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My download manager displays a blank window. When working properly it would give me the names of the files that have been downloaded. I am using Firefox as a browser and downloader. Help if you can!

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My pc is keeps playing random sound effects such as camera shutter sound or a drum beat etc etc. ive installed norton 2007 and it says im infected with w32.dss.trojan! i have no idea how to get rid of this.. but from what ive read this is a nasty one …

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OK, OK, not just here, but right now at this moment I only have one open Explorer window open(DaniWeb). When I switch pages to launch a different thread here, the CPU will spike most times and then will settle back. There are NO other programs open right now. So what …

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Hey peoples, I have a little problem that i cant figure out on my own. Ive been running kubuntu with compiz effects basically all on and enjoy booting into linux every now and then for a little learning experience. Anyways i wanted to trry a new windows manager so i …

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Hey guys, I am beyond the point of despair now. Let me explain what happened: Just several hours ago my AVG detected ardamax keylogger. I quarantined this keylogger and rebooted my computer. Upon start up, my computer no longer works. If I open internet explorer for the internet, I see …

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hi, to be fair, i am also posting this problem on other sites. if i find a solution, i promise to share it at all sites. i have purchased a magicjack, which is a device about twice the size of a flashdrive. it allows the owner to make phone calls …

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Can someone help? Trend Micro PC-cillin is giving me messages that I've attempted to open dangerous Web sites, although I haven't tried to go to those sites. They include codecservice1.com and us01.xmlsearch.findwh. My HijackThis log is: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:22:51 AM, on 7/18/2008 Platform: …

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Hello some unknown thing is causing my AV(kaspersky 09) from not enabling and performing updates please help here is the Hijack log : Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:00:37 AM, on 10/08/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

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I've got an issue with my computer that I suspect is something along the lines of a trojan.BHO. I downloaded an infected file and received a pile of trouble with it but seem to have cleaned out several with the exception of whatever's causing this: Currently apparent effects on this …

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hi friends.. i had one problem..my windows xp didnt boot bec of viruses.. now i have installed ubuntu in my laptop.. i want to install windows xp again.. but the cd's setup.exe file doesnt run in ubuntu.. how can i fix the problem? whats the command for running cd in …

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Hi there! I sincerly hope you can help me! The problem started yesterday! When I boot my computer, the task bar and the icons appears and then disappears. I opened the task manager and noticed that explorer.exe keeps shutting down and reloading, and I had to terminate the process and …

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My internet explorer window title says "Hacked by pokemon" and I clicked start and selected run and then typed this in: "rundll32 iedkcs32.dll,Clear" it went away. But after a while the "Hacked by pokemon" comes back up on the window title. Also, when I type regedit in run, a black …

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hi when i turn on my computer just when the desktop icons have all loaded on screen they immediately disappear, as does the start menu and task bar leaving just the wallpaper visible. This process is repeated another two or three times but never boots properly so i have no …

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Okay.. first off.. I came home from work and my roomate used the pc.. I had firefox loaded, but I guess they used IE.. I get home and there is 10 IE boxes open.. w/ the lil spill about "you have been infected" press okay to scan or something another.. …

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Hey everyone, I'm having some trouble with windows vista, specifically with control panel and windows update. Basically, I've had a problem with windows update for awhile now; it just freezes every time I run it. I remedied that by scheduling auto updates, somehow if the computer initiates Windows update itself …

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Ok after i got rid of this other malware/virus. I see this other person having the same problem [url]http://ask.metafilter.com/81308/Why-does-my-desktop-keep-crashing[/url] . It starts at boot time but usually when i open up ie explorer, opera it seems to close. If i go to CTRL+ALT+DEL menu to processes explorer.exe is still there. …

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Basically this is what happened. My wireless connection was having troubles, I clicked repair connection and the process hung at disabling network adaptor. I was kind of annoyed and so I tried finding the right process to shut down in the task manager so that I could manually disable the …

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Receiving these messages...Error Message on Start-up... RUNDLL: Error loading C:\windows\system32\irnffkpc.dll...and another for njkdqtbd.dll I can not find these files to remove them. C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe C:\Documents and Settings\Chris\Desktop\Utility\Registry Booster.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = [url]http://www.comcast.net/[/url] R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = …

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hey there guys..new member so a big hello to all i have been experiencing this problem for the past two days tht it wod literally not allow me to even transfer files....sometime explorer.exe closes and doesnt come bak on..a few weeks bak i had the vundo trojan and i had …

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Hello, First off I found your site looking for resolutions for a browser problem I am having. My internet explorer will not go anywhere when i try to link from another site. I will just get a new browser window taking me to a spyware site rather than the site …

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Hi Guys, I have an infection giving the above symptoms plus many more. I have followed previous threads advise and downloaded the latest Hijackthis and produced a log which is below. any help gratefully recieved. Many thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 09:47: VIRUS ALERT!, on …

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Hi Guys... i'm sure the topic has given you a braod hint and if u've still been brave enough to open this just help me out... i have a dual boot system, windows XP and Ubuntu 7.1. i need to change this setup to a virtual machine setup, host xp …

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help! i have a assembled pc with p-4 processor and 512 mb ram and 1.87 ghz with win xp sp2 installed.recently it crashed and i had to reinstall it again but now prob has appeared when i try 2 install or run a prog / app the application window appears …

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i hv a assembled pc with p-4 processor 512 mb ram and 1.87 ghz with win xp sp2 installed in it. recently it crashed and i had to reinstall xp on my system after tht a queer prob has come up whenever i try installing some app/prog or using applications …

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All of a sudden, my computer won't load certain web pages. Pages like Myspace, my hotmail account (stops working after I try to login), the google page loads but won't load when i try to search, yahoo won't load, the list goes on. Other pages do load like this for …

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My computer shuts down for no reason at all. It does not matter what I am doing, but is more prone to do it on 'secure' sites - eg. Internet Banking. I thought I had a hardware problem, so have replaced motherboard, processor and memory. It ran fine for 3 …

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help please im at my wits end on how to solve this problem i have a compaq pc with winxp sp2 installed in it .everytime i open a new application or try installing some new progs/apps the application window starts but mysteriously disappears after 10-15 secs however it keeps running …

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The night before last I had a very bad experience, and only managed to avoid a complete wipe and reload by the skin of my teeth. I was downloading a file from a site I had used before, and my AV software trapped something called "Downloader". I stopped the download …

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I've just installed Slackware version 12.0 on an Acer Aspire 5520. When I boot to Linux, I just get a command line. Why am I not getting a GUI? I selected for X and KDE to be installed during setup, so why do they not work? BTW, I'm a Linux …

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Hi my name is glenn, my computer is currently running slowly, and when i turn it on, i have to physically go to my task manager and launch windows. i got this virus by accidently clicking a link on MSN....can anyone help me? anything would be much appreciated, as im …

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Hi would much appreciate someone having a look at this.... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 19:02:54, on 27/06/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal 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\Alwil Software\Avast4\aswUpdSv.exe C:\Program Files\Alwil …

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Hi Everyone If you can help me out, that would be awesome. I have a problem with my OS. When I log on computer, I received the following error message. userinit.exe - application error The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). Click on OK to terminate the application. So I …

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Hi, I hope someone can help cos I'm about to throw the damn computer out of the window. My son's computer was prone to a problem with the sound where it would slow right down and then 'gallop' to catch up with its self. I'd previously managed to solve the …

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my hijackthis log after router refuses to connect to the web, it recognizes that the internet is working but when i try to connect through mozilla or IE it directs me to Verizon Online - Walled Garden (noaccess.verizon.net) and refuses to let me go to other sites. please help. Logfile …

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Need help! I can not change the about:blank home page. I have run hikacker and this is the log. Can anyone help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:32:34 AM, on 6/22/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674) Boot mode: Normal Running …

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I just wanted to thank you for already having a forum up for this kind of problem. I have recently had the exact same problem, same spyware that advertises its own remover and same blue desktop. I would hope that you would be willing to look over my information and …

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Hi, I hope someone can help cos I'm about to throw the damn computer out of the window. My son's computer was prone to a problem with the sound where it would slow right down and then 'gallop' to catch up with its self. I'd previously managed to solve the …

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PC would not start up yesterday. Worked on it till it finally booted but some features would not work (wireless network, external hard drive, etc.). Trying to access things like My Network Places or device manager results in a blank window. Attempting to start services in management console results in …

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i have been having a problem with my pc for about a month now i have tried a few programs to clear my virus but non have worked . If i open more than 2 windows my ie restarts and every so often casino or dating sites pop up when …

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Recently, I accidentally clicked on a link to install something while searching for some comic stand ups. I don't know if the download completed but my scan is advising that there are four infected file, which I cannot find. There is no specific re-direct or pop-up that happens over and …

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Hi! Well, I'm new in this forum, and I want your help, please, because I'm in troubles with my pc, because a few days ago, I didn't pay attention when somebody sent me a link, and.. that link was a trojan.. :S and well, AVG is working in my pc, …

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It all started when I started getting a "System Error" window. It said my name and something about possibly having a trojan and that it recommended me downloading some spyware. I thought it strange, especially knowing my full name, so I clicked on cancel. But every other time I tried …

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Hi all, I recently move to a new apartment and now I am trying to get my home desktop ( window XP home edition) set up with internet connection. However, I can not find a network adapter for some reason. When I go to device manager, I can not see …

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Hello all Can any help me,How task manager find which applictions are running on our desktop? Or Which Window Api helps to find the running application in our system?

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Hi, for a while now my computer has been going a slow and acting wierd. Some times when i use a windows shortcut key such as ctrl + C explorer will restart or when im in a folder and right click it will restart but only every once in and …

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hello I have one domain controller sever installed with window server 2003 enterpriese manager sp 2. that is my dns, dhcp server. i have installed active directory too. i have another sever with same setting in other location. i have leased line connecting both location too. beside using remote desktop …

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hello I have one domain controller sever installed with window server 2003 enterpriese manager sp 2. that is my dns, dhcp server. i have installed active directory too. i have another sever with same setting in other location. i have leased line connecting both location too. beside using remote desktop …

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i need help there is a red blinking (x) taskbar i need help my log is... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 21:10: VIRUS ALERT!, on 5/29/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16640) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe …

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Ubuntu Linux 8.04. System > Preferences > Appearance A few issues. 1. The application uses 100% of my CPU until I kill it with [icode]killall -9 gnome-appearance-properties[/icode]. Just pressing close does nothing. 2. All of my theme, control setup, etc. thumbnails and previews don't show up at all. A few …

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