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hi, since yesterday i have gotten this weird error message whenever i either open a folder or search something with Google, i know how i got this virus, i got it from stupidly installing an active x component which was a media codec i think but i cannot seem to …

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Well I have searched up other forums about this topic but they just dont seem to help me as each and every one of them is different in some way so I decided to post myself. Anyways.. Im not really sure how I got this but it is really starting …

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Hi Guys Just a quick question about something that has been bothering me for some time now. When I am on the internet, using a secure wireless connection, sometimes not all the time, when I am clicking from one page to another, my 'one' click turms into 2,3 or even …

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Help! My computer has been running really slow. I have run Spybot, Ad-Aware and Trend finding some problems but not stopping my major problems. I am also having problems with programs locking up. Task Manager says they are not responding. When I end task it does not work even if …

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Today i just found this new folder , i dont know how it got in myprograms files but i def didnt install it... its some Liveupdate.exe and i did a hijack log..and sure enough it shows.. do i get rid of the sucker in " safe -boot"? and get rid …

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Please take a look at and se what is causing my computer to be slow when starting. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 8:08:14 AM, on 11/24/2004 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\ibmpmsvc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINNT\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe …

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HI Would anyone be able to help me? I have removed a number of viruses from my laptop? Many were Trojan Horses and a couple of programs. I have scanned my computer with three different anti viruses and it is coming up clean. These are Mcafee, AVG and Antivir After …

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Hey everyone! My names Laura and I'm brand new to this forum. I'll admit it...I know nothing about computers. But I really need some help!! Recently I have found some files on my computer that I can't get rid of! I'll tell you the whole story. I have XP. Recently …

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OS: XP Pro RAM: 256 MB HD: 40 GB Net: Dial-up Hey everyone. Sorry if i broke any forum rules but i have expensive connection and cant really mess around much, (i live in europe :S) My desktop wont load. It happened on 12/28/05, then the day after when i …

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All, I am having problems with a pesky virus that masquerades as a spyware removal appliation. A bubble keeps popping up from my desktop with the usual "Windows has detected spyware..It is recommended to use special spyware..." Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! Here is a log of my Hijack …

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Hello, I have a problem when i boot up my pc. There is a good two minute delay before it starts to load. Also, there is a slight delay when going into internet explorer. I ran noroton antivirus and found nothing. I also ran spybot and ad aware, both of …

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As requested by crunchie I am posting this as a new thread. Have an XP computer that is continually displaying C:\windows\system32\append.dll is not a valid Windows image. Crunchie has suggested I run SDFix.exe and also Highjackthis. I have run Spybot on this computer and also doing full virus scan right …

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I recently started having big problems. When I start my computer, I get 2 messages almost immediately "services.exe - Bad Image" and "lmass.exe - Bad Image" Both including the same message... "The application or DLL C:\WINNT\system32\append.dll is not a valid Windows image. Please check this against your installation diskette." I …

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Greetings, I've been working on removing some malicious spyware from my computer (Fake AV Alert). There is a ton of great info on this site, wow! I've learned a bunch and have been able to resolve some issues (I can now access Task Manager and a 2nd browser is no …

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im not sure what i got on my computer but different folders randomly close within like 10 seconds. i ran ad aware scan and it found some stuff but even after removing the items, i still have this problem. I ran a hijack this scan and this is my log: …

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Whenever I do a yahoo or google search, when I click on a link it redirects me to crap sites. I have ran avg anitspyware and it didnt come up with anything. Here is my HJT log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 11:47:15 AM, on 11/30/2007 …

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Windows XP Sp2 Netgear dual speed DS106 hub 10/100 Norton Anti-virus 2005 Mac Make up - Mac ip spoofer PeerGaurdian Ive been sharing a cable connection with my roomate for the last 5 months no problem. We were able to both get on simultaneously after he installed mac make up …

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Hi, I'm new to these forums and I really hope someone can help me with my problem. My computer seems to be highly infected, I keep getting popups in my taskbar with badly written warnings of virus that I need to download this and this file to be protected etc. …

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i'm trying to set up an Outlook Express account onto another computer. THe email is from yuchica.com. However, the site is a personal website. And no one knows the password to log in to the email. HOw do i find out the password. the old outlook account has it, but …

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I have a trogen called QLowZones and it says something about b.gates in my temp files. I can't remember the exact wording as it hasn't popped up on my McAfee virusscan recently, however, I think I still have it has 'fake' security pop-ups keep opening up and things are not …

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Hi guys, Ive been infected by several viruses. I eradicated all of them except 1, i guess or more. The registration of my Windows XP sp2 has been changed to Black Pegasus and i cant open my local policy settings. This is an image of my desktop with those anomalies. …

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Hello, I think I have been infected with an unknown Malware, Virus, Ad-ware not really sure what it is. It breached my SPI Linksys WR300N firewall (Hardware), DSL Firewall M6100(Hardware), and ZoneLabs Pro Firewall (Software). It seems that it can not be detected with Avast Home, Ad-Aware, ZoneLabs Anti-Spyware, and …

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Sir i am too having the same problem.. ill follow your ur instructions and post the report..... thanks.....

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I am having trouble with slow loading programs in windows xp pro (SP2 pack) I have carried out all the usual reg cleaning spybot ad-ware defragging and scanning with my Bullguard Internet Security program and have produced this hijackthis log Would some kind person have a look at this lot …

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From what I've been reading, it would seem that my wife's laptop has some sort of Malware on it that is locking the option of choosing a new background. We've ran AVG, created a HJT log, and still are unable to unlock the desktop. Hopefully someone with a keener eye …

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Hi, I have a custom built computer with a Pentium 4 CPU 2.66 GHz. The operating system is Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack-1. After the computer completes start-up, I get the following error message: "RUNDLL: Error loading C:\windows\system 32\bridge.dll. The specified module could not be found." I'm not …

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Hi there, I've been having some problems on startup (Win XP) whereby on entering Windows after about 10-20 seconds the desktop and taskbar simply disappears. Sometimes it reappears after another 10-20 seconds but then it usually goes again for good. If I open a program before it disappears the first …

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Would appreciate any assistance.... Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:45:56 PM, on 11/19/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16544) 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:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\ehome\ehtray.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\hkcmd.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe C:\Program Files\Intel\Modem …

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I get a randow redirect from Google usually to hhtp://suggestsnow.com Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:07:16 PM, on 12/3/2007 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:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware …

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Hey guys.. i just now found out about Hijackthis, i had been using spyboy before. Heres the log.. Thanks in advance for your time! Some of the stuff seems like it shouldnt be there Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:43:25 PM, on 12/4/2007 Platform: Windows XP …

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HI i have this nasty worm which dosnt let me double clik and open my drives.even right clik and open dosn work,instead an "open with" popup opens up.I can only access the drives through the explorer bar.heres my log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 17:03:24, on 04/12/2007 Platform: …

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hi, I am using windows ME.I have no net connection and I dont use any antivirus. currently there was a lot of auto creation of files "desktop.ini", "temp.htt" and "winzip_tmp.exe" files. I got from the forum that it is for the virus "W32/MyWife.d@MM!M24" and one give me a tool for …

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[B]Hi ! guys ... there is one Dangerous Virus in my system .. it creates .exe file in every folder, present on a Pen-drive(it's affecting only Pen-drives).. n that file gets converted into a folder icon (operating system thinks that it is a folder)... All these files have memory exactly …

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Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\logonui.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\windows\system\hpsysdrv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\hkcmd.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Real\Update_OB\evntsvc.exe C:\Program Files\COMPAQ\Easy Access Button Support\StartEAK.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\veilkd.exe C:\PROGRA~1\VERIZO~1\SMARTB~1\MotiveSB.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\QCDriver2\LVCOMS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\binml.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\dineman.exe C:\Program Files\Webroot\Washer\wwDisp.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\dhci2.exe C:\Program Files\Compaq\Easy Access Button Support\CPQEADM.EXE C:\Program Files\Verizon Online\bin\mpbtn.exe C:\Compaq\EAKDRV\EAUSBKBD.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\Compaq\EASYAC~1\BttnServ.exe c:\windows\nic\install.exe C:\Program …

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Here's the deal - A WinXP HD that was crashed (supposedly) by a virus. To date, one 'tech' attempted data recovery using some utility which confirmed the data was still intact on the HD. This utility crashed shortly thereafter, and the tech could do nothing further. :( I know what …

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hi there, when i shut down, i get the iexplore.exe not responding message. i ran hijack this and here's the log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:18:40 PM, on 12/3/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal Running …

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Hi guys! I have a major problem... My explorer.exe keeps closing and when i run it through task manager it keeps closing and re-opening for about a minute then just completely closes. I can run most programs through task manager but I can't access my control panel or anything of …

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Hi, im new to this website as you can see from my 1 posts xD. Well my computer has been acting up.. usually its really fast and virus/spyware free. But now i keep getting pop ups, slow system performance, and alot of spyware/adware scanners are telling me i have Trojans/Spyware/Adware …

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it restarts 4 times and then it doesn't come up again here is my hijack log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 18:52:00, on 01/12/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5700.0006) 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 …

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i have viruscan on-scan installed, and it detects the bo:heap warning but cannot do anything about it, and IE has become very slow. here is my hijackthis logfile Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:43:23 PM, on 11/19/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

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Hello all. I recently acquired a computer from a friend and it appears he has a downloader-va trojan as well as some other nasties. I am having a heck of a time removing it. I ran HJT and attempted to remove some of the suspicious files, but I don't want …

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Hi all I cannot enter any secure sites msn explore and msn messenger suddenly, well since the last three days. When using the network for diagnostics for windows XP it asks me to check HTTP port (80), HTTPS port (444), and FT port (21) as it may be my firewall …

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Hi Guys First post for me and its open for big help. I was struck down 2 days ago with complete no compliance from IE 6. I can't use any of the tabs in IE or anything, pages won't load and i have been using all the recomended software sucks …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 9:13:04 PM, on 11/28/2007 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16544) 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\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Ahead\InCD\InCDsrv.exe c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec …

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Recently I noticed my computers going slower than usual and when I try to go on websites on firefox the pages either dont load properly or look completely different than they should, sometimes the programs I try to use on my computer like spybot S and D wont even load. …

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Hi, I recently had my PC infected by a lot of nasty stuff. I both had the "your computer is infected" popups, the missing Control panel and more. I have tried a lot of the advise in this forum, but nothing helped. I managed to get rid of the popups …

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So i lent my laptop to a friend and well im having issues all of a sudden,my browsers wont connect to the internet even though i know there's a connection(my desktop connects just fine) also MSN Messenger connects just fine on the laptop,its just the browsers that wont connect :( …

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Ok I posted on one thread a while back and lost my place...but I've already ran Hijack this and posted my report. And also removed all files I was told to. I just ran SD Fix so here is my report. SDFix: Version 1.114 Run by Administrator on Sat 12/01/2007 …

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Hey guys, having a fairly good knowledge of Windows throughout years I have managed to solve my problems. Up until now. A small problem ruined my day, I can't get rid of it, the only way i could find a solution is to format the drive for a new windows(which …

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Hi everyone, Well....I think I may have some nasties again.. ....the desktop has been running slow....here's my HJT log....could someone take a look and let me know if you find anything? Thanks for the help....JD Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 21:39, on 11/30/2007 Platform: Windows XP …

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