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I dont suppose anyone could help me with some computer problems i am having. Im thinking what is happening is due to some major spyware and adware that got put on last week sometime which is why im posting here. Basically i had around 200 entries from all sorts of …

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Having exactly the same problem, I have scanned with Norton Anti Virus, it found the infected files but couldn't delete them. I have installed HijackThis and scanned can you check through the log for infected files please? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan saved at 12:06:23, on 18/12/2004 Platform: Windows XP …

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My system has been infected with Backdoor.Colfusion (Norton AntiVirus 2004) for a couple of weeks now, and i can't get rid of it! The removal instructions from Norton AntiVirus don't work. It keeps coming back everytime i restart my system. When i run a full system scan with Norton AntiVirus …

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I know a lot of people are using AVG's freeware for anti-virus protection. This is [b][color=red]just a reminder[/color][/b] the support for v 6.0 will cease December 31, 2004. User's need to go to [url="http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1/lng/us/tpl/v5"][b][color=blue]http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1/lng/us/tpl/v5[/color][/b][/url] and download the new version.

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every time i get to certain web pages a window pops up saying that an error has occured in winhot32.dll and explorer will now close. then every time you open the internet after that, that same error will pop up until you restart the computer and then it does it …

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Gents Posting this for a friend that has been hijacked. Have all of the components necessary: Adaware, Spybot, CWShredder, etc. Attached is latest HijackThis Log: PLease advise as to which lines should be removed GREATLY APPRECAITED ONE AND ALL Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 12:42:57 PM, on 12/15/2004 …

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Can't get rid of these processes,they slow the computer right down. It occured straight after I formatted the hard drive, as soon as I connected to the internet, without even going to any sites! Unable to get Norton updates because the internet is running so slowly. Tried HijackThis in safe …

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A friend of mine is having some problems with Internet Explorer after getting rid of spyware with cwshredder and spybot S&D. She opens up IE and it shows her homepage ([url]www.google.ca[/url]), but then switches to [url]http:///[/url]. In the same way, if she types in another page, it'll show momentarily, then …

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please help me take out especially this shopping wizard Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 5:57:45 PM, on 12/4/2004 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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\AOL\ACS\AOLacsd.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7Debug\mdm.exe …

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I have tried everything I can think of (Spybot, Adaware, Pest Patrol) and nothing works. I ran the HiJackThis program and located the file I wanted to delete. The problem is that it is not deleting. I am probably doing something incorrectly, but anyone's help would be greatly appreciated. The …

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Hello, I had backdoor colfusin virus and although it seems to be gone, i get the cannot find winsock.scr error message on start up, and while scanning the sytem with tds-3 norton picks up dp12 to dp29 and dp1a to dp1f virus. here is my log, hope someone can help, …

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My computer is plagued with pop ups. It's my parent's computer, and they don't really know how to work it. It seems that they've tried to get a few different types of spyware removal programs... but they don't seem to work. Anyways, there's one pop up (i know we had …

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Hi, I'm having the same problem with both Firefox and IE. I followed your instructions and here's the log below: (thanks in advance for ANY help you can give) Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 5:38:15 PM, on 11/24/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 …

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Don't know if you have ever thought of this but "Instant Access" has just recently appeared on my machine. Not sure what it is, could be a dialer or not. Have searched but no results, although it is in my system tray. Is there a way to get rid of …

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OK, I'm pretty certain I'm infected with the DELF.EP (or is it DELP.EF?) trojan. I have msshed32.exe on my machine, which (according to Google scans) tends to be a good signal of this. I've downloaded and run HijackTHis and XoftSpy since suspecting the infection, and my system has NAV, NIS, …

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I need some help in getting my laptop back under my control and not some lame hijack/trojan attack. The following is my HijackThis log. Please help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 7:51:33 PM, on 12/14/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running …

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Hi everyone, I'm experiencing some very frustrating problems with my computer, and was wondering if anyone might have an idea what's going on. Right, it all started a week or so ago. I used the computer first thing in the morning before I went to work - fine. No problems …

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Had this wee beastie for a few days now and starting to think I may have to reformat to be rid off it :< So desperation post Have read others posts on the same matter here and tried what was suggested and still wont budge it :/ Have run adaware …

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Ok, for the most part, I believe my log is pretty clean. I checked out the "before you post" by Crunchie, and I have a firewall (Zonealarm), anti-virus (Norton), and I have these for anti-spy:Hijackthis, Yahoo, and I recently deleted one (forgot name). One thing that bugs me is when …

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Hijackthis has been updated to 1.99. Please ensure you have it before posting your log. [url="http://radiosplace.com/"]http://radiosplace.com/[/url] Self extracting version here; [url="http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis_sfx.exe"]http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis_sfx.exe[/url] The default path is C:\Program Files

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Hello! I'm having trouble getting rid of some nasty adware. I've run SpyBot, Ad-Aware, and Hijackthis and still can't rid the computer of this annoyance. I've read the page on how to read the Hijackthis log and what to "fix", but when I rerun the scan, some of the same …

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:eek: I tried posting a new thread on my problem and couldn't on any forum. I was getting really frustrated. Now I can..whoopie! Ok, here is my problem: I think my IE Browser may have been hijacked. I read a lot of threads about this and have downloaded Hijack This …

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Here's my hijackthis log. i've had all sorts of problems on my pc lately and i can't figure out whats 'bad' or not. i've been running ad-aware and other programs like it all week and they haven't fixed anything any help would be great. thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan …

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Hi, My friend having the same problem. I tried a lot of things but nothing works. Do you now how to get rid of this pop up message? Thanks LuckyUFO Toronto [QUOTE=tralala]here it is :-) Thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 21:19:25, on 27/11/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 …

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Hi, I'm having a problem in which rundll32.exe insists on hogging all the system resources on my WinXP S2 laptop. I've done some reading about the bridge.dll problem, but so far as I can tell I don't appear to have that file on my system. I *did* notice from my …

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Hi, I am trying to clean up my sister computer here, wondering if someone could take a look at this hijackthis log, I have already run antivirus and ad-aware software. Thanks WinXP SP2 Compaq Presario 2.4GHz 512MB Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 8:41:01 PM, on 12/11/2004 Platform: Windows …

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hey guys, could someone please check out my Hijack Thhis log please. could you tell me if there's anything wrong with this....my comp. thanks for even reading this, Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Platform: Windows XP SP1 MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 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\Explorer.EXE …

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And spyware at the same time. I managed to restore my system to the previous day. I'm using XP home edition. It seems to have fixed the problem. My question is can I depend on this as a permanent fix for this one occurrence or could this thing still attack …

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I have been getting the Bridge.dll startup error for weeks now and have decided to do something about it. I have been running SpyWare and Ad-Aware for months so they apparently havent' helped (yes i have the newest updates for them). I have also followed some other advice and deleted …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 9:53:20 PM, on 10/21/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 (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\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\NISUM.EXE C:\WINNT\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINNT\system32\regsvc.exe C:\WINNT\system32\MSTask.exe C:\Program Files\Analog Devices\SoundMAX\SMAgent.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\SymProxySvc.exe C:\WINNT\System32\WBEM\WinMgmt.exe C:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\NISSERV.EXE …

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Does anyone know much about Navexcel. It is a big pain, I have uninstalled it as everyone says using control panel, add/remove programs. Now when I startup Win XP, and I pick my sign it takes nearly a minute to get to the desktop. When it eventually gets to my …

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I have read the post "Read Me: Helping yourself: What to do before starting a new thread or posting a HiJackThis log" already and I'm new to the forums so I hope this is the right place. Problem: My other pc thats currently running windows XP home edition is having …

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I couldn't find a security forum so here I am. I have upgraded AOL to the new security version. They say to use their free McAfee anti virus software and firewall software. I currently have Norton (which the subscription just expired) system works anti virus software, and the free Sygate …

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Having issues with my cpu pegging the 100% mark while running a game and I believe that is causing my computer to lag. All other progs are running below 10% fluctuating. Majority taking up 0% cpu time while the games .exe is bogarting the full 100%. Lemme know if there …

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After making a connection via dialup I am unable to open any pages. I get message that reads"this page cannot be displayed" no matter what page I try to bring up. I am using Windows ME. This problem started after I had installed and uninstalled a wireless internet software. Trie …

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[color=Purple][size=4][font=Georgia][i][b]im new to this site...so hi everyone..i need some assistance..my computer has been running slow lately...i have windows xp home edition..i use all my anti virus programs..and trojan programs i clean out and optomize weekly...i am model and i have alot of pictures.. i remove them and put them on …

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Hi, tried norton, tried the symantec instructions, still getting .dll files I cant get rid of, and still getting warnings of the above files failing. Getting lots of cmd processes when I boot up consuming my processor....thought Id give you guys a try, Ive read other messages and got hold …

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Hi people, good morning I have been having a few problems with my laptop recently. I have fixed a problem thanks to a previous post with regards to the "Winsock.scr" error. Thanks for that. However I am still having problems with "Opec4.exe" and "Oped7.exe" errors when starting my laptop. Once …

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:( First of all i will start out by letting you know the pc is a HP Pavilion a445c with a AMD Athlon XP 3000+ cpu, 512 of pc2700, 160gb hard drive. Here's my problem. Lately every time i try and run a particular process (online search)in a particular program …

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BAsicly i wnat to learn how to tell what is nasty in hijack this logs so i can help others? does any one know a tutorial or can tell me? :D

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i am having problems with an error message "rundll," and need help with fixing it through hijackthis program, here is the log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 3:52:21 PM, on 9/23/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe …

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:sad: All: Seems that I've been hijacked. I did all the things I'm supposed to do: Cleared out the cookies and history - cleared the temp files - got the latest copies of Hijackthis, Adaware, CWShredder and SpyBot. Took everything offline. Ran Adaware, rebooted. Ran SpyBot - rebooted. Ran CEShredder …

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Can you help out with this HJT log? I have tried using KIllbox and other methods but they keep popping up: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 1:07:15 PM, on 12/10/2004 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 …

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Was doing some research on how to fix osmim.dll and came across your post. When browsing I often get a message: "Explorer has caused an error in osmim.dll. Explorer will now shut down. Can you help me fix this. I have followed the steps you recommended to previous poster. Here …

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Can you tell me whats worng i just got it fixed but im just double checking Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 3:59:40 PM, on 12/8/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common …

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ok, I did it and found where I'm supposed to post this stuff. here's my new HJT log Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 12:47:12 PM, on 12/7/2004 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) 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\spoolsv.exe C:\Program …

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My IE got hijacked a few days ago, and I have been really frustrated since then. I cannot change the home page and am forced to end the program "Win Min" whenever I tried to shut down my laptop. I have run Adaware, Spybot, and CWSredder in safe mode as …

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Can anybody help I have a proseaching web page hijacker and cannot remove it please help Kind Regards Johne ogfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 20:11:45, on 01/10/2004 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe …

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