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When on internet I keep getting "not responding" and then I get kicked off. Its not just internet though, just trying to open control panel is impossible at times. I get nothing at first, then just a white box and the hourglass goes on forever(or until I ctrl/alt/delete and get …

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Hi guys can someone help me, i been noticing my computer running slower wen i use certain programs. My cpu usage can be fine but wen i use p2p, mirc, or any of those shareware programs my computer cpu just shoots straight to 100% and it dont even floctuate up …

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was cleaning out my temp folder and came across this file which cannot be deleted Perflib_Perfdata_79c, did some searching and found out this has to do with some lop.com thing I read ur forums and I dont see any of the files listed in as being associated with this, here …

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I'm a novice, so please take it easy on me if anyone can tell me how I should go about fixing this... When I try to open Internet Explorer via the IE shortcut on my desktop or via the .exe file, nothing happens. I get the sand timer momentarily and …

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Am having about:blank problems, have run many ad programs but nothing seems to be working :mad: . Help with the logfile would be great - Thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:57:01 PM, on 6/21/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 …

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Forgive me if this post doesn't belong here, as it may be a more serious problem than just the keyboard and mouse not working. I have two computers, one monitor, one keyboard, and one mouse shared by two computers on a kvm switch. One is a windows xp pro, and …

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Hi......both my CD drives dont work. I have a cd rom drive (D) and a cd rw drive (E). Neither of them read any type of disc, whether it be data, music, photos etc, and i have tried these disc in another pc and they work fine. I am using …

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I have sitting here a compaq presario 5000 series machine (gotta love em)....one of the 2 cdroms (on is a burner) shows up in cmos. and I can boot a cd from it. However whenever your in windows (xp pro)....neither of them are there. In device manager, one of the …

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hello all, first post, be kind plz :eek: anywho, ive got this machine i built myself, running Windows XP SP2 all availible updates installed. Everytime I go to run a full screen game, (ie final fantasy XI or RollerCoaster Tycoon III) the machine will shut off and restart... but this …

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I have trouble with popups that won't go away. Help! Here is my hijackthis file: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:36:18 PM, on 6/20/2005 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\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Common …

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I'm having trouble with Home Search Assistent, Search Extender, and Shopping Wizard, as well as trojan horses, popups, and other nasties that have hijacked my dad's computer. I'm trying to fix it for him, and would appreciate your help! Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:28:38 PM, on 6/21/2005 …

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It's embarassing to ask this, as I do helpdesk work for a living, but hey... if I can't ask here, where can I? I recently upgraded my system at home to a Pentium 4 (3 ghz) with an Intel Motherboard (915). After doing so, I wiped my hard drive and …

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hi I have some strange problems, i was able to reapir my PC everytime something wasnt right, but this time im helpless !!! My Problem: I dont know when it started (some months ago) but my Internet explorer "freezes" after i was some time online and in Task manager is …

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Hi, Ok, I've got two problems, which I've been scratching my head over for days and drawn a total blank. I have just finished building a PC for a friend. It's just got Windows XP SP2 on it at the moment, along with the necessary drivers for the hardware and …

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Alright, here we go. I, like everyone else, tried to manually uninstall this godforsaken program. Then I ran the symantec program, which claimed to remove it. For a while, it seemed to actually have removed it, of course...in the long run, it didn't. So, I d/led HiJackThis and this is …

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I have been struggling to fix this for a couple days now. I've run ad-aware, spybot, and many other programs. But I really don't know what I'm doing. I change my homepage and it just keeps resetting back to [url]www.findyourcouple.com[/url]. It seems like it's forwarding to another page every day. …

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Hi, My Norton Antivirus detects the Hacktool.rootkit virus but is unable to delete it as it says that the msdirect.sys file cannot be accessed. This is an annoying problem as the error window from Norton keeps popping up, and I need to disable Autoprotect to proceed. Hope someone can help …

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Hi there, So I've been using McAfee, MS AntiSpyware, Spybot S&D, AdAware, TrendMicro, and Avast, and still cannot get rid of this beastie that opens IE at start-up and sends me to a page at [url]www.freewebs.com[/url]. (This is doubly annoying because I use Firefox. :evil: Thanks, MS.) It's slowing the …

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I.E 6.0 not see my web pages. Netscape does, but does not display images. If I use a different computer, all works fine. Re-installed I.E. and windows XP. No help Run repair programs such as pc Mighty Mac & others. No help. I have tried other things but no help. …

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My computer has just started crashing on start up. Yesterday it worked on the 2nd attempt, today the 3rd. It hasn't done this before and i've had my computer for 2 and a half years now. Any tips? I thought if I repaired Windows then it would work, but I …

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I am trying to fix a friend's computer. Here is the HijackThis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:49:26 AM, on 6/11/2005 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\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\appvh32.exe C:\Program Files\HPQ\One-Touch\OneTouch.EXE C:\Program …

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hi,i have hp pavilion 522n. 256mb memory, 60 gb, 1.8GH... its a pretty old computer. i just reinstalled windows xp pro on it. after using it for a few days, i found that its slow when i start to open big programs. for example, if i open a big download …

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Hi guys, I am new to this forum and i am seeking help to fix a virus i have on my computer. My desktop has been replaced with a blue background and text saying: Security Warning: A fatal error in IE has occured at 0028:C0011E36 in VXD VMM(01) + 00010E36. …

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this is my log from highjack this i didnt really understand all the things i was told to do before posting hope this helps Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 9:33:38 PM, on 6/15/2005 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 …

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I was able to remove Aurora by reading some advice from other threads.(thanks crunch) Now that I removed aurora, I get no VX2 report from adaware. But I ran VX2 finder and wanted to know if any of these were a concern. -----VX2Finder------ Files Found--- Additional Files--- Keys Under Notify--- …

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Could someone please look at my hijack log. I have found two trojan horses: C:\windows\system32\hsmjmv.exe C:\windows\system32\tggvemp.exe Norton couldnt delete them however. Any information will be much appreciated. Thank you very much. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 01:31:55, on 19/06/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

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Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 1:22:48 PM, on 6/18/2005 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\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\PROGRA~1\McAfee.com\PERSON~1\MPFSERVICE.exe C:\Program …

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I posted over in the Windows XP forum, but not much help popped up other than come here. So here I am, and here's my problem: My PC will NOT boot up in regular mode, only in any form of safe mode. So here I am in Safe Mode with …

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Here is my log, what should I remove from the registry? Thanks in advance. Also, I can't run Spybot (it closes when I "fix selected problems" and AVG wont update. [i]Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1[/i] [i]Scan saved at 6:51:27 PM, on 6/17/2005[/i] [i]Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)[/i] [i]MSIE: Internet Explorer …

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I am a new user and apologise for using someone else's thread. My apologies and thanks to DMR, As I posted I am unable to get rid of this virus despite numerous virus killers and as requested here is the log of Hijackthis you thoughtfully provided a link for and …

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[[COLOR=Navy]B]Before we begin, it is important to note that I'm a bit of a rookie in this area and that the past month of trying to problem solve this has exhausted what little patience I have with computers. I will take any and all suggestions to solve the problem below. …

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Not sure if this is a virus/spyware problem, or XP in general, so I decided to post in both forums. OK, I got hit by SpySheriff yesterday, after fixing that with AdAware and ewido, the 'Display' control panel does not offer the option to select an image for the background, …

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OK, I got hit by SpySheriff, after fixing that, the 'Display' control panel does not offer the option to select an image for the background, I can only choose a color. Here's my HJT log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:18:06 PM, on 6/18/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 …

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I have a Iomega 2GB SCSI Jaz Drive with a Microtech HD50-USB cable. (Windows XP) I want my Jaz drive to run of the USB connection, it was working before, but due to a recent format of my system i have now lost the drivers. (Originally purchased of ebay and …

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[COLOR=Red]please help me![/COLOR] I am now really desperate. I know you must be sick and tired of hearing about Aurora but I've tried every spyware program under the sun including spykiller, spybot and many others. All programs delete Aurora (A Better Internet) but it always comes back. Here is my …

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My desktop is now all black with a message saying how you can still access deleated files of the hard drive and that spyware can access it, followed by hyperlink that says "removal instructions". This seems to be sitting on top of my background image, and if you right click, …

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I know you guys must get this a lot, but this Keyspy Trial junk is really ticking me off. I scanned with Hijackthis(latest version v.1.99.1) Now what do I do? Here's the log file Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:42:37 PM, on 17/06/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

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Question, We ghost images, here and when we ghost an image the newly ghosted image boots in Sysprep. I believe it does this because it creates a new SID which SHOULD NOT be identical from the image that was brought down correct? However the images we have don't have Service …

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I am a first time user of the forum so please let me know if you need more info. I keep receiving Aurora popups and unable to clean. I also noticed that when I opened regedit or task manager, they would immediately close. I have used Ad-aware, spybot, ccleaner, ewido …

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Hello, Can someone please help me with a virus. It keeps popping up in my Task manager, taking 50% of the CPU. If I stop it, either another starts later or when I reboot it. Now something is attaching to my emails and I can't stop it. Here is the …

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I just got a new laptop. It has dual Intel Pentium P4 2.8G processors installed. I'm running Windows XP Professional. My question is, does XP really use two processors? How? At what point are both processors being used? Under heavy load? At all times? Is there a way to assign …

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Hi I have a web page - in that i give a link to exe file. When the user clicks on the link the exe is supposed to be downloaded and executed in the user's system. (I am not writing any malicious code or virus :rolleyes: ) However, when i …

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Hi all, I just performed a clean install of windows xp, and immediately after the install I recieved multiple error messages. The error messages go something like this: "Your registry may be corrupted with spyware", "Corrupted windows registry". Obviously there is an issue somewhere within the registry, but can someone …

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Hi all, I just performed a clean install of windows xp, and immediately after the install I recieved multiple error messages. The error messages go something like this: "Your registry may be corrupted with spyware", "Corrupted windows registry". Obviously there is an issue somewhere within the registry, but can someone …

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please help me! i wish there was an easier way than posting a log... it must get boring for all you gurus. i'm not sure if this is worth noting or not... but i use firefox 99 percent of the time. thanks in advance, joe Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan …

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I've got a lot of crap on my computer and I have no idea how it got here. I've tried ad-aware, spybot etc. and while they seem to catch a lot of it and remove it, it all comes back when I restart my computer. Here is my HijackThis Log. …

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i think my anti-virus/anti-spyware software eliminated it, however, i am not sure that i am still free of bugs and/or infections. what do you think ? here is my hijackthis log: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:44:54 PM, on 06/16/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

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Ok, here's the scoop...of chocolate: I went to boot up my PC after work today, at about 4:15 PM. It went through it's normal song and dance until after the Windows screen showed up with the blue bar scrolling across the bottom of it. When it was done and before …

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My CD/DVD Rom is continually running, and doesn't show up as a drive anymore. It's an HP running Windows XP. How can I uninstall it, and reinstall it (drivers?) I have a recovery drive only, and no recovery CD. It runs continuous, with the led light glowing orange instead of …

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