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| | Hi there, Im not to sure whats going on with my PC, but I seem to have some form of spyware/adware. Im running Trend Micro Internet Sec 2004, I have done scans with Spybot, Adaware and Microsoft Antispyware, and basically they all pick up different things and I quarantine them, … |
| | Windows XP SP1. I just got an .iso file, (CD image), from a friend who owed me a copy of 'x' program, and I finally got it on a CD, great. I put the CD in, nothing happens. OK, probably no autorun system. I go to the disc, and it's … |
| | I have run all the required programs including CWShredder, TrendMicro, Spybot, Ad Aware SE, & VX2 Cleaner. However, I am UNABLE to change my homepage. It continues to change on its own to c:\searchpage.html. When I ran TrendMicro, there was one trojan that could not be deleted: mtwirl.dll -- if …  |
| | Alright here's my problem. When I download install files that are bigger than 400megs when they get to 99% everything in my computer freezes up. Then about 15mins later it goes to 100% and everything is unfrozen. Then when I go in the folder where I downloaded the file, the … |
| | Hi, While I was doing so work I accidently knocked the power cable out the back of my PC. Since then I have been experencing no or extremely limited connectivity through my network card. I have re-configered the network settings, changed it from DHCP to static IP, after I did … |
| | My brother-in-law has Windows 2000. He has decided he wants to sell his computer and everything with it. Is there an easy way I can clean out all his documents etc prior to selling, ie a complete clean of the computer basically (cookies, files, temp files etc and favourites). Obviously … |
| | I noticed my computer running slow 3 days ago. I thought maybe I needed to defragment. I had done it last month. I did it and the amount of fragmented files was crazy. It was still running slow so I can the anaylze option on defragmenter. It said I have …  |
| | I have windows 98, on startup it takes forever to load. Same when I click on aol. When I go to web sites my hard drive runs for about a minute or so befor it settles down. Same when I click on something to view. I also get about blank … |
| | Hi guys, my first post and I'm asking for help already Every time when I start up my comp, I'm getting an error and it says that either winsock.scr or dxsetu.exe has to be closed. Also, there are around 10 cmd.exe processes running. this is my Hijackthis log: Logfile of … |
| | I run Avant Browser and recently I went to TrendMicro for a free scan. Since then, my Avant or IE favorites will not allow me to organize them and every time I open Avant, instead of my homepage popping up, a window pops up that asks me if I want … |
| | :confused: I want to get rid of XP and go back to Win 98. How do you do that?[COLOR=Purple]Help, XP Problems[/COLOR] |
| | I just bought a used PC. It is running Windows XP Professional. I don't have the CD. Does anyone know where I can find the recycle bin? |
| | Error Message: (Registry Recovery) One of the files containing the system's Registry data had to be recovered by use of a log or alternate copy. The recovery was successful. Action is to just hit ok. as per MS Site. But it keeps coming up when i boot up the machine. …  |
| | Im looking for some software that will do backups for me. Something that will backup files from one computer to my other around 3 am or something. I dont want it to make a backup of every file on my computer just the folders i specify. Is there anything out … |
| | Hey everyone, I'm trying to find some tutorials for peer-to-peer network programming ( LAN Parties ). I browsed through MSDN for any tutorials, but the only thing they have is stuff on DirectPlay. I would like to know how to connect to another/multiple computers. I've been reading up on Windows … |
| | Hey folks.. I wasny paying attition and i did a microsoft spyware scan and deleted 2 threats.. both where newdot stuff.. now when i restart my comp i get a message the it cany find newdot.dll ect ect files. then it cant load up mt anti-virus and other programs.. then …  |
| | well im at my friends house and his computer is running really slow. i have tried many things but when he does anything on his computer it takes forever. if you could please take a look. here is the log Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 6:15:42 PM, on … |
| | Have just downloaded skype.com, what do you think of this Program? Thank-you Peter. |
 | Here's a network analysis tool that can be powerful, for you guys that are helping people out. Let me know what you think about it. [url="http://www.samspade.org/ssw/"]http://www.samspade.org/ssw/[/url] not only can you do header analysis but it includes the following: -analysing email headers and tracking down the sender -searching usenet for information … |
| | When I insert my memory stick into my Sony Vaio, it used to open up the Wizard to automatically download my digital pictures. Actually, it opened the window that said "Choose an Action". Now it doesn't do that anymore. I've already gone into My Computer and right clicked into Properties, … |
| | I have recently formatted my hard drive because it was beyond rescue. i installed windows xp professional on it and now cannot seem to install the 'video controller' (vga compatble). I cannot identify the make of it and so am not abler to go direct to the manufacturers website and …  |
| | how to remove loverspy demo? thanks.. i tried ad-aware SE personal and spyware doctor.. it's still there... |
| | This is driving me crazy and im soo tired of hotoffers.com//... Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:59:20 PM, on 3/27/2005 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:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec … |
 | When I try to view wmp video, the content is somehow reverse colored or just different colors, so it becomes weird looking. Every now and then I have to adjust the hue and the contrast in video settings tab, but it very much gets annoying to do it everytime. This … |
| | Hey, I don't really know what the problem is, but sometimes my computer just freezes up for no reason; I have no idea what the problem is because I run spyware scans regularly and virus scans as well. It used to happen with very little frequency, maybe once a week … |
| | Hello. I run Panda Software for my antivirus software. When completing a recent scan Panda found the Trojan Mitglieder.BO virus. It said notified but not deleted or quarantined. Does anyone know how to get rid of this virus? It is slowing my system down so much it's ridiculous. I also … |
| | I had norton anti virus on my pc and as i was having problems detecting a virus someone advised me to download panda anti virus aswell, i did this last night and now everything has gone pear shaped! if i go to task manager there are hundreds of things running … |
| | When I try to get on Msn is shows am error message of <formname=hiddenform action = "http:loginpassport.net/uilogin.srf?id=2"method=POST target= I renewed McAfee om 3/23 ever since then it's been miessed up |
| | I am new to hosting my own website (i want to get away from geocities.com). I have a laptop and a desktop pc which are both wireless in my house. I want to host it from my desktop (im getting an old p2 in about a year which ill host …  |
 | My browser security settings are preventing me from running web applications containing ActiveX. I looked on Microsoft's website and it said that the if the "Sites" button is not available in the Trusted Sites zone that I should contact my system administrator. Can any of you help? I scanned my … |
| | I downloaded the Ad-aware,and the ie-spyad, and I cleaned all I could, but I'm still having problems. I can't do any updates with the Norton Antivirus so I'm not protected. What can I do to recover it? I contacted Norton and they have not responded. I get these adult messages … |
| | I reinstalled XP over the old XP. Now, I can search around and find sme of the old files and some even run. But can't get back to like desktop, documents etc. I tried restore but it started over with the new install date and time. So..is there like a … |
| | This problem started happening a couple of days ago. When I'm on certain websites and launch a window (usually a java pop up), the pop up window appears...begins to load for a second and then disappears completely. Also, the original Website that I launched from disappears too! :eek: I'm running … |
| | The New Poly Win32 virus is infecting any new software I attempt to install on my machine. As I install the software, a McAfee dialogue appears that detects the virus and states it cannot be cleaned - I can quarantine or delete the file. I have updated my DAT and … |
| | I have bought a new sound card and it has a rear output and I wanted to use it but I can not find the rear volume. Does XP have a rear slider? |
| | Ok, Now windows nor my Bios, are seeing my 2 DVD Drives (ones a burner and ones a reader). They both worked 2 days ago, so I know jumpers and things are right, the only thing is, could it be a dead IDE port on my M/B? Plz help me! … |
| | Yes I have tried EVERYTHING except submitting this log file which seems to be recomended. I would grealty appreciate your help since over 5 minutes pop 14 ups appear, and internet explorer is not even open. My friend is really frustrated with all these pop ups are quite annoying. So … |
| | Invasion of something new! (I thought I had downloaded the latest version of Hijack This) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help! Please! Several days ago a super-tenacious toolbar appeared which I thought I had finally eliminated via the Control Panel, AVG, and Spybot. It was called something like "web search" and I suspect my … |
 | Can someone please help me? I somehow got this search toolbar and i cant get rid of it. First i went into add/remove programes in the control panel and uninstalled it from there. Then about a day later it came back :eek: So i tried the same thing again, add/remove, … |
| | Hi, I am also new to the forum. Right now ive got hit hard with a bunch of crap and im stilling milling through the mess. I have taken down few of the viruses but this one is giving me the slip. Its where certain words are linked and when … |
| | anyone knows why my connection tray keeps hanging? i kept losing connection and got to restart the pc in order to be online again.. |
| | I have bought a copy of windows xp home upgrade from best buy for a friends old 333 mhz, 128 ram machine. She had 95 origionally and upgraded it to win 98 and after many problems she wants to go to windows xp like the rest of her computers. Her … |
| | For the first two days the NAV 2004 was installed, I was able to scan without a glitch -- but now nothing happens (same applies to the right-click > "Scan with Norton Antivirus"). However, although nothing happens, you can see that navw32.exe appears in the Task Manager each time the … |
| | As far as my internet connection goes, almost everying works fine. My only current problem is that when using any type of sharing program, it stays in the connecting phase and never connects. They've worked fine in the past with the same settings(as far as I know), but I've recently … |
| | Is there a way to reinstall WINXP w/o a CD?? |
| | Hey everyone! I am thinking off to update windows from 2000 to XP... However, I have a few questions regarding this update.. 1) Would it harmful for my computer or would I lose any data? 2) Should I update or not? I have the answer of question number two myself... … |
| | This is what I got for a report. C:\WINDOWS\Minidump\Mini032405-01.dmp C:\DOCUME~1\JAMESD~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER1.tmp.dir01\sysdata.xml At the time i was playing dungeon siege a computer game online, suddenly the monitor went blue, flashed bunch of normal error coding message, then the system shut itself down and restarted. |
| | Hello - I recently reformatted my Windows XP with a disk from 2002. Within 30 seconds of hooking up my DSL modem, I'm flooded with popups, spyware, etc etc. So, I installed ZoneAlarm's 15 day free trial so I can d/l all the windows security updates with at least some … |
 | On another one of my computers I am constantly asked to put in my windowsXP disk because some files are unreconised. I know the system is stable and dont want to reinstall any files. Is there anyway I can disable this pop up from coming up? |
| | A girl at my work is a computer newbie,and I try to help her out as much as possible but this time I have no idea what the computers problem is,she keeps getting a message that says this..... System shutdown This system is shutting down.Please save all work in progress …  |
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