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| | Spyware Education Recently, Harvard grad computer genius Benjamin Edelman performed a test where he surfed online without any Window Updates. (good idea) The video on his website shows you how ads are installed automatically without notifications to the user. It's a perfect example how uneducated users get spyware without even … |
| | If it's any help to you, the site it redirects to is: [url]http://69.50.190.131/?to=dname&from=in[/url] , which redirects to a selection of porn sites. Here's the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:36:21 AM, on 7/22/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: …  |
| | hi, on browse each web site, still have the following error : --> CANNOT FIND SERVER OR DNS ERROR here's hijack log : Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 09:42:59, on 22/07/2005 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2600.0000) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe … |
 | :rolleyes: Hi all, I have a problem I hope some1 can help me with. I have a used Gateway Essential 933 low-profile w/20 gig P3. When I got it, it had Win ME. It was freezing....cursor would stop, keyboard wouldn't work, just a total freeze-up. I reformatted and installed Win … |
| | back up - a new strange novel experimentation Respected techs, geeks, nerds, and dear fellow friends, In the past i have always taken a backup of my valuable data and content on my pc by invariably writing on to a cd be it R or RE. However, the problem that … |
| | First, thanks in advance for any help. I've tried everything I know to do and it's just not good enough. I have supoposedly cleaned this machine of Aurora, Nail, BookedSpace, AlwaysUpdateNews, MSW Seach, AdDestroyer, Transponder (Aurora, DrPMon and Bolger) as well as Navidad Worm Worm. Yet within moments of getting … |
| | Hi i have that antivirus-gold spyware it'is always in my desktop as a wall paper i can't change it or i can't erase it pls help me :( Also Hijackthis couldn't find it :( These are the programs that used AdAware Hijackthis Spysweeper And this is log of Hijackthis Logfile … |
| | The problem I'm having is that after an indeterminate amount of time (anywhere between 20 mins and 6 hours) of being switched on, my left mouse button and keyboard stop working. I have zonealarm, macafee antivirus, spybot and adaware but none of them have picked up on anything that could …  |
| | my computer is destroying itself. spysheriff is all over the place, eetu.exe is sucking a good amount of memory. i have new icons on my desktop every day. new toolbars, AURORA! winstall? our copy of stopzilla recently stopped working, and we have the worst spyware scanners ever. possibly? spybot? spysweeper? … |
| | I also have the same problem my virus scanner says that c:\counter.cab:\counter.exe is infected with a trojan but it cant delete it. Not sure what I should do. Heres my hijackthis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:33:14 AM, on 7/21/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: … |
| | Hello, this is my first post, I am having a problem with a toolbar and blue box on IE, running off of [url]www.lop.com[/url] and having something to do with Viewpoint folder in Program Files I believe, and I have researched it, but with my limited knowledge I thought it would … |
| | Hey. Well, I have a virus. AVG picked it up, and the Msdirectx.sys is infected with collected.5.L. I delete it using AVG, but the pop up still comes up. Sometimes, it is on my mom's side of XP too, but don't see it. So there has to be some kind … |
| | OpSys: Win 98SE (installed by Dell), Ver. 4.10.2222A, Update Q890175 Machine: Dell Dimension 4100 P3 / 866mHz / 512mB RAM, SB Live, GeForce FX5200, USR modem, USB hub, dual CD-RW. Key software: MS Office 2000 Pro, IE, Visio, CompuPic, SB audio, ZoneAlarm, Norton Anti-virus and System Works, Roxio and too … |
| | Here is the process I have done so far, followed by the HighJackThis Log. All of this was done while all hidden folders were shown and the "Hide Protected Operating System Files" option was unchecked. 1. Ran Ad-Aware. 2. Ran TrojanHunter. 3. Ran Spybot Search & Destroy. 4. Deleted C:\Windows\Temp …  |
| | Could anyone help? My pc is- Hewlett-Packard Pavilion AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1700+ 1.4 GHz 256MB of RAM Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 I’m having problems with my pc locking up and if it doesn’t lock up I get the dreaded BSOD I’m running Ad-Aware SE, … |
| | I cant' seem to get rid of this Spyware/Virus [IMG]http://images5.theimagehosting.com/viuse.1.JPG[/IMG] and [IMG]http://images5.theimagehosting.com/viuse2.JPG[/IMG] Heres my hijackthis log if it helps............................................................. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:09:49 PM, on 7/19/2005 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\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe …  |
| | I have just cleared my system of aurora and now I'm getting warnings about a trojan called trojan.startup.nameshifter.bk. Is anyone familiar with this and how to get rid of it? Here's my hijack log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:32:57 PM, on 7/20/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT … |
| | I too was plagued by Aurora and probably various other virus. I attempted to use a variety of recommended spyware, which found and fixed many problems, but not Aurora. I eventually found and followed the "Ewido Suite" & Nailfix.cmd recommendations I found on your site, and all in all things … |
| | I'm new to this site so I hope I'm posting in the right place....Anyway, I think...no I know I've caught a spyware or virus. I have a java come up in the middle of the window and if I try to close the window or the pop-up my whole computer … |
| | When windows is running along nicely with what ever I'm playing/doing regularly a little blank program box turns up on the taskbar. If i'm in a game it puts me back to windows but then disapears. I've run a very up to date Kaspersky virus check, and a Lavasoft Ad-Aware … |
| | Greetings. First off, let me say that you have a great community here and I have found many of your pages very helpful and informative. So thank you for being a great resource. With that said I will move on to my problem. Lately my desktop has been running sluggishly … |
| | Yeah so this has really been pissing me off recently. It just happened recently, very recently actually. I cannot access a bunch of websites that I used to and aim will not work on top of that. And aim.com wont load so i'm sorta screwed. I just ran avast and … |
| | And the guys at tech support say that it's malware that is reseting my admin privilages like every second... I have literally tried everything, and I can't find the malware. I have also done this NTrights program that should fix it... bit isn't. Any ideas other then reformating? |
| | I am using a Dell Latitude CPx Laptop with Windows 2000. Access to the internet has stopped working a couple of days ago. However, in "Safe" mode, I can access the internet OK. I suspect that there may be an unwanted guest in my computer. For convenience this message is … |
| | The following virus popped up : [B]MSplg7.dll[/B]. Norton identifies it as a Trojan. It is preventing Explorer from opening. Mozilla works just fine. I do not know what other probems it may be causing. The annoying part is that the virus has parked itself in the system32 folder. Therefore Norton … |
| | First off, just so you know my setup, I have a Cable modem, using a 4 port D-Link router to connect two PCs. Both systems are running Windows XP. I've used this router and modem for 2 years with no problems until now. This problem is hard to explain, or …  |
| | I've been trying to rid a friends computer of several viruses/spyware/adware!! Using several utilities(Ad-Aware, HJthis) and info on the regedit files from Symantec I've followed the instructions (I thought carefully). The computer seemes to do better and I no longer found the "elite.." nor the "Oxqrn" running in task mgr. … |
| | hey just wanted to post my hijackthis log and make sure everything is clean on my comp...thanks! :lol: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:16:16 PM, on 7/18/2005 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\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe … |
| | Hi, When I purchased my laptop it came with norton internet security already installed and I was going to remove it from the windows xp add remove programs feature and then I also noticed that there was a norton WMI update program installed I was just wondering does this belong … |
| | I got malicous (sp?) SpyWare from the [b][Moderator's Profanity edit] [/b]over at AGI. Anyways, I own an HP Pavilion with a backup harddrive so I can usually just run a system restore and get rid of all spyware. The restore went fine until I had to hit the finish button … |
| | At intermittent times, I keep getting the "Cannot find server or DNS error" on IE6 and "Page cannot be found error" on Netscape & Firefox. About 5 minutes later, I can access the sites. I tried the Microsoft fixes, adjusting SSL, TLS, etc.., anti-virus programs, spybot, adaware, but no luck. … |
| | To start off with I have run Adaware, Trendmicro, Norton, And looked up lots, Below is my HJT file. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated, Ihave fought this all night long and am ready to wipe out the drive and start over, after 6 yrs as a tech … |
| | >.<! I never thought i'd be asking for advice on how to fix my comp, but here it goes. Ever since i was bombarded with pop-ups, my computer had this fatal error message on it all i remember it saying was TROJAN.HTML.smitfraud or something like that, anyhow i got rid … |
| | i have been trying everything to get rid of this thing but nothing works so i figure i might as well put my HJT log and see what u tell me, also i noticed that alot of new things have been popping up in my c drive folder, they all … |
| | Hello... I am running Windows XP Home and I use an AOL Broadband connection. I am encountering the Error #317 pop up window The error #317 message appears as follows: "Error 317 - Microsoft Internet Security Warning Windows is corrupted with spyware virus. You must patch your pc urgently to … |
| | Hi, I've been reading some of the other Aurora solutions and looked at the files you are supposed to delete and didn't find them. I'm guessing every one of them is unique? Well anyway, here are my log files. --------------------------------------------------------- ewido security suite - Scan report --------------------------------------------------------- + Created on: … |
| | I am having some trouble with pop under ads. They seem to pop up randomly (It can go days without happening) and they are popping up even when I am not surfing the web or using IE. The most frequent time they pop under is right when I login and … |
| | I have tried everything to rid my computer of whatever is making it act erratic. Avg anti virus finds nothing but later finds trojans that it can't delete or heal. Trojan hunter just as innefective. Please help here is my hijack this log. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at … |
| | I have Windows XP, with SP2 installed on my computer, and I think it has a virus on it, because it constantly crashes, can't detect a firewall, and recently, my Norton Antivirus was disabled and requires reinstall. Now, when I try to boot it, a majority of the time it … |
| | I just picked up About:blank virus yesterday when I downloaded music. The start page now goes to about:blank every time the browser is launched. I tried NoAdware, Spy Ferret, Microsoft AntiSpyware and Ad-Aware SE. They all detected the virus but could not remove it. I have read some other threads … |
| | Hi, ive had my computer for over a year now and about 6 months ago i couldn't access properties on my desktop. I finally need to reize my screen and can't do so, so i need your HELP. Im assuming that i will have more probalems than just accessing properties, … |
| | Hello, AVG pops up now and then saying "Virus detected, GPSRESL.exe, trojan Dialer.18.c". I have also lost the "appearance tab" from the display properties on the desktop. Also IE links to explicit websites occasionally for no reason. I've run the AVG scan a few times but it doesn't detect anything. … |
 | [size=3][font=Times New Roman][b][i][u]Beginner's guide to computing[/u][/i][/b] [/font][/size] [font=Times New Roman][size=3]You can have too much of a good thing - have you seen the choice of computers on the shelves? Let us guide you to your perfect PC...[/size][/font] [size=3][font=Times New Roman]The main parts of computer "hardware" (the physical machine) are the … |
| | I just brought tis new DIY com a few month ago but my com seems to get slower & more laggy nwadays,ami i installing too much software or is it that my com is hit wif a virus? my cpu usage is always very close to 100%... i have ran … |
| | Lately I have been aving a few problems with my computer. IE startpage sometimes goes to Martfinder and sometimes goes to a "Warning Spyware" page-but about 1/3 of the time it goes where it is supposed to. The other problem is from time to time when I am online, I … |
| | My computer surfing is at a slowing to crawl I ran adware and spybot and microsoft antispyware and I also have this thing redswoosh.net constantly trying to log on to the internet. and for the past few days i've been getting messages my virtual memory is low. what do I … |
| | The aurora popups are driving me crazy. There may be other things on this computer I don't know about. I've done all the virus scanning / spyware removal I know of. I did do a HJT scan. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:53:33 AM, on 7/10/2005 Platform: Windows … |
 | Hi All, I saw that Crunchi posted this to another user & I decided to go ahead & try another anti virus sofware other than AntiVir just to see what it would come up with.... ----------------------------- Please visit at least two of the following sites for an online virus scan: … |
| | Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 10:15:34 AM, on 7/17/2005 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\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\CTsvcCDA.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\SAgent2.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ethernet.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\MsPMSPSv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Alcatel\SpeedTouch USB\Dragdiag.exe C:\WINDOWS\AGRSMMSG.exe C:\Program Files\Logitech\iTouch\iTouch.exe C:\WINDOWS\WEB\US.exe C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe C:\Program … |
| | I made the mistake of bringing in a "freeware" program and since a week ago have been fighting popup ads and a slow computer. I've deleted some of the culprits but can't end the infection. My log from hijackthis is below. If anyone can give me advice on how to … |
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