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[color=Magenta][font=Georgia]I don't know if anyone has addressed this issue previously, but I am having a horrible time getting rid of this [url="http://www.searchportal.com"]www.searchportal.com[/url]. Whenever I try to go to my start page in IE, this searchportal page comes up instead of my usual comcast.net page. I have tried everything short of …

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My computer is constantly running at 100% CPU usage. Can anyone please help? Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 2:48:23 PM, on 2/11/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe D:\Sygate\smc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe D:\Avast\aswUpdSv.exe D:\Avast\ashServ.exe C:\Program Files\Executive Software\Diskeeper\DkService.exe …

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Need some help.... my computer appears to have been hijacked! I have run Ad-aware and Spybot S&D, and cleaned out everything they catch. I use WinXP. Here is my problem: 1.My IE6 search bar has been changed to "seekerbar.com". 2.About every 1 min, I get a pop-up from my Spyware …

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Hi! I am experiencing problems with my computer. Here is my log please advise. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 12:45:16, on 13/11/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINNT\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe …

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New user profile won't load, can you please check my hijack This log.....thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 10:58:58 p.m., on 27/11/2004 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\Sygate\SPF\Smc.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe …

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after installing xp service pack 2, when i click on my norton antivirus (2002) it won't come up?????

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I ran adaware/spybot and my home computer is still extremley slow. The internet acts as if it's connected to a 38k modem. My father thought it'd be a good idea to reboot the computer, even though that did nothing. I ran hijack this and this is the system log for …

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This is my logfile. .. if anyone can tell me what's bad it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 7:40:43 PM, on 11/26/2004 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 …

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: I have located with Both Hijack this log and Ad Aware a program called ADCONTROL\WINDACT.exe in HiJack this; despite checking the delete box it will not delete also; several related AdCONTROL programs pop up in Ad Aware; they will not delete when checked;;;;;;the program freezes in the delete mode …

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Hello folks, I wonder if anyone could help me out. I've been having problems getting rid of a rather nasty trojan lately, which seems to be called ISTbar. I've used Spyware Doctor, Ad-aware, Webroot's Spy Sweeper and Trend Micro's online virus scan. They seemed to do the trick, and deleted …

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im gonna kill my housemates. dunno what they were lookin at, but occasionally, and only occasionally, i get a linked to a casino website telling me i can 'play with nude girls' (much to my fiancés dismay :o ) and i also get a 'security warning' window popup (it looks …

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Hi, Just wondering if anyone could help me completely remove adware and potential viruses from my computer..I have run Ad-aware Spybot-search and destroy, avast, and AVG- all up-to-date. They find problems and I remove those, but It seems new ones appear, ie Ebates, Dyfuca, FastClick, etc etc..Please any help to …

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Hello everyone, As some of the members of this forum, I'm having some problems with the backdoor.colfusion trojan. The computer is slow as hell (trojan effect?). I followed all the steps that some of you suggested, until the logfile from HJT. I already had deleted the dxsetu.exe file, but it …

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When I try to download Slim Browser(my favorite), my screen was reversed for 180° and after 4 antivirus programs Sophos only detected a virus but when I rebooted PC the same problem was there,so now I'm looking at the screen with Monitor turnet for 180 degrees. HELP , HELP,HELP!!!

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Should I delete these as well? The Negligiable objects that Ad Aware finds, or is it okay to leave them? Just not sure which ones I should rid myself of. Thanks again! Love this site and all your help! Sarah

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first of all, i woud like to say hello to everybody. As Moderator of a satellite forum I do have some knowledge about encryption systems but on pure Windows/viruses/Trojans etc I'm a bit of a DUMB! :-| before postig this message I want to make clear that i have read …

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My mother'd been on the computer and left it connected for me; after it disconnected, I discovered it had been dialing a number and username I didn't recognise, but with my fathers name in. I'm not sure why, and there were 4 unrecognised links on my computer. I've deleted those, …

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Hello my friends I am running windows xp pro. lately, I can not open my internet page. When I triied to load my homepage (Google), it opened but the page turn blank. If I tried to load other page from my favorite, it open the "can not display" page. Please …

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Hi there! I've also been infected by the backdoor colfusion trojan and I can't find a way to get rid of it. I've been searching all over the net for a solution, I've already tried running ad-aware, trojan hunter, torjan remover and the anti-virus (norton 2004), but nothing seems to …

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Hi, I was wondering if someone could look at my hijackthis log and tell me what needs to be removed. I thank you in advance.

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Is this a good anti-spyware? Anyone know if it's worth it? It's the type of one where you have to buy it from the store. Is this as good as Spybot or Ad Aware?

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Looks like one of my Pcs has gotten another bug. Any help would be appreciated. I am moving to Firefox to perhaps avoid some of this stuff. Thanks! Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 9:15:51 AM, on 11/19/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 …

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I am trying to troubleshoot my wife's PC. She is saying that pop-ups stop her from doing her work and that the computer sometimes - stalls or slows down. I ran the on-Demand McAfee virus and it said it found no virus', but the On-Access dialog box saids there's 45 …

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I have a windows Me. i downloaded and installed NPF(Norton Personal Firewall) 2004 and then i tried to go on the internet and it wouldn't work. so i had to uninstall it. does anyone know why this would happen?

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I posted this originally in another tread because it pretained to the same problem of the internet running slow. I did as some posters suggested, and download AVG antivirus. Re: Internet Explorer Running SLOW -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all, I too seem to be having trouble with internet sites running slow and …

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hi all. I just had a question about a friend's computer. A little while ago she got a virus that seemed relatively harmless (the bestfriends.pif thing) and so she put off fixing it.... well last night things started going crazy, her keyboard would lock up and her mouse would move …

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Little help please I also have the dxsetu.exe trojan/virus that is doing the rounds. I have read the other threads relating and have tried the various methods to remove, but I keep getting it back. I can't find the c:\windows\dxsetu.exe or the other files that relate to this problem. I …

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I have Windows XP Pro. I have installed Nortans 2005. Its been a 3 days since i redid my hole PC. Now when I go to install a program or a game it will not let me. My roomate had the same problem and he uninstalled pak2 of windows and …

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This update addresses an issue in Windows XP Service Pack 2 that could cause the system to stop responding if certain TDI filter drivers, such as anti-virus software, are installed. More Info : [url=http://www.go4i.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=117]Click Here[/url]

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I'm assuming this issue to be caused by a virus or spyware though none of my protection/scanning software can find anything. Layered on top of all of my desktop icons is another icon. Not another shortcut or application. Specifically, an Adope icon. You can see all of the original icons …

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Hello. Desperate to fix adware/virus problems. Tried Ad-Aware, SpyBot and Spy Sweeper. Tapiap.eve is the beginning of my problems. Below is the HTL: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 8:35:32 PM, on 21/11/2004 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\csrss.exe …

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Hi, I am using Spybot 1.3 and I have updated the latest update. When I try to scan, it stopped mid-way displaying a message... [COLOR=Red]Error during check! 2020Search (Ungultiger Datentyp fur")[/COLOR] right under this message is a message: [COLOR=Red]Congradulations! No immediate threats were found.[/COLOR] I also use Ad-Aware SE Personal, …

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I believe that this may be a relatively NEW bug/problem after checking several tech support forums and finding nothing related. After surfing I picked up some sort of problem. This first started out by replacing my desktop screen with a warning that I may have been infected with spyware. After …

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Hey everyone! Ive browsed around these forums for a few weeks and Ive maintained what i think to be a clean computer . However the other day I was gone all day and when i came home my comp had been heavily attacked by several different things . I ran …

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I am new here. so new that I haven't figured out how to do all this here. I am hoping someone will answer and help out a damsel in distress. everytime I try to go to yahoo.com or my yahoo email.. it resets itself to "about:blank" I think I've been …

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i was able to use Hijackthis and was hoping someone could take a look at it, and see if anything is wrong with my computer. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.0 Scan saved at 10:06:52 PM, on 11/15/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: …

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When I start up my computer, ny internet connection functions for anywhere from 5 minutes to half an hour. After that it stops working. The connection is still present, but I can't load any web pages, get email, or ping any hosts or IPs. I can use the internet just …

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HEY THERE I HOPE SOMEONE CAN HELP ME. I DON'T KNOW A WHOLE LOT BUT I AM LEARNING. MY PROBLEM: EVERY TIME I TURN ON MY COMPUTER OR RESTART IT, I GET A SYSTEM ERROR MESSAGE AND IT ASKS ME IF I WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE TO MICRO-SOFT. I …

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I am really not "understanding" the manual for the Norton Internet Security - I think I have done the right thing - as "Supervisor" - but when I try to check the "security alert details" it says "must not be a restricted account". Then if I try to change the …

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Hi, ive recently downloaded a .jpg file that has a icon of a txt file from my email. Seeing it was sent from a friend of mine's email, naturally i had no hesitation in downloading it. However when i opened the application, and nothing had happened, i realized something was …

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Can't get to internet; can't download etc, etc. PLEASE HELP! Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 12:34:41 PM, on 11/19/2004 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\brsvc01a.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\brss01a.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Brmfrmps.exe C:\Program Files\FSI\F-Prot\fpavupdm.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\BRMFRSMG.EXE …

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Hi, I need help. Recently I installed Service Pack 2 for Windows XP and after that (may be it is just coincidence) I start to get problems. Symptoms: 1. Loading personal settings takes longer than before. 2. Before I can see my desktop the message appear: “Windows cannot find ‘svmhost.exe’. …

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[color=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]I just got over many, many viruses by reinstalling XP. I have ZoneAlarm running and just found out I have my own firewall on XP that I could enable. So I did, but now I'm wondering if it works as well as ZoneAlarm and if I can uninstall …

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I cant get rid of this! It takes up to much CPU, and then the "Mem Usage" keeps rising and rising and it just makes my computer lag...i keep closing it and pops back on...ending the process just "restarts" it, and it goes back on and the Memory usage just …

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Ok,,,,,,,,, really wierd....... whenever I try accessing yahoo.com, or google.com, for some reason it forwards me to some site called "cpanel" and the message on the site says "There is no website configured at this address." The address bar on IE still displays google.com or yahoo.com even though this happens …

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Everytime i start my system i get the standard windows error message saying winsock.scr has encountered a problem etc. and every now and again my screen goes clear and everything that was open closes and a get three windowss error reports same as above. can anyone please help me resolve …

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Hi Folks, I am having a problem uninstalling Norton Antivirus. I have the latest version and it is asking me to uninstall the old version before proceeding. Just into the uninstall a dialogue box pops up with......COULD NOT ACCESS NETWORK LOCATION %SYSTEM DRIVE%\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\NICK\MY DOCUMENTS\. Can anyone help me …

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hi guys, i dont know where to start! my computer has been installing applications behind my back! ad-awre picked up a few registry modifications and norton itnernet security helped me block some connections, but ive got random apps installed all over the place now from these stupid self installers! :( …

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Here is my log: I think! Ads 234 is absolutely driving me insane. Please help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 1:47:53 PM, on 11/15/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINNT\System32\smss.exe C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\winlogon.exe C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe C:\WINNT\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Netropa\Multimedia Keyboard\nhksrv.exe C:\Program …

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Hi, I am using Windows Xp and a dial-up connection. Having removed kazaa and Perfectnav and running adavare, sybot etc. I can no longer connect to the internet. When I press the connect button I get a busy tone and it just keeps dialing over and over again, never connecting, …

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