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| | I have purchased an internet cleaner and it said it would clean the "pagefile.sys". What is this first of all and since it says it cleans it at shutdown why does the file still say it has 384 mb in it after I restart the computer? For instance it says … |
| | I discovered this rootkit and msdirectx.sys file yesterday while cleaning up my computer. I am not extremely tech savvy but am not afraid to learn. I appreciate the tips that I have found here, but am still unable to shake it. Here is my HIjack This log: Logfile of HijackThis … |
| | HELP - I have a web based interview at 1:00 and my machine is wacked. See HJT log below Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:39:33 AM, on 9/15/2005 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\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe … |
| | I've been creating a small program, thats work fine under windows xp, but fails on windows 2000 pro/server, and also windows 98. I need the software to work on also windows versions, etc 95 and ME. I can't install it as it is a check to ensure that various software … |
| | There is a program that has installed itself on my computer called WinFixer 2005. It pops up regularly and SHUTS DOWN my browser and runs something. It is highly annoying and I do not know what to do. I am attaching my most recent HijackThis log. Any help would be … |
| | Greetings I own a 2400 celeron computer with 256 k ram and 80 gig hard disk. I use zone alarm, avg and adaware and keep them updated and religiously keep them active. I seem to however have picked up a virus/s which has slipped in under the wire. AVG can …  |
| | I had a registry issue with a game client i was using, aparently by installing 2 different clients of the same game i messed a bit up where i could not log either, so this resulted in reformatting. however after i reformatted, i kept getting the message stating the file … |
| | New guy ....hello all....and thanks for the help I am about to get! Plagued with Aurora, Drpmon and MHTMLRedir problems :mad: .....here's my Hijackthis scan....first time user of the scan and forums.....welcome the advice/tips Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:23:33 PM, on 7/6/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT … |
| | Ok, so I ended up reinstalling Windows XP on my system with my Compaq QuickRestore CD's. The install didn't reset my computer to the factory presets though. None of the bundled software was installed. And, my internet is still acting strange. Some pages load very quickly, while others just hang, … |
| | While talking on AIM, I received some sort of adware that brought up the yupsearch toolbar and when I open up my start window I am missing the programs that are listed above All Programs. Some of the other users arent missing programs but the YupSearch toolbar is still there. … |
| | Hey, when we (my brother before I came) set up the wireless network here, he didn't put in any sort of function whereby a code would be needed to access our network. Now, we've got so many people sucking off of our "Netgear" network that I'll get booted off from … |
| | I keep getting fake windows security messages and "your computer may be at risk" ballons (in the bottom right of windows - i guess that's what its called). I've searched the forums and tried the things others have. I've run CWS newest version and hijack this. Also have run Norton … |
| | Hi, Just recently, I've had trouble with webpages not loading correctly. Some will not load at all, for example when I do a google search, a large percentage do not open. Others, like Yahoo.com, load with no background or pictures. The same problem occurs in both Firefox and IE. I …  |
| | Hi, I have a little brother who I want to connect to our wireless broadband internet connection. I would like to know if it could be possible to restrict access so he can not use any browser except for aol (so i can set parental controls and to see what … |
| | Hello. Looking for suggestions on the following problem: the sound on my laptop (Compaq Presario 700) works perfectly fine (operating system Windows XP) when the internet connection is unplugged OR when connected with USB. However no sound works once the ethernet connection is plugged in. This includes sound coming from … |
| | w-find.com/index.htm is always coming back as my IE start page! Also, networking is sporadic on this machine now. Here's the HijackThis log that i have seen requested for fixing. Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 12:26:07 AM, on 9/10/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 … |
| | Even when I boot my computer in safe mode, windows explorer will not stay open for three seconds without restarting itself--making it difficult to run anything that's not on my desktop and making the PC practically un-usable. I can't run windows update because I can't run Internet Explorer, and even … |
| | I have a 2002 Windows XP. Whenever I shut it down, it immediatley starts back up. It used to do this once in a while, but it happens all the time now.. Can I get some help? =| |
| | My system was working fine until three days back, it started giving me problems.... Configuration is: P4 1.7GHz Windows XP Professional Harddisks 200GB(Primary) and 80GB(Slave) are being used Mercury Motherboard Drives Present: C,E,F on Primary and D,G,H on Slave Whenever i start my computer, it takes a long time and … |
| | Hi I'm kinda new here and love gettin' free advice on my computer endeavors. This is a great resource to have. This may be a stoopid [sic] question, but since my newest PC (4rth one)(yet to arrive, however) will be a Toshiba 2435 S255 laptop, I'm curious if I can … |
| | hi previously, windows media player works fine for me.but recently, it starts to become weird.i hav installed asian language pack for my windows xp.but wen i play a chinese song in wmp, in the "now playing" window, it cant display chinese chars.i hav attached a screenshot. anyone havin any idea … |
| | Hello Recently my pc has started to freeze randomly. But i noticed after the first 20 times that it tend to crash when im running some other programs( microsoft antispyware, adAware, winrar) while im surfing the net, regardless which browser(firefox, ie, netscape) i use it freezes for a couple of … |
| | I think I may have picked up something that causes everything to run super slow. Task manager shows 100% CPU usage even when I am not running any programs. It started a few days ago and has recently gotten worse. It may be a hardware probelem, but I suspect some … |
| | Recently my friends and I got a ADSL line in our apartment. However we often have problems with some our internet connections cutting out for several seconds whenever one of us is using Bittorrent. For example, I could be playing an online game, and one of my friends could be … |
| | When I start my newly installed Windows XP Pro there is a Windows System Error message saying there is "Duplicate name exists on the network". How do I fix this? |
| | Hey,i have red hat 9 and windows XP o one machine......there is problem when ever i boot linux it takes 10 min to boot..it takes lot of time saying starting send mail....the some sclient...these two things take lot of time in booting.cant i stop these services.....there is one more problem...last … |
| | Hello all, Well, I've had similar problems like this in the past, but now this is the worst. It started with The Sims 2. It played fine for a while, but then it started to get holes in the pixels, and after about 15 minutes, the game would freeze up … |
 | Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 8:43:26 PM, on 9/11/2005 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\support.com\bin\tgcmd.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\MultiPASS4\MPTBox.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\fxredir.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svcnv.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\MultiPASS4\MPDBMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Creative\SBLive\Diagnostics\diagent.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\CTsvcCDA.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\dcfssvc.exe C:\Program Files\Canon\MultiPASS4\MPSERVIC.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\PROGRA~1\PANICW~1\POP-UP~1\PSFree.exe … |
| | Hi everyone. Now, I'm sure there's a simple way to solve this, and I'm just brain fading... lol. I am running a machine with Windows XP Professional and was wondering if there was a way to limit an individual user's internet access. I know there's a "content advisor" or whatever, … |
| | IE6 will not open when clicked. Please view my Hijackthis log and see if anyone can help. Thanks in advance for any help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:38:38 PM, on 9/10/2005 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 …  |
| | im trying to add a dvorak keyboard to a windows xp machine for someone i know. they prefer the style. but when i plug it in it only goes qwerty. does any one know how to fix this. the other dillema is his family prefers qwerty is there a way … |
| | I was running Windows XP Pro when I signed up for the trial edition of Windows XP 64-bit Pro at microsoft.com. I downloaded the ISO and booted up the PC with that. I proceeded to install my RAID/SATA disk drivers on installation before formatting. After I installed those drivers I …  |
| | Hi There, I am having trouble with an install of a DVD-r drive on a computer that I recently purchased. When I install the device, Windows (XP) refuses to start up. I get to the page where it starts to load, but then nothing happens after that. I have tried … |
| | Greetings, I was hoping that there is somebody that can tell me how to configure a Dual Boot system with Windows XP on one hard drive and SuSe Linux on the other. Most of the support I've seen has been for dual booting from the same hard drive. If anyone … |
| | Hello all, I have windows xp and a memorex mmp8500 mp3 player. It used to work great!! Then I got a very bad virus in my pc and reformatted the whole computer. I went to install new songs on my mp3 player and now it actually shuts down the whole … |
| | Can anyone help me with this please? Below is my HijackThis log file - what should i do now ? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:02:55 PM, on 9/7/2005 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\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe … |
| | Need some help with these darn winfix annoyances. I surf the same handful of sights and I got these darn pop ups. I've tried using other peoples logs to solve mine, but to no avail. I have run adaware, cwshredder, microsoft antispy, hijackthis, and spybot. Here is my hijack log...... … |
| | I can not remove the search assistent. I downloaded the hijack this. if anyone can help, this is my log. :sad: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:31:43 PM, on 9/8/2005 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 … |
| | Recently I start to receive every 10 min high risk message from nortn antivirus as: c:\windows\q3645401_disk.dll will be removed from your pc! nembers are different! I ran nav in safe mode and it didn't find any viruses! this is my log file: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:28:51 … |
| | I am running Windows XP with Outlook Express 6. I have noticed over the last few monthes that my Spelling option in Outlook Express has been grayed out. I am unsure as to why this is happening, but I have been dealing with it so far. I have AVG's latest … |
| | Since Upgrading From Me To Xp My Pc Doesn't Auto Shutoff When I Shut Down. Anyone Know A Fix?  |
| | I upgraded to xp and found a problem which probably has a simple answer. Before the upgrade my pc auto shut off when I shut down. Now it says "OK to shut down PC" and I have to shut it off manually. anyone know the fix? |
| | Hi there! im having lots of trouble with a virus that is detected by my avast AV. the virus is called msdirectx.sys as the title shows, im sure you are familiar with it. please help me! i use spywaredoctor and microsoft antispyware as well as zonelab firewall and avast AV! … |
| | How do I setup a connection to share my internet from Windows XP with my laptop that has Fedora 2 Core? XP box has a dsl connection via usb. Laptop is connected through ethernet hub, but wish to connect using a cisco wireless adapter at a later time. |
| | Hi- I am completely new at programming. In fact, I haven't even started classes yet, just reading an old second-hand book on QBASIC. I've gotten to a part where it tells me how to get into QBASIC and how to write a sample program. At the DOS prompt, I typed … |
| | hi I have not been able to download MP3's. Whenever i click on a link that says "download song", instead of a dialog box opening asking me what i wud like to do with the file i.e Open, save or cancel, it directly launches windows media player and the song … |
| | hey all! sometimes when im playing games windows does something kinda freaky. A blue screen with white text appers and has a title BAD_POOL_HEADER . It tells me that windows need to shutdown. It says something about hardware and BIOS and then a line of Tech Info. What does this … |
| | Hi, My moms computer has been effected by something which Norton claims is a Hacktool.Rootkit in c:\windows\system32\msdirectx.sys - a file I can't seem to find. I want to help her get rid of it, but I just don't know where to start. Hope you you can help. The log from … |
 | My Problem: Computer occasionally turns self off in games (such as warcraft 3, neverwinter nights) We think it is something to do with too much power usage by the graphics card in rendering, we suspect the graphics card because the computer never turns it off normally, it only happens (that … |
| | I am infected with something that I cannot see to remove. Microsoft anitspyware reports it as: Trojan.Downloader.BHO.Req Type: Trojan Downloader And the Registry Key for it is: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{8E13DDE1-E013-47ec-9C4C-27C2F78BDD26} Neither MS antispyware can remove it, nor Hijack this, although in the logs it does show that as being deleted … |
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