Hi, and thank you very much for checking this out, I downloaded a nice little package, and it installed a lot of random viruses into my computer, it seems to run fine, I mean I'm here aren't I? But it is hyjacking my Google searches, it redirects with a starting …

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My Windows XP machine was recently infected with a virus. I received the virus from advertising on a website. My virus scanner (avast!) told me there were infected files in my temporary internet folder and it spread from there. The alerts were killing me, so I disabled it and manually …

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I am helping a friend fix her computer, she had some malware issues. I have CA Internet Suite on the computer because she doesn't believe in virus protection and I am the one who ends up dealing with the issues. The Computer is a Dell Inspiron 600m with Windows XP …

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Hi all!! This is my first post here (but I've been on other forums for many a year now), so please feel free to correct any discrepancies I may put up here. Anyway, I've got a 'problem' - of sorts - that I'm hoping someone here can help me with. …

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I have a Dell E510 desktop running Windows XP and recently got the WinPC virus. I googled the virus and came across directions for removing it with malwarebytes. The computer was freezing around 10 seconds after startup, but will operate fine in safe mode. All malware/virus scan/spyware software shows the …

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First Time user of this site and I hope that you all can help me. I recieved a message from Windows Defender that says I have a TrojanDownloader:Win32/Renos.EE virus. I have been on the forums trying to find out how to get rid of this virus and the best solution …

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hey guys, i have eset nod32 installed and it only detects one virus and thats the "win32/agent.odg" it says it is a system memory file or something and it is unable to remove it, what i notice was that whenever i google something, it takes me to another page. Here …

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Hello folks, I've acquired a virus or worse and I'm posting the required files for further scrutiny. Thanks. malware log: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.36 Database version: 2145 Windows 5.1.2600 5/17/2009 5:57:09 PM mbam-log-2009-05-17 (17-57-09).txt Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|E:\|F:\|G:\|) Objects scanned: 272217 Time elapsed: 55 minute(s), 28 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: …

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Hi! [U] [B] Virus Details ; Platform: Win XP[/B][/U] My laptop is affected by some sort of virus, and as it destroyed my AVG 8.5 free installation, I downloaded Avira Free antivirus software. This virus didn't let me install it (It blocked out all antivirus websites) and keeps downloading small …

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Contracted a virus a week ago. Main symptoms: -multiple iexplore.exe processes running in task manager, both using a significant amount of processing power despite no IE windows being open (I use mozilla, not IE) -upon bootup, window pops up explaining that explorer.exe (not ie) has experienced an error and asks …

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Hi everyone, My computer has been infected with spyware or malware which has, at times, changed my desktop background to black, tried numerous times to access the internet (which my firewall stopped), and made my internet connection and computer run slowly. When I tried to search for help using Google, …

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Hi, A few days ago, I started having several problems: IE usually won't open. On the rare occassion that I get it to work, my computer shuts down randomly. Also, Outlook is behaving strangely (freezing up constantly) and the general speed of my computer is much slower than before. I've …

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my desktop is disabled and cannot change my background, it has " several virus/virus were founded on your computer" and no i did not misspell founded that what it actually says lol. and also directs my to different websites. ran malware software and anti-virus software, did find several things, removed …

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Pc has become VERY slow and laggy along with a slower net speed all leading me to believe i have some kind of virus/malware problem i have run avast thorough scan and spybot search and destroy but to no avail, can anyone please help a man in need ;) Logfile …

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I can't seem to get rid of them. They first showed up on nod32. Then spybot, then maleware bytes. etc. I would remove restart. Everything would be fine for a day. Then bam there back. Performance wise luckily everything has been fairly normal. With the main issues being when I …

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Hi, My comp start to behave strange. Almost on every task poping windows to say: "encountered problem and need to close". I have 4 scans: 1. ESET Smart Security 2. MBAM 3. Spybot 4. HijackThis and posting them here. Hope someone can help. I am using Windows XP Pro Sp1 …

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I cannot get rid of this virus... mbam continues to find the following...tried in safe mode also. Thanks for your time in advance. David Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.36 Database version: 1979 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 4/16/2009 8:37:11 PM mbam-log-2009-04-16 (20-37-04).txt Scan type: Quick Scan Objects scanned: 70432 Time elapsed: 5 …

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Hey, I'm new to the forum, signed up because I'm having trouble with this. I have the prun.exe virus, it's located in C:\windows\system32\prun.exe I downloaded Malwarebytes anti malware, went into safe mode, ran it, it found virus, I did the delete function. Went out of safe mode, deleted Java (As …

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I run XP home edition SP3, browsers firefox google chrome and IE7, printer, scanner, have all MS updates. The trouble when I place a cd or dvd in the drive it crashes the pc. I noticed it when using OpenOffice and trying to burn a slideshow. Openoffice would crash sometimes …

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When I shut down windows xp I get a window saying "Shutting down Uipopuphidden" is this a virus or malware?

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I have been reading some of the other posts because about a month ago I had the "free spyware" program that popped up on my computer and took over. I remember reading that it was some type of rootkit. I used several of the suggestions that were listed in other …

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Infected? The computer restart by it self. and say it recover after a big fail and its save a log file too( minilog) Possible virus ,But j cant find anything. Windows XP SP2. Avg antivirus 8.0 Windows built in firewall J have run this programs avg fullscan eset onlinescan spyboot …

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