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Hi, another newbie here, I have the technical expertise of a goat so bear with me. Running windows xp with sp3 and VERY recently have had an issue in control panel where I can't access any screensaver files. I know this sounds like a nothing problem but I get a …

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I apologize if this is a double-post, as the first time I tried to post to this board, I got a 404 browser error. 2 weeks ago, I had an issue with pop-ups on my work PC. I was eventually able to clean it up with Malawarebytes and thought I …

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Okay, I'm pulling my hair out on this one. A person I know in Los Angeles County and I have a legal dispute going but still months away from trial. Problem is I'm staying at a beach house south of Tijuana for solitude but still using hotmail and have a …

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Hiya, hope you can help with this one! I've got a home network with a number of PC's and Mac's on it and one of the PC's started having trouble with the wireless after each reboot, in addition to this I noticed (after much looking) that the machine was trying …

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Hello, Two days ago I obtained a malware infection. It was the type that would come up in a pop up "warning, your computer is infected with malware" press 'ok' to continue (I did NOT press ok)- but damage was done. It then showed an image of a download taking …

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Download on: [url]http://beta.bitdefender.com/[/url] New! Redesigned and streamlined installation. New! Search Advisor warns you about unsafe pages displayed in search results. New! Firewall Troubleshoot Wizard takes care of internet, printer or remote office (VPN) connectivity issues. New! Performance Optimizer identifies resource heavy applications and suggests corrective actions. New! Protection settings are …

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Hi Daniweb, I was wondering if you could please help me out. My laptop OS is Windows Vista, and last night after downloading Skype, my computer became erratic and very very slow. I uninstalled it immediately, but the computer's performance all of a sudden was shot. It took a long …

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Hello and, I see alot of these posts around, sorry if I am 'spamming' the forums. But I need help, seeing as they all say each form of fixing is for the specific asker's computer. While I am working on my computer I get random IE click in the background, …

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I have become infected with the Security Tool virus/trojan/malware. In normal startup mode for Windows XP SP2. I am not able to run any .exe programs without getting a message from Security Tool that the program is infected with (insert virus/trojan/malware here) and is attempting to send my credit card …

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My virus checker(avira) is reporting a fair few instances of the TR/Genome.khkv virus. Malware bytes and spybot are having no luck getting rid(or even detecting it) and it seems to be infesting more of my system. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Below is my hijackthis log. -------- [QUOTE]Logfile of …

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I've got some problems on my Acer TravelMate 4674WLMi laptop. I'm running Windows XP Professional. IE7 crashes immediately upon launch. It asks if I want to send an error log, which I do. A couple months ago, my machine was attacked by a nasty virus that caused all kinds of …

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Hi - I'm getting a pop up at the end of windows loading up that says Error loading C\windows\system32\rasdialx.dll - The specified module could not be found. Seems this started happening after I cleaned up a virus. Anysuggestions would be much appreciated! Thanks, aldo

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Hey everyone. I got a pretty annoying problem with a nastie, which I would like some help to get rid off. When I sit on my computer with anything on my screen, it unhiglights everything I've highlighted after a few seconds. I've followed the steps in the "Read ne before …

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I am having a similar problem as a previous poster. My tackbar seems ok when first starting my computer but changes shortly after. here is my hijack notepad results Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 10:30:28 AM, on 8/4/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet …

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I was using the internet, when a window popped up and told me I had to click OK if I wanted to navigate to a new page. I don't remember exactly how it was worded, but I know I wasn't supposed to get that message. So I restarted my computer …

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Security company [URL="http://www.barracudalabs.com/"]Barracuda Networks[/URL] has named Google the "king of malware," in [URL="http://www.barracudalabs.com/downloads/BarracudaLabs2010MidyearSecurityReport.pdf"]a report released this month[/URL] that shows the popular search site linking to twice as many malware sites and files as its chief competitors, Bing, Twitter, and Yahoo combined. [ATTACH]16328[/ATTACH]Barracuda points to a growing need for online reputation …

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Hello everyone, A few days ago I went surfing somewhere I apparently shouldn't have been & got on one of those pages that when you try to close it, it opens up two more. I don't remember where it was or how I got it to stop doing that, I …

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i've done everything that was asked...what do i do know!!! ha ha thanks and greatly appreciated!!! Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4363 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.5512 7/28/2010 4:28:40 PM mbam-log-2010-07-28 (16-28-40).txt Scan type: Full scan (C:\|) Objects scanned: 211333 Time elapsed: 1 hour(s), 35 minute(s), …

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[ATTACH=right]16305[/ATTACH]No more shortcuts for hackers - that's the word from Microsoft, which plans to release a patch today that the company says will fix a security loophole. The issue is tied to the way the Windows OS handles shortcuts, or .lnk files, or as Microsoft explains it in the [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx"]official …

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As soon as the computer showed a problem I had to start in safe mode to run MBAM. I updated first. I did run MBAM first before all the other scanners. First MBAM scan, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4363 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 (Safe Mode) Internet Explorer …

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Here is my HiJackthis log, I have run malware anti spyware and superantispyware remover. Does anyone see anything out of place or that is just plain silly and useless? All help is greatly appreciated Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 7:42:31 PM, on 7/30/2010 Platform: Windows XP …

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Hello Yesterday I downloaded this: [B][COLOR="Red"]Infected Executable File Removed[/COLOR].[/B] My Panda antivirus didn't see anything wrong with it, but it is some sort of spyware or trojan. Since I ran it last night, my IE opens up sometimes with an IQ test page '=) Today I ran a quick scan …

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I started getting IE popups from RedOrbit. Those stopped and now I'm getting the "clicking" sound IE makes randomly. When I opened Yahoo Mesenger I started getting sound clips playing in the background. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4365 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 7/29/2010 12:25:47 …

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[attach=right]14422[/attach]File under oops. The website of The Telegraph newspaper has been defaced by hackers, apparently upset at a cult British television show and the newspaper itself for mocking their country. The 'Romania National Security' hacking group has claimed responsibility for the attack which hit a couple of third party services …

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Iexplore.exe keeps running in the backround and making random popouts, it's really slowing down my computer, please help! D: [B]The logs :[/B] Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4052 Windows 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18928 7/28/2010 10:16:58 PM mbam-log-2010-07-28 (22-16-58).txt Scan type: Full scan (C:\|) Objects scanned: 283758 …

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Netbooks remain hugely popular courtesy of their small form factor and low price, both achieved partly due to the relatively limited technical specs of the average device. Low computing power and Internet security suite software do not, it has to be said, traditionally make for good bed-fellows. Which leaves netbook …

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Hi, A couple of weeks ago I had a bad virus on my computer (Anti-Vir 2010 suite or something like that). I ran all the scans out there, and thought i had removed it. But then, my websites and google searches kept getting redirected to other websites. That was the …

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Ok apparently i'm not the only one who has happening and i'm very new at this. can someone please help me out on this!! greatly appreciated!!!

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Hello I'm 99% sure I've got adware or malware running on my PC. I first noticed a problem when web pages took increasingly longer to load. The problem got worse when hyperlinks did not always link to the page they meant to e.g. Google search link would return Facebook or …

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I have Desktop(installed XP Professional) with no internet connection.Which anti virus i installed i download it's updated virus database and update it.Peronally i use AVAST 4.8 HOME Edition.Yesterday i installed Avast then Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware and then Spyware Teminator then Threat Fire. When i scanned using Avast it found Malware win32 …

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Hello All, Last night I was infected with malware. Following this infection, a faux antivirus appeared; I was prevented from using the ctrl+alt+del function; I was unable to open any applications; I did not have browser based internet access (although temporarily my AIM client still worked); and my AVG was …

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Hi, So it seems like a lot of people are having this problem. Mine started a few days ago. I will get random pop ups from internet explorer, as well as the invisible audio-only ones. Also, the wave volume will frequently reset to zero. I would appreciate any help with …

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Hi, it seems i am infected with something that opens internet explorer popups in the background without me being able to see them. The process is called iexplore.exe i think. I saw another thread with this problem and followed it. I have already scanned with superanti spyware and malwarebytes. The …

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since this morning i have been frequently encountering random pop-up IE ads, random IE clicking noises and sound-only, uncloseable ads. please help me out here. i have also performed a MBAM security check and saved the log.

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Hi, My laptop got infected with some virus, which trying to fetch the saved password from browser and other resources from my laptop. After it got infected, it affected a lot of exe and dll files. So many of the application I can't run now and even I can't connect …

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Hello, Think I have got some malware over the last couple of days I will be using IE and another one suddenly opens with a random site which can range from ask jevees to a site selling stuff. I have run maware and spy bot in safe mode and they …

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Back again with yet another problem. Friend stated her computer was acting quircky and had some pop ups. I ran MBA-M and it did come up with some issues. After deleting those I have not come up with any issues. But I am posting the logs so it can be …

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Hey all, I have finished 2 weeks of trying to rid my acer aspire 8930G laptop of a keylogger & fingerprint logger and thot all was well, but somethings told me there is still a problem. Despite running Norton Security Suite (which never stopped the trogan in the 1st place) …

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Hello, Earlier this morning, after a scheduled McAffee scan, I looked through my quarantine section and found the Autorun Generic!atr trojan on my K drive flash drive, a Cruzer micro. It had picked it up on the 20th, which was the first time I had inserted the drive into my …

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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.)" Can any one help me?

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Help! I have two laptops at home, a Vaio, running on Windows Vista, that from one day to the other cannot connect to the internet, although it is connected to our wireless network. I'm searching help thru my second laptop, a Gateway, running on Windows 7, and there's no problem …

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Here is my HJT logfile and what happened is i downloaded DivX plus player and i watched a movie with it and then i tried watchin a movie later on and nothing.. It says entry point not found and i have already tried reinstalling but for some reason i canyt …

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First, english is not my first language so please bear with me. Two days ago, internet explorer suddenly starts to 'pop up' with ads, its only one window each time but it takes all my computer capacity. Here is the info requested: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4323 Windows …

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Greetings! My apologies if this is not the correct procedure for posting/re-posting. I originally posted this on 14 July in another thread. At that time I didn't have the current definitions for the programs/logs I ran. I re-ran all the preliminary requirements today. I'm suddenly having a problem accessing web …

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Every time I do a google search and try to click on one of the links my browser redirect to another site. I and attach a hijackthis log. Could someone please help. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 10:00:02 PM, on 07/23/10 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT …

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I took over for someone at work who just got fired and am using their computer and get these rundll error messages when I start the computer. I've run malwarebytes, and tried to clean the computer (it was getting a lot of popups) but I still get this message; and …

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Please help me get through this. i had a sdfsdf box but had it removed with malwarebytes but still just a black screen with "My Computer" box open upon start up. Brandon by the way I am unfortunatly running on vista

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Hi I am trying to clean up a computer with spanish XP. In normal mode the computer works fine, even though it is really infected with stuff. But when I try to start in safe mode, it crashes with a blue screen. There is an error code below with these …

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I am unable to load certain web pages after having my video game account hacked. The pages that wont load deal with ways to change passwords to my account. So I think I may have a virus that is making it where I cant load cetain web pages so I …

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