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I'm completely clueless about most things techy but would really appreciate some help if anyone is feeling particularly patient... I have been experiencing a load of issues with my pc, but the final straw has been the cd drive refusing to acknowledge discs, which I put down to it dying, …

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Hi Everyone! Just wondering...I was recently under viral attack and ever since then, my Firefox refuses to open. I guess I will have to reinstal the thing, but was jsut wondering if there is a specific critter going around that attacks Forefox this way, just in case I still have …

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Everything works great. But sometimes I get an Error message saying something about ip/port bindings. I don't have the traceback but this could cause problems down the road. Any suggestions? [code] #Backdoor Server #Version 0.3.0 #Every now and the I get an Error dealing with the ip/port bindings # seems …

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Hi There's this virus on my computer that won't let me acces Internet explorer or Firefox (My 2 only ways of browsing the web). Also won't let me run a virus scan or play any programs(When I do it ends up in a Blue Screen). Note: 1. I cannot download …

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Every time I go to search something in the built in search bar in either IE8 or Safari, every link redirects me to a completely different address. I have ben using google as my default search engine, but the problem started when I had Bing set as the default. When …

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Hello DaniWeb Community! I'm currently working on a particularly troublesome problem with my mothers computer. What happens is if I search for something (eg. "apples") through either firefox and google or internet explorer and bing, I am redirected to spam sites. It is getting incredibly annoying. In addition, a new …

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I have Windows XP Home Edition, Version 2002, which I run on eMachines version T2875. I also seem to have contracted a virus that uses Microsoft Internet Explorer to send pop-ups whenever I'm using Firefox, which is my main web browser. Yesterday, I noticed the virus for the first time, …

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Greetings. Looking for some help with my Vista based laptop. I have steered clear of Limewire, etc. and been very careful about what I download and install on my HP laptop, but the other day I had a blue screen pop up suddenly with a scary and long error message. …

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As the title says. Please help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:41:24 AM, on 12/25/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: D:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\nvsvc32.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe D:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe D:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE D:\Program Files\VIA\VIAudioi\HDADeck\HDeck.exe D:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\realsched.exe D:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE D:\Program Files\ESET\ESET Smart Security\egui.exe …

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Hi, I am having a problem with IE. Whenever I use google or any search engine, I am redirected to various websites instead of the ones I linked to. I scanned my computer using AVG and it removed a bunch of trojans. I also used Malware bytes and it removed …

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I think similar threads have been posted about this virus. It disables your sound, flashes 98 theme then back to XP, sometimes it stays on 98. I've also discovered that it disables all processes that run C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs. It doesn't seem to activate immediately in fact it activates randomly, …

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I have recently (within the last day or two) gotten a virus on my computer that seem to be pretty stubborn and nasty. It willnot allow me to use any other browser except Mozilla and now I can't log onto my company's exchange server either. I've ran my anti-virues scans …

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I Found a problem on my site and when i compare the files on the server with my local files i found that every page (*.js or *.php) has this line on it <?php /**/eval(base64_decode('aWYoZnVuY3Rpb25fZXhpc3RzKC or a javascript line so i knew that my site has been hacked.. so 1 …

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hi. basically my computer has been crashing for the last month. i think it has to do with a program browseit.exe because popups keep occuring and when i open up the task manager there are 5-10 browseit.exe running. i can end it but my computer starts to lag. i have …

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I have an AOL mail account and yesterday at about 11:30am an email was sent from my email address to everyone in my address book. This email was not sent by me or any one in my family, and it talked about shopping in China. Since the incident I have …

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Hi everyone, for starters I am a computer amature! So please be gentle and DO speak to me like a child as I am easly confused by technically phrases. haha :) Upon loading my pc I am getting an Error Loading C:\WINDOWS\jgntesy.dll I have no clue whats thats about and …

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An Apple iPhone virus is on the loose in Australia. According to reports it's an odd one; it replaces your wallpaper with a picture of singer Rick Astley and an inoffensive slogan. It affects only jailbroken phones, in other words phones whose owners have fiddled with the operating system to …

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hey so i think i got this virus from downloading a game from frostwire a few weeks back. i checked it for viruses with my avg and it said there was nothing and when i opeded it nothing happen. so i did a scan immeditly and it said there was …

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I downloaded a torrent and got a virus. Google links take me to bizaare places. "unauthorized changes were made to widows." My start up programs change. And most bothersome, my control panel won't open. Also, most recently, I can't print (or even create PDF's) I was reading the forums here …

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Hi, I have an XP machine and it boots up to just before the Password Screen into windows and displays the blue screen. Just a blue screen, nothing else, and the machine is completly unresponsive. I have tried to enter Windows in safe mode but again, it to just opens …

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Hi, I am back with a problem as I promised!! I recently reinstalled my computer and hence I was stuck with the awesomely annoying and non functional Symantec's Norton Antivirus and Internet Security. I forgot to get rid of it and install a program that works. Later last night I …

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Hey.. i got some msn virus .. it sends email with link called find-reason-of-being-blocked.com.. can anyone help me?

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OK, so I get up, shower, eat, and open up my email client. Number 4 from the top is a Daniweb email telling me about the wonderful topics currently being discussed - here's the list: * Prevent programs from saving to certain folder? in Windows Vista and Windows 7 * …

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My computer is completely locked up. I can't even get in Safe Mode. What can I do to bypass this, so I can delete it?

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No, I'm not talking about a Linux vs. Microsoft or Apple vs Microsoft but rather a prediction by UN Telecommunications Agency Chief Hamadoun Toure'. Apparently, the U.S. Homeland Security and other U.S.-based paranoia groups agree since US Secretary for Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said that she received the green light …

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Remember Conficker, the virulent worm which caused such havoc at the start of the year? No, well maybe news headlines such as '[URL="http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22716/53/"]Virus sinks Royal Navy fleet comms[/URL]' and '[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220128.html"]Windows worm infects millions[/URL]' might help jog your memory. Well hold onto your hats people, Conficker is back. And this time …

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I have seen a.exe in process list and killed it but couldnt find program itself, when i try to run a scanner it kills it (avast!, hijack this, maulwarebites, MRT.exe all killed once scan started) and i have tried renaming M-bam.exe to xxxxx.exe and varations of this, i just had …

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Facebook LLC has received a lot of publicity lately, understandably so. I unfortunately, have to say the publicity isn’t positive; in fact it is very negative. Rumors have been spreading throughout the internet about a virus called fan check supposedly infecting Facebook user’s computers with a virus. According to all …

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The FBI has confirmed reports that it was forced to shut down it's external unclassified email network "as a precautionary measure" following the discovery of a virus infection. I am led to understand that the particular virus concerned has been identified by the FBI but this information has yet to …

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