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[b]1. [/b]Download and run [url="http://www.stevewolfonline.com/Downloads/DMR/Spyware%20Tools/EliteBar%20Remover/EliteToolbarRemover.exe"]ElitebarRemover[/url]. [b] 2.[/b] Run HijackThis again and have it fix:: [b] O2 - BHO: (no name) - {5C8B2A36-3DB1-42A4-A3CB-D426709BBFEB} - (no file) O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [checkrun] C:\windows\system32\elitetro32.exe O16 - DPF: {30CE93AE-4987-483C-9ABE-F2BD5301AB70} - [url="http://64.156.31.79/100039/uk/ringtone/ringtone.exe"]http://64.156.31.79/100039/uk/ringtone/ringtone.exe[/url][/b] [b]3. [/b]Reboot into safe mode (you get to the safe mode boot option by …

Unfortunately, given the series of events you describe, it does sound like the drive has gone south. If the disk corruption is serious enough, or if the problem is the result of a failure of the drive's controller electronics, chances are that you may not even be able to reinstall. …

You're running a slightly older (1.99.0) version of HijackThis. Before we start to dig in, please download the latest (1.99.1) version and post a log from [i]that[/i] version.

[QUOTE=bangbangyerdead]...as far as i can tell i have no virus on my comp..[/QUOTE]Um... then why did you post this in the Viruses, Spyware, and other Nasties forum? :mrgreen: Seriously though- that does sound much more like a hardware or driver problem, so I'm going to move this to what (I …

Since this isn't a virus/spyware/etc. problem, I'm going to move this thread over into a more general Window forum so that you can get more "eyeballs" on the problem. Buckle up, we're going for a ride.....

[QUOTE=Wicked_Choco]umm they CANT die.... [/QUOTE]Ahh... you'd be surprised what Danny can kill when he puts his heart into it. :mrgreen:

No- that is definitely [i]not[/i] normal, and may be indicative of failing electronic circuitry in the monitor itself.

It looks like one of the QT plugin's file-association entries in the Registry got corrupted somehow. You can have HJT fix the entry, but you may have to reinstall or update QuickTime to regain whatever functionality might have been lost as a result of the corruption. If you're curious, you …

That depends on the exact files/folders that you're dealing with, now doesn't it? :mrgreen: Please give us more specific information on that and we'll help you out.

[QUOTE]The long list of Read me threads in the viruses, spyware and other nasties looks disgusting [/QUOTE] Hmm... I was just looking at that mess over the weekend and thinking the same thing. We must all be taking the same little blue pills or something... :mrgreen: Danny, I think your …

The modem is producing sound because it has a built-in speaker of its own. dsound.dll is part of Microsoft's DirectX multi-media support package; it sounds like your DirectX got corrupted somehow. Try either reinstalling or upgrading your DirectX components. You can get the download's from Microsoft's site.

While I can't say that these are the source of your problem, your log does show indications of infection. 1. You should print out these directions, as you cannot have any web browsers open while performing the following HijackThis fixes. 2. With any/all web browsers closed, have HJT fix: [b] …

[QUOTE=autorep]Thinking about getting a Mac instead!![/QUOTE] Bah! - just install Linux on your PC. :mrgreen: Actually, just switching to a browser other than IE will protect you from [i]a lot[/i] of this stuff if you need to stick with Windows.

[b] O1 - Hosts: terminalserver 192.168.0.12 O1 - Hosts: fileserver 192.168.0.10 O1 - Hosts: exchangeserver 192.168.0.11 [/b]Those are actually probably valid host entries for different machines on Hoggy12's internal network. The IP addresses are all in the private, non-routable address range of a Class C network, so they aren't hijacks/redirects.

1. Scan with SpyBot and also Ad Aware; have them fix everything they find. 2. You can try a System Restore, but although that may remove the effects of the nasties, the actual malicious files will probably still be left on your system. 3. If the problem persists after the …

[QUOTE=nizzy1115]i just read this article and it says that you can log on to anothers computer with out knowing it thinking its a hotspot. My question is in wireless settings there are 2 types, access point and computer to computer.,,,[/QUOTE]Technically, the differentiation is between "infrastructure" mode and "ad hoc" mode; …

1. WEP is definitely [i]not[/i] secure (although it [i]is[/i] better than nothing). Cracking any level of WEP encryption is considered a trivial task these days for anyone who is truly intent on doing so and has the right setup. Depending on your location (and the sensitivity/importance of the data traversing …

In addition to the info in caperjack's post: 1. After you've made sure that no instances of IEXPLORE.EXE are running, have HijackThis fix: [b] R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName = R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 aimtoday.aol.com O1 - Hosts: 217.116.231.7 …

This is new t your logs and I don't like the looks of it: C:\PROGRAM FILES\POKERSTARS.NET\POKERSTARS.EXE Gaming/gambling programs and sites are notorious for spyware; uninstall that program.

Your logs show signs of multilple infections; please do the following: 1. Uninstall all "Acceleration Software"/eAcceleration"-related software through your Add/Remove Programs control panel. Those products have, at best, a shady reputation. 2. Again through your Add/Remove Programs control panel, remove all MyWay/MySearch/MySearchBar/etc. programs; they are malicious. 3. Run a full …

Log is sqeaky clean; you look good to go. :) One thing though- I see that you have the ZA firewall and SpyBot's "Sd Helper" installed, but I see no indication of any anti-virus software. You really should have some sort of real-time AV protection running.

- Does the CD drive show up correctly in Device Manager? - Does it even spin up when you insert a CD? - Does this happen with both data CDs and music CDs?

If you run the following command, what info does it return concerning the exact chipset that your NIC uses: [font=verdana, arial, helvetica, bitstream vera][size=2][color=red] [color=Black]lspci[/color][/color][color=Black] -vv | [/color][color=Black]grep [/color][color=Black]Eth [/color] (Case-sensitive; the first "l" is a lower-case "L")[/size][/font]

Does this happen on all sites, or just some? Some sites are designed in such a way that when you hit the "Back" button, you just get redirected to the same page that you're trying to leave (regardless of what browser you're using). I'm not a web programmer, so I …

If you're connecting the computers together directly (that is, not through a hub/switch/router), you need to make sure you are using a "crossover" Ethernet cable; the computers will not be able to communicate if you try to connect them using a standard Ethernet cable. The following link has a bit …

Hello Aebeyes- welcome to our forums. :) Your log definitely does show indications of a few different infections, but I can't give you a full response right now due to the fact that it's dinner time in my end of the world. I'll pass a message on to a few …

That is an [i]extremely[/i] broad question; can you narrow it down a bit?: - What experience do you have with *NIX operating systems? - What experience do you have programming for the various *NIX operating systems (Linux, BSD, etc.), and which would be your platform of choice? - Are there …

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1. [b]C:\Arquivos de programas\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe[/b] The log entry above indicates that you had at least 1 instance of Internet Explorer running when you ran HijackThis. Before fixing problems with HijackThis, you must make sure to close/quit ALL instances of your web browser! HijackThis cannot fully perform its fixes while browsers …

Hi Heidi719, This does actually sound more like a general Internet Explorer issue rather than something caused by malicious infections, so I'm moving this to our Web Browser forum now. You should get more "eyeballs" on your question in that forum.

You might find more detailed information on the problem in your system logs. You can view the logs with the Event Viewer utility in your Administrative Tools control panel. Look through the messages in the System and Application logs, especially those identified as "Error" or "Warning". If you find any …

I'd wait for their software to arrive first of all, but in the mean time: Is there anything more to the "IDE #1" error you mention? Giving us as much specific and exact information as possible up front will allow us help you most quickly.

It's a known issue, but as far as I could find, Microsoft hasn't published an official fix. Here are a few links to other discussions of the problem; it might involve a bit of "trial and error", but see if any of the suggested fixes work for you: [url]http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/828026.htm[/url] [url]http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win2000/t1067828483[/url] …

Although you [i]could[/i] do that with many DOS and early Windows programs, you need to go through the true installation process with modern applications. I'll give you the gory details of why that's true if you'd like, but the short answer is that just moving the program folders to the …

It's been a while since I've dealt with that era of Macs, so I might not be right about some of the following; it comes from now dim and distant memory: 1. First of all, to upgrade to any version of OS 9, you need to be running at least …

That's a very clean log, but I do see one "nasty" there. 1. Have HJT fix: [b] O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KavSvc] C:\WINNT\System32\pvvirz.exe[/b] 2. Open Windows Explorer, and in the Folder Options->View settings under the Tools menu, select "show hidden files and folders", and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and …

Ok- your log shows signs of a few different infections, a couple of which can by rather persistent. Given that, this will be a multi-step cleaning process, so please bear with us. 1. You'll need to download a few detection and removal tools; we'll probably need them later on in …

First of all, please uninstall Spyware Begone. The program is bogus in that is known to "warn" you of infections that may not even be present on your system in an attempt to scare you into paying $$ for their full package. More on that and other bogus "anti-spyware" programs …

[QUOTE=Ragnarok]...I was wondering if I could legally change the registration terms and conditions so that it stats if you start a new account on my forums with the intent of millisus or corrutive I can then find that person money (a lot of money).[/QUOTE]You can change the conditions in your …

That's called a disk quota. How it's implemented in general (and what options you have specifically in that regard) will depend primarilly on what operating system you're using. Give us more specific info on your setup and we'll try to help from there.

- Believe it or not, people are reporting Good Things about Microsoft's new [url="http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx"]Anti-Spyware utility[/url]. It's only a beta release right now, but you might want to give it a try. - There are couple of anti-virus programs out there which are keeping a few steps ahead of Norton/Symantec and …

Hi jay2511, Your HJT log doesn't show any indications that malicious programs are the cause of your problem. Since you've already determined that [i]something [/i]is spiking your CPU usage, I'm assuming that you've discovered that through Task Manager. You can sort your running processes in the Task Manager by their …

Multimedia creation and manipulation (at the consumer level or the high-end professional level) has always been one of the Mac's strongest areas. 1. Finding picture/video editing programs which fulfill your needs will not be a problem, although I haven't worked with Macs very much in a couple of years, so …

[QUOTE=kc0arf]Moving the thread to the Virus forum[/QUOTE]Thanks Christian. Hi nicwat- wlecome to DaniWeb. :) Please give us the information MichaelV asked for; the more specifics we have to work with, the faster we'll be able to help you get your system clean. If you don't already have (and don't want …

[QUOTE=foxkueh]There is also a Default User.WINDOWS folder in Documents & Settings folder, together with other folders which I believe I didn't create. Is is safe to delete all those folders? I open the User Accounts in Control Panel but can only see three accounts namely Games, JK and Guest. I …

Hi phobos- welcome to TechTalk. :) This may be a long shot, but the "wake on lan" (WOL) networking feature sometimes causes this behaviour. If you haven't done so already, disable WOL in the BIOS, and uncheck the "Allow this device to bring the computer out of standby" option in …

[font=Verdana][QUOTE=cscgal]I just couldn't resist holding back any longer. So I think I may have released it a tad early[/QUOTE] lol. Um, well... yeah, a [i]little[/i] bit of a "heads-up" would have been nice; the changes got applied in between the time I had read a post and then had a …

The first thing to do when troubleshooting network/Internet related problems, especially problems involving security/privacy issues, is to make sure that your firewall software is [i]completely[/i] disabled. Since you said you had McAfee, I'd suggest that you go into the program's options, turn off the option to start the program automatically …

ISearch is not a "Firefox thing" at all, and it is software that you [i]do not want living on your computer.[/i] Despite all of ISearch's statements to the contrary (and their legal proceedings against those who disagree with their position), their software falls firmly under the categories of adware, spyware, …

I'd rule out the possibility of virus/spyware infections first. Have a look through the threads in our Viruses, Spyware, and other Nasties forum for suggestions and directions on some of the procedures you can follow determine if malicious programs are part of the problem.