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anbullet, upgrading your BIOS code is not something to be taken lightly - if the flash goes wrong your sys may not start at next reboot. Pretty much, your current BIOS code would be well capable of handling your devices - only if you were considering a major device upgrade …

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A damsel in distress.... okay. ==Download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) from [url]http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix.zip[/url] Extract the content (a folder named SmitfraudFix) to your Desktop. - Restart your computer in Safe Mode. - Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click SmitfraudFix.cmd, select option #2 - Clean [type 2 and Enter] You will be prompted: "Registry …

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Hello, doc... if you still require a bit of help then this may be it. Please remove one of your two resident AV scanning services - they will conflict and disrupt your system. These entries are for repairs that have benn done previously but not fully implemented by whatever tools …

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hello, pacian. Would you do the following please? Use hijackthis to fix these three services: O23 - Service: JNGGEIFO - Unknown owner - C:\DOCUME~1\KYLEZH~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\JNGGEIFO.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: MIMGIC - Unknown owner - C:\DOCUME~1\KYLEZH~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\MIMGIC.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: MKBN - Unknown owner - C:\DOCUME~1\KYLEZH~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\MKBN.exe (file missing) ==Get CCleaner …

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You still have a beta for IE!? Gee.... my halfpenworth? [bit like a cent, just older] worth of advice would be to stick with IE6, unless you desire a shoddy, bloated attempt to emulate FF, in which case get IE7 and find some sites still do not support it. Use …

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The toolbar will have a file that it runs from, and a reg key to start it. Remove them. Then follow up with a cleaner and online scan, Kaspersky or Panda.

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Hi. Uninstall Google Desktop. Make sure the O4, O20 and O23 entries are removed. Restart. Does stuff work now? No? Then repair the links: [url]http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/linkfile_fix.zip[/url] Let me know what works [or not... ]

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Go back to that repair store, tell them that they loaded your pc from an XP CD that is more up-to-date than yours, and reasonably demand that they burn you a copy of the CD they used. For no charge, or pretty much just the cost of a CD blank. …

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==Download this temp file cleaner from [url]http://www.atribune.org/ccount/click.php?id=1[/url] --click in the download window to run it, and when ATF Cleaner opens go Select all, and then Empty Selected. Next click Firefox [if you have that browser..] at the top, Select All again, and Empty Selected again. Follow that procedure also if …

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Download the file from here, unzip it to the same folder and dclick the file linkfile_fix.reg; answer yes to merge it with your registry. [url]http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/linkfile_fix.zip[/url] - This may solve your problem, it certainly will not make things worse. [when you dclick the unzipped file it may just open in notepad …

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Remove this Service: COM+ System Application Manage ==Go Start, run, type services.msc -and press Enter. Maximise the window and at foot select Extended tab, scroll to the specific service, rclick it, select properties. Write down the exact Service Name. Press Stop if it is highlighted [you may have to set …

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just for the heck of it, try that rootkit scan again. I bet it is back... cos nothing else was done, and it would be a shabby rootkit indeed that let itself get deleted just like that. Jus fer intrest sake... what is whataboutadog.com?

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Mmm... the log is clean.... and I have not considered much further. I would suspect shell32.dll, possibly shell.dll also?... maybe even explorer.exe. You could try re-registering those two dll's with regsvr32: regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\shell32.dll regsvr32 c:\windows\system32\shell.dll But I don't really know. If no-one else has ideas shoot for a Windows Repair …

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Hi, chic, this should get you sorted: Start hijackthis,select Scan Only, place checkmarks against all the entries listed below that still exist, and then press Fix Checked. O2 - BHO: (no name) - {02478D38-C3F9-4efb-9B51-7695ECA05670} - (no file) O2 - BHO: MSVPS System - {695A94FD-15D0-4ED7-8F40-D2B3BDC42C15} - (no file) O2 - BHO: …

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I'm only posting here cos Crunchie oughta be in bed asleep atm... Give Vundifix a chance.. if it freezes restart it, try a few times, checking to see if you get a report. If it reports files and is unable to delete any, rerun it until it does. And if …

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It's just an annoying worm that has as its only function the display of that gif. ==Get CCleaner from [url]http://www.ccleaner.com/[/url] - and put it in a new folder. You should aim to keep this one for general use. I set the installation checkboxes only to open from the recycle bin. …

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Hello, Dan. Just to clear the decks a lil would you please do these things: You need to remove some entries from your hosts file: Either: ==download HostsXpert from [url]http://www.funkytoad.com/content/view/13/31/[/url] -click Restore MS Hosts File button. Some security applications, possibly also various malware, will lock your Hosts file [as a …

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This may do the trick.. it certainly won't harm your sys: ==Please copy the text between the lines to a notepad [format/wordwrap unchecked] and save as fixkey.reg, as type "all files", to your desktop; dclick it to run... agree; if it opens in notepad instead rclick the icon [file], choose …

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==Download SDFix from here: [url]http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/SDFix.exe[/url] and save it to your desktop. Dclick SDFix.exe and choose Run to extract it to %systemdrive%, which commonly will be C:\ ATF Cleaner: ==Download this temp file cleaner from [url]http://www.atribune.org/ccount/click.php?id=1[/url] --click in the download window to run it, and when ATF Cleaner opens go Select …

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This should help: CCleaner: ==Get CCleaner from [url]http://www.ccleaner.com/[/url] - and put it in a new folder. You should aim to keep this one for general use. I set the installation checkboxes only to open from the recycle bin. It's neater that way. Now run CCleaner from the recycle bin rclick …

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Your log shows as clean... but this information and reg file may fix your problem.. Home - [url]http://www.dougknox.com/[/url] [so you know who you are dealing with... :)] Links - [url]http://www.dougknox.com/xp/xp_fixes.html[/url] The link you want - [url]http://www.dougknox.com/xp/fileassoc/linkfile_fix.zip[/url] Dl that file, unzip it and run it; it restores default shortcut and other …

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With Kaspersky as a resident and using Panda for an online scanner, plus doing an AVG AS scan, I think you should be fairly clean. Use hijackthis to fix the following entries, empty your AVG quarantine bin, and you should be fine. Note that messenger is running in background..., R0 …

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Interesting log. Makes it tough to read, considering that the dodgy entries could well be typos... :) O4 - HKLM\..\Run [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\justched.exe" -is that "t" in justsched.exe a typo? Okay, movin on. Alwil + AVG AV's. One MUST go. Now. MyWebSearch Search Assistant - Go to Add/Remove programs and …

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Certainly should be able to help , Bryn, but we need the whole log, including header.

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Hi there, dahlys, Start hijackthis, select Scan Only, place checkmarks against all the entries listed below that still exist, and then press Fix Checked. O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SearchIndexer] rundll32.exe "C:\WINDOWS\system32\fjyegqqp.dll",sitypnow You could then try searching for this file and deleting it, but I bet it has changed its name if …

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==Download SDFix from here: [url]http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/SDFix.exe[/url] and save it to your desktop. Dclick SDFix.exe and choose Run to extract it to %systemdrive%, which commonly will be C:\ ==Get CCleaner from [url]http://www.ccleaner.com/[/url] - and put it in a new folder. You should aim to keep this one for general use. I set …

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You say you've hit it with AV... but what about AS? The log is LOADED, and you have two resident AV services - that is not good, one is all you can run. Remove one now. You have a redirector, vundo, bunch of trojan/spywares... Help? Okay... ==Download fixwareout from [url]http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/lonny/Fixwareout.exe[/url] …

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Hi, I am sure you will be glad to know that one of your bits of malware is a backdoor worm. For a start go to CP, add/remove pgms and uninstall AskBar Search Assistant. ==Download this temp file cleaner from [url]http://www.atribune.org/ccount/click.php?id=1[/url] --click in the download window to run it, and …

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Hello, tarn... a simple fix... it's a couple of hosts file entries in your registry...so: Start hijackthis, -select Scan Only, place checkmarks against all the entries listed below that still exist, and then press Fix Checked. O1 - Hosts: 63.236.0.238 [url]www.facebook.com[/url] O1 - Hosts: 63.236.0.238 facebook.com You probably picked something …

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no, your HD will not boot in another machine because drivers, chipset specs, HAL would be all for the other motherboard, vid card and other peripherals.. you will have to reinstall the OS. If you have the key then any version of XP which matches your original installation that the …

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==Download SDFix from here: [url]http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/SDFix.exe[/url] and save it to your desktop. Dclick SDFix.exe and choose Run to extract it to %systemdrive%, which commonly will be C:\ ==Download this temp file cleaner from [url]http://www.atribune.org/ccount/click.php?id=1[/url] --click in the download window to run it, and when ATF Cleaner opens go Select all, and …

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Pssstt... cindy.. if you're still about rename hijackthis!! and post the whole log before he sees that short one... we don't want to test him too much! Shhh... but what you've done is rename/create a new folder! Change hijackthis.exe to analysethis.exe, then delete the "duplicate" folder C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe You …

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Use the XP boot file, it works. And Xp will install onto any partition [on any drive, disk], which is why setup asks where you wish to install it. Why did you panic and back out? these things are removable.. Just a point... L:? - it is obviously not a …

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AV services are to catch viruses. Trojans generally fall under the heading Spyware. So go to AVG site n get their AS! That should solve your problem. First clean: ==Get CCleaner from [url]http://www.ccleaner.com/[/url] - and put it in a new folder. You should aim to keep this one for general …

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If you are using Pro you can enable Taskmanager via group policy - run gpedit.msc and work down the tree thus: User Configuration, Administrative Templates, System, Ctrl+Alt+Del Options..... Else if you have Home [or as well Pro ] run this script: ==Please copy the text between the lines to a …

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Possibly.. ==Download SmitfraudFix (by S!Ri) from [url]http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix.zip[/url] Extract the content (a folder named SmitfraudFix) to your Desktop. - Open the SmitfraudFix folder and double-click smitfraudfix.cmd, select option #1 - Search [type 1 and Enter]; a text file will appear which lists infected files (if present). It will also create a …

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Kilegoty, nothing shows bad on that log... but if you have real doubts then try this: [panda will clean any viruses it finds but only points out spyware... please clean up first]: ==Get CCleaner from [url]http://www.ccleaner.com/[/url] - and put it in a new folder. You should aim to keep this …

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If you have real concerns then these tools should confirm or allay them: First, clean: ==Get CCleaner from [url]http://www.ccleaner.com/[/url] - and put it in a new folder. You should aim to keep this one for general use. I set the installation checkboxes only to open from the recycle bin. It's …

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Hello, sai.. ==Download this file to your desktop: [url]http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe[/url] ==Go Start, run, type services.msc -and press Enter. Maximise the window and at foot select Extended tab, scroll to the specific service (cmdService), rclick it, select properties. Write down the exact Service Name. Press Stop if it is highlighted [you may …

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A bit of trouble in there; because IE will not run for online scans yet try this - Services: ==Go Start, run, type services.msc -and press Enter. Maximise the window and at foot select Extended tab, scroll to the specific service (VAPSV), rclick it, select properties. Write down the exact …

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Hello, shyam... a bit of confusion in my mind?.... this is how I see things: the way you have partitioned your disk and your saying C: is the primary partition suggests you have one primary and one extended partition [the latter with logical drives].. Only a primary partition may be …

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Hello, pr lady.... win32.dll would have to be some third party software, not windows... do a search for it in explorer and check its properties. Then rename it to win32.dll.old Nothing looks bad on that log, but pls try this [if IE will let you do it...]: ==Get CCleaner from …

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Try this first - it may give a hint: Reg keys/batch file text ==Please copy the text between the lines to a notepad [format/wordwrap unchecked] and save as showkey.bat, as type "all files", to your desktop; dclick it to run, then post the file C:\showkey.txt __________________________________________________________ reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies >C:\showkey.txt …

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hbk wished you to fix certain entries with hijackthis... Start hijackthis, select Scan Only, place checkmarks against all the entries listed below that still exist, and then press Fix Checked. O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file) O2 - BHO: (no name) - {EEB97AC3-B47A-A0D9-7438-BAA93FEB5B93} - (no file) …

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First thing....do you still have Spywaredoctor on your machine? Because I could not see an entry for it.. and am wondering if Symantec is not picking up a siganture in the sdhelp.exe file.... Moving on.. i walked my eyes over the HT log and could not see any supicious entries. …

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Try deleting this file: C:\DOCUME~1\ASD\LOCALS~1\Temp\{0AA6B961-21D9-4FBB-A265-816E5A696479}\sidebar.exe If it resists use this tool: ==This one is a general purpose deleter, Unlocker 1.8.5: [url]http://filehippo.com/download_unlocker/[/url] Dclick the exe to install it, unchecking the updater and assistant boxes. It runs from the rclick context menu, and that is cool. Say how it goes... and how …

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To save time can I just send you here: -use the MVPS pgm, IEFix from: [url]http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm[/url] -which includes dll registration as well as the ie.inf installation. You will need your installation CD.

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