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| | Please help me with this! I've run AdAware, SpyBot Search & Destroy AND SpySubtract. I've run CWShredder and it finds nothing. Yet when I go to Ad/Remove Programs, these three spyware programs remain, with no way of uninstalling them. They're hijacking my homepage, creating new unfavorable Favorites, and causing pop-ups. … |
| | Hi, I am just a beginner at windows programming, so I am wondering, how do I create a dialog-based application (similar to that of using VC++ and MFC) with just the pure windows API? Currently I am just doing the following, but I have a slight feeling in my gut …  |
| | Does Mcafee anti virus program include a fire wall, and if it does, is it worth augmenting it with something like Zone Alarm?  |
| | A freind of mine has a issue with the HOME PAGE being hi jacked.Which version of Zone alarm should i use? Is it a fix to this, can it run in conjunction with Ad Ware & the Microsoft Anti Spyware program????? \ |
| | Hi The spyware Search Extender/Home Help Assistant/Shopping Wizard programs are on my computer in the Add/Remove Programs window. My startpage has been changed to some spyware website, random words on webpages are highlighted and I can't go onto AOL Instant Messanger because it keeps crashing. I've tried almost everything, but … |
| | I am temporarly living at a hotel they offer high speed wireless internet, I have a desktop pc with a linksys instant wireless b pci adapter installed, I am able to access their network although every time I click to do anything I loose my connection and have to wait … |
| | I have been getting repeatedly the followings problems: ValueClick Avenue A. Inc. DoubleClick MediaPlex How do I get rid of them permenently? I run S & D and fixed the problems every time but next time I run it again, I get the same problems. Thanks for helping. foxkueh  |
| | In windows 98 under Access Control someone has picked User-level access control and I cant change it back to Share-level access control. Can anyone help me out???:rolleyes: |
| | I've been through the system (a friend's) how about three hours now and I can't see where the problem is coming from. I've got rid of a lot of nasties but the old directx.sys keeps coming back. How did they get the file in in the first place? I'd already … |
| | So, I'm having a problem with Aurora, but don't seem to have the same item as the other thread starters I've seen. I also saw a post to make sure that you start a new thread, rather than tagging it onto the end of anothers, so here's mine. I removed … |
| | Hi there, really hope i have picked the right 'room' to write this post on. ( new to this). Ok, so i was thinking i was being clever, and silly me have uninstalled ( i think) something that has now stopped me from hearing any sound from my computer... now … |
| | Hi! Can you please help me with this problem? "C:\PROGRA~1\INTERN~2\update\optimi~1.EXE The NTVDM CPU has encountered an illegal instruction CS:0051 IP:02f2 OP:63 6d 3d 43 3a" ThanX!! |
| | I had window xp on my computer and I loaded Window 2003 Now when i first boot up my computer I can go to Internet Explorer and it opens ok but if i close it and try to open it again I get the red circle with a slash through … |
| | ;) hi, well here is a strange setup that i wanna do on my machine. i would like to setup windows xp, redhat linux 9, xandros debian linux and freebsd 5.0 on my machine. i have a 40 gb harddisk. how should i partition my harddisk and how should i … |
| | I nned to know how to change my time to add 20 minutes, I'm in the central time zone and have selected the right time zone and daylight savings time? |
| | After seven hours of searching and applying various fixes to my own corrupted Windows Search NONE of Which Worked!!! You "gurus" out there really let me down this time. (I'm telling ya it was worse then finding out about Santa,the Tooth fairy or even the wiz for that matter) I … |
| | Hi guys, I tried setting up FTP server on windows 2000 and test it on localhost. It worked. But then, when I tried remotely... It's connected, and stop for a while, no prompting of username whatsoever, and then connection closed by remote host. Is there anything I miss??? I've already …  |
| | As I have read many folks have been hit by this Search Extender, Shopping Wizard spyware and I have been hit as well! I need help and would be extremely grateful for it. Thanks in advance for any help! Here is my HiJackThis Log: Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe … |
| | I have tried everything to get my computer to enable my modem but nothing works, went thru the help and it says probably needs enabled in bios ... I have no idea how to enable it can anyone help me please i need to get on the internet, I am … |
| | I recently hooked up a friend's HD to my system. Turns out I got one of the nastiest forms of spyware out there right now. Using Ad-Aware I found I have VX2 modules and registry keys. Ad-Aware cannot delete it, even with a startup scan. I've tried to manually delete … |
 | Hi, I have an EXTREMELLY STUPID question about HijackThis logs. What exactly are they, how do they work, and is there a decent tutorial on them. Thanks in advanced. Thanks again, Ian  |
| | Alright, here's the deal. In the past, I have been able to get most issues figured out with the various programs (adaware, spybot, antivirus, etc.). Whatever issues my computer has now is really stumping me. I'm running windows 98 SE Current installed spyware, virus stuff: AVG Free Ad-aware SE personal … |
| | After discovering the inherent security problems associated with the Enternet Explorer I switched to Firefox as my default browser, are there any similar problems associated with the Outlook Express. For security purposes, is there any advantage in switching to Thunderbird to receive my email? |
| | Recently I received an IM from a friend that said something like "this is cool, check it out" where "this" was a link. After clicking on it, a popup sent me to open a new page and immediately the message started sending to everyone on my buddy list. Clearly it's … |
 | well here is the log of my not to internet savvy friend/ cs clan member, he has a virus on his comp attached through aim and i told him to send me his hjt log and i would help well if u have the will power to find everything wrong … |
| | I have a C and D drive, the D drive is a seperate HD from C, and has no essential files for running windows. I want to format the D Drive and eventually install some version of linux to it. Is it possible to just format it and leave it … |
| | Hi there I am having problems! I cant view animations on the net I have already checked this: On the Tools menu in Internet Explorer, click Internet Options. Click the Advanced tab. Under Multimedia, check one or more of the Show pictures, Play animations, Play videos, or Play sounds check … |
| | Inter net Options..Delete temp files VS Address %temp% which will list them & APPEARS more detailed..Is there a difference? Is the second method more thourough? |
| | Hey Thanks for helping me out. Here's the scoop. New laptop, low level of technical expertise, running Symantec Antivirus version 9. So I recieved some sort of Trojan horse via email buddies I think, and I have tried various things to get rid of it, all to no avail. I … |
| | Hello! In today’s world of identity theft, hacking, phishing, etc. I want to be sure I’m doing everything I can to get any personal information on my PC…just that…personal and protected. I heard a news report this afternoon about “scrubbing |
| | Hello all! I am running 192.168.0 network in my office for connecting my office computers. I have 5 employees in my office all of them are on 192 network. I have one desktop computer with two network cards. On one card I have a real ip of internet that is …  |
| | Hello - I was wondering if anyone could direct me towards some information that outlines a good server maintenance program to follow? I'm running about 10 Windows 2003 servers, one with Exchange 2003 on it. Four (I believe) are DNS servers, and we are running Active Directory as well. Thank … |
| | Okay guys, I don't know much about computers and I'm seeking major help. Problem #1: For some reason, whenever I play a cd in my cd-rom drive, the sound is all distorted. I don't have this problem when I play a music or sound file on my computer, it's just … |
| | Hello, I constantly get pop up windows from [url]www.adblaster2.info[/url], Adaware detects it, but doesnt remove it, spybot doesnt even detect it. I have no clue on how to remove it, it is becoming extremely frustrating. Any help would be fantastic. Thanks guys. Grant McCall |
| | I am the second user on my friend's Mac. He closed about 12 windows I had open, installed some updates, and when I try to log in, I type my password, and the blue barber pole begins to spin. It tells me I am logging in, but it just spins! … |
 | Greetings everyone. Here is my HJT log and my VX 2 log. ============================= HJT Log ====== Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 5:48:57 PM, on 5/10/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINNT\system32\csrss.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\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINNT\System32\svchost.exe … |
| | I have been having a lot of trouble with spyware over the past few months. I think I have gotten my computer almost totally cleaned up, except for one thing. I can not get rid of this "click me" icon that just keeps coming back. It's obviously attached to the … |
| | One of my co-workers attempted to send an e-mail to a customer yesterday. The mail was returned with the following error: "There was a SMTP communication problem with the recipient's email server. Please contact your system administrator. <ourservername #5.5.0 smtp;554 mail server permanently rejected message (#5.3.0)> I have investigated RFC … |
| | I was in a rush to close this morning and some how inadvertently moved the toolbar from the bottom horizontally, to the right hand side vertically. The start botton is at the top right corner, while the clock and icons are at the bottom right with nothing in between. I … |
| | I'm trying to get rid of some annoying popups that are titled Aurora. This is a copy of my HijackThis log...: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:25:26 PM, on 5/17/2005 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\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe … |
 | I keep getting these error messages and my browsers. . IE, FoxFire, and Enigma keep crashing. I was told to rename my host files to oldhosts and let my machine download new ones. It worked for a couple of days but now the problem is back. Can someone please help … |
| | Any help would be greatly appreciated for the following problem: Last week I couldn't log in to my hotmail account as it rejected my password, ( which I have been using for the last 5 years). I had to login by using the "Provide account information and answer your secret … |
| | hey everyone! first off, im running Windows xp (dont laugh plz) with a 56k modem. i have been having the prob recently where my modem keeps wanting to dial into the internet. even when my pc is sitting doing nothing, the dial up window will pop up and automatically start … |
| | My PC is currently Windows XP with SP1. Because of some recent problems I need to perform a Windows XP Repair. I have just slipstreamed my original (non-SP1) Windows XP CD with SP2 so now I have a single, bootable Windows XP disk with SP2 integrated. My question is this... … |
| | Help., I run the Microsoft Anti Spyware & Ad ware YET...The homepage gets HI JACKED... Can anyone help along those lines please |
| | I have a box I installed a 3 user version of Novell 5.0. I have an eMachines PC workstation using Windows 98 connecting to it via a Linksys router. I can't get the PC to connect to the server. How do I get the workstation to connect? The log on … |
| | Hi, Read a couple of posts about Aurora and they seem to be specific to individual machines I have downloaded Hijackthis and saved a log shown below. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Mark. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.0 Scan saved at 11:47:54, on 14/05/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) … |
| | Hi Everyone! I need a PDF Creator, but I was looking at the price of Adobe Acrobat and yikes! I decided to try some freeware and if it works for me, then to move on. . .Is PDFFactory any good? Can anyone suggest to me an EASY software that I … |
| | I ran Spybot, Spysweeper, cwshredder, Bitdefender, TrendMicro, Cleanup (all the latest versions). All found trojans and trash and said it removed but I got a feeling there's more. tried to run Ad-aware but it wouldn't run even uninstalling and downloading the newest and renaming the directory. Windows Update seems to … |
| | I recently encountered this virus and am unable to remove it. It also seems to have disabled my Task Manager. I've run Spyware Doctor, SpyBot: S&D, Registry Mechanic, done numerous online scans but have been unsuccessful. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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