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| | I have a virus on my computer that when I search something on google and click on a search result, the link takes me to a random website and the computer is running a lot slower than usual. I have Ad-Aware, Malawarebytes Anti-Malaware, Sypot Search & Destroy, Hijack This, and …  |
 | It's not the first time that Johnny Depp has died according to the Internet, but this time he is not alone. According to an ongoing online campaign, celebrities including Beyonce, Bon Jovi, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz and David Beckham have all been killed in tragic circumstances. Perhaps surprisingly [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/thread306364.html"]Lady Gaga … |
 | [ATTACH=RIGHT]16752[/ATTACH]Intel announced on Thursday their agreement to purchase all of McAfee’s common stocks at $48 a share, a deal approximately worth $7.68 billion. McAfee will act as a wholly-owned subsidiary and report to Intel’s Software and Services Group. The endeavor marks what is sure to be a harmonious relationship for …  |
| | Hi I was looking for some ideas and techniques on developing an antivirus engine. Not really sure how the code should go, or how the program will scan the system. Please state any ideas, or ways to approach the engine development. Thanks. |
| | I have become infected with the Security Tool virus/trojan/malware. In normal startup mode for Windows XP SP2. I am not able to run any .exe programs without getting a message from Security Tool that the program is infected with (insert virus/trojan/malware here) and is attempting to send my credit card … |
| | Security company [URL="http://www.barracudalabs.com/"]Barracuda Networks[/URL] has named Google the "king of malware," in [URL="http://www.barracudalabs.com/downloads/BarracudaLabs2010MidyearSecurityReport.pdf"]a report released this month[/URL] that shows the popular search site linking to twice as many malware sites and files as its chief competitors, Bing, Twitter, and Yahoo combined. [ATTACH]16328[/ATTACH]Barracuda points to a growing need for online reputation … |
| | [ATTACH=right]16305[/ATTACH]No more shortcuts for hackers - that's the word from Microsoft, which plans to release a patch today that the company says will fix a security loophole. The issue is tied to the way the Windows OS handles shortcuts, or .lnk files, or as Microsoft explains it in the [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/2286198.mspx"]official … |
| | Hello Yesterday I downloaded this: [B][COLOR="Red"]Infected Executable File Removed[/COLOR].[/B] My Panda antivirus didn't see anything wrong with it, but it is some sort of spyware or trojan. Since I ran it last night, my IE opens up sometimes with an IQ test page '=) Today I ran a quick scan … |
| | [ATTACH=right]16252[/ATTACH][URL="http://mobile.venturebeat.com/2010/07/28/android-wallpaper-app-that-steals-your-data-was-downloaded-by-millions/"]Questions have been raised[/URL] about an Android wallpaper application that is collecting personal data and sending it to a site, [url]www.imnet.com[/url], in Shenzen, China. It's unclear why the data is being collected or what use might be made of it. The app Wallpaper, which originated from developer Jackeey, was uploaded … |
| | Hi, A couple of weeks ago I had a bad virus on my computer (Anti-Vir 2010 suite or something like that). I ran all the scans out there, and thought i had removed it. But then, my websites and google searches kept getting redirected to other websites. That was the … |
| | Hello all, Recently I discovered Anti-Malware Doctor on my computer. It said there were 32 viruses, etc but I didn't remember installing it so I got out Norton 360, found it was the virus, and got it deleted. However, now Firefox works and Norton doesn't... And I am at a … |
| | hello my system is effected from virus it seems as from last 2 days i have started getting lots of popups of symantec email proxy is blocking emails. As i am not running any email server or any thing so that made me conclude that there is some virus which … |
| | The good news is that security savvy Windows users will, more than likely, have already disabled the AutoRun and AutoPlay features. The bad news is that a new zero-day vulnerability could care less, and executes automatically anyway. [attach]15918[/attach]The zero-day vulnerability in question was first spotted by Sergey Ulase, a researcher … |
| | i recently found out i had the virus called RECYCLER, and that it had infected my usb and hard drive. So the first thing i did was end the process called ctfmon.exe, as i read it was part of the virus. I also ran a program called combofix with a … |
| | I used to use this site all thetime but i have been outta the computer game for 2 years and need some help. I have multiple error mainly when trying to install things... Like a dvd player and filehippo's update checker. I also had a Dr Watson Postmortem error a … |
| | For the longest time there has been an implied, some might even say explicit, connection between computer infection and online pornography. According to one developer of AntiVirus software that connection has now been well and truly broken. Ondrej Vlcek, the CTO at [URL="http://www.avast.com"]AVAST Software[/URL], has announced the results of research … |
| | I have the AV security suite virus, and I am trying to remove it. RIght now I am using my sister's laptop. I tried starting it in safe mode with networking but Cisco is retarded and wants me to enter a password that I don't know, so I copied the …  |
| | I got a computer to repair that would not turn on and boot up. After manually connecting the hard drive and removing the viruses the computer now works. But, after another virus scan more viruses where found and removed now it seems the computer is working faster and better but … |
| | Hello; I recently started having a problem on my Dell E1505 laptop running Windows XP-SP3, where multiple internet browser windows start opening by themselves ramdomly. It doesn't seem to matter if I'm using IE8, Firefox or AOL Browser, the problem keeps happening. There are times where it won't happen for … |
| | I use fire fox and only fire fox I have not run IE in months and this has just started to happen. Here is my HJT log file. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 5:13:53 PM, on 7/6/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer … |
| | I have a few things I want to make that I havent yet so this will be a later project but I was just wondering, How would a anti virus program work in C#? I've seen ones on youtube that iterate through your HD and looks for keywords like "Virus","Trojan" … |
| | It use to open with adds in it but now i think mcafee blocked all of internet explorers internet access. Now it still opens but nothing is on the page so i ran a hijack now scan. ill put that in a different post if it helps |
| | Greetings From E.G.: I want to help those whom I can help. Back up all your data first VIP> On a flash drive or whatever your preference is. Then if you know where your last restore point was before the viruses, spyware, maleware, etc showed up...Try this. Go to your … |
 | A study by a computer security lab has found that porn sites "harboured malware or used "shady" practices to squeeze money out of their visitors," according to an [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10289009.stm"]article [/URL]by the BBC on the study. (In other news, rocks are hard and water is wet.) Researchers from the [URL="http://iseclab.org/about.html"]International Secure …  |
| | Hi, Okay, so a while ago I had the free AVG but I forgot to update and I eneded up catching a virus. It locked me out of my Task Manager and out of my readit files and nothing I do will turn it back on. Onto of that I …  |
| | Hi, I'm running an old (about six years old) Compaq Preario 2200 laptop with Windows XP intel(R) Celeron(R) M processor 1400MHz 1.40 GHz 480 MB of RAM. Latley my computer has started running slowly. Iv tried in vain to fix the problem but it still persists. I was hoping some … |
| | I sure hope you can help me. I have reached the end of my tech expertise. I am having trouble connecting to the internet on my main computer (Dell XPS 400 running Windows XP and a Westell 6100 modem); I can get online through the wireless lan on my laptop … |
 | how dogs got rabies? I dont want answers like "they got it from wild animals, who are infected by rabies, like bats, squirrel, fox, skunk etc.." , its like a loop id doesn't answer the question. i mean how was the 1st infected rabid animal got it? |
| | Hello all, Unfortunately I have this bad habit of turning to this magnificent community only with requests for helping hand on malware issues, but since that's the root nature of this part of the forum, I can just say that I'll be happy to drop by more frequently in future. … |
| | Rundll popup on start up: Problem starting winrkr32.rom. Could not find the module Hi, Since the past couple weeks I get this pop up every time start my laptop. Its a HP Pav dv6t Windows 7. The pop up's title is Rundll. The message box contain message saying that "Problam … |
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