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| | Ok I am a basic entry level pc tech with no actual schooling so its all self taught. I say this so yall can teach me as we go on th best first steps to take. Lady said she was getting a 2009 antivirus popping up all the time so … |
 | Hello all, I have an office network of 6 computers or so running Windows XP. Sporatically 3 of them now will not perform search. They will start up the search program, but they will run and run and never find anything, even if I search the exact file name in … |
| | can anyone help on getting rid of xp internet security 2010 virus or whatever it is. ive done a bit of research on it and it seems its going around to everyone and ive come up with installing MBAM and running that and removeing it that way but it didnt … |
 | Hi, Im not sure what I have to be honest...I was infected with a virus a few weeks ago and thought I had it cleaned up...but Im running so slow...and at times I completely crash and I just cant pinpoint the problem.....could somebody check my logs for me...I would truly …  |
| | I believe I have got 'bad' virus on my toshiba portege m400, (i.e. not easy to get rid off) from a download. After which my scanning facilities in my antivirus software, Norman were disabled. I have changed virus software to Kaspersky Antivirus but now it will not update properly, the … |
| | So, i've had this malware for a week or so, I ran malware bytes several times and each time its finished, the spyware kools down for about 2 days before starting up again. The spyware isn't perticularly annoying but it plays a random AUDIO ad with NO window shown (pops … |
| | Hey I've been having this problem of my browser redirecting randomly after a search on google and yahoo. It would even pop out an internet explorer window when I have nothing runing or clicked. This all started after picking up a XP Guardian Pro or so type of fake anti-spyware … |
| | Hi, I recently got a virus that was some rogue trojan. I used malwarebytes and removed it. But the virus had some effect where I couldn't edit the registry even after i deleted the malware. So i just used one of my restore points and it worked fine. But I … |
| | Hi everyone, this is my first time posting and I been surfing through the internet for days and weeks but found no solution to my problem. I'm currently using window 7 and First is that my IE 8.0 is not working meaning it just cannot find any webpages but my … |
| | same problem as the person who ran malware for virus antivirus 2010. After running I can't acces internet now. |
| | I have some questions about antispyware apps: 1. I know you're not supposed to run 2 antivirus apps at once, but that you CAN run 2 scanner-only antispyware apps at once. But should you not run 2 real-time-protection antispyware apps at once? 2. Other than the fact that spyware "spies", …  |
| | MY Windows 98SE w/FireFox w/ AMD 32BIt cpu w/ Linksys Router and other stuff was completely falling apart. Everything was going wrong and every site I turned to on the WWW promised instant help and cures. I lost track of them! Not one of these sites to which I went …  |
| | On the 18th I ran across some malware via a pop-up. I had zonealarm firewall and anti-virus and malwarebytes on my system but was worried that I might have been infected so I did a scan with malwarebytes and it found a malware.trace file called avdrn.dat which it said it …  |
| | i have a number of issues with my operating system at the moment; browser windows opening by themselves, slow operation, programs not opening and inability to delete/open some files. I have tried a malware scanner and have used CCleaner but nothing has helped. I downloaded and installed HiJack This but … |
| | As soon as i boot the computer, theres about three different applications that come up on their own saying that y computer needs help. Then tries to force me to buy "windows XP internet security". i tried to install malwarebytes, but it wouldnt let me. i did get the hijack … |
| | After succesfully removing my task manager lock and my windows desktop lock with regedit im still troubled with a fake pop-up that comes back every few momets. Really annoying. I read up on some threads and downloaded AVG along with hijackthis. Here is my log. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis … |
| | Lately my computer has been getting slower by the day. Attached are images of the 'Processes' tab in the task mgr. Image 1: List of processes sorted by CPU Image 2: List sorted by Memory Usage If you look at image 1, the System Idle Process CPU Usage = 92%. … |
 | I've seen a collection of articles about computer security breaches originating from China and would like to give a report from the ITYS Foundation. ITYS, for the unaware, is "I Told You So." I've discussed the use of Linux on the desktop for years, touting its security, stability, thousands of … |
| | Hey guys, I got a problem, I'll just start of by saying, This might sound stupid cause no-one i know has ever heard of any thing like this. Well 1= everytime i plug in a USB to my PC, it installs or loads a hidden .exe file in there, And … |
 | Those of us who can remember when Internet access meant slow dial-up modems connecting via pay per minute service providers will also be all too familiar with the concept of the porn dialler. For the youngsters out there, these took advantage of the fact that most punters had no idea … |
| | Hello guys, I have problems with herss.exe for months. This spyware has extended not only to my computer but also to all of my usb keys and external disk. So whenever I scan and delete all of the files, it appears again after restart. Avast finds same stuff every day. … |
| | A couple of days ago i turned on my computer and it kept restarting every few seconds. Once i finally got on different programs said that they were failing and had to shut down. Sometimes i could not connect to the internet too. I also noticed that my computer was … |
| | Hi... I suspect this pc has a virus. It automatically sends out email to people in the contact list with offer of iphone 3 Gs, recently from [url]www.eeook.com[/url] and [url]www.ayoeft.com[/url]. It also run very slowly. I installed MBAM, Spybot S&D, and Ad-aware one week ago but were automatically uninstalled. I … |
| | Hi, I posted about the problems I'm having in another section here because I don't think it's a spyware/virus issue... but I could be wrong! : [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html"]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread262826.html[/URL] Basically my pc is running VERY slowly (even in safe mode) and stalls every few minutes. Sometimes when it stalls it's for 10 … |
| | I'm completely clueless about most things techy but would really appreciate some help if anyone is feeling particularly patient... I have been experiencing a load of issues with my pc, but the final straw has been the cd drive refusing to acknowledge discs, which I put down to it dying, … |
| | I was able to obtain a Dell OEM disk of Win XP Media Center Edition, do a repair and get back on my PC. I have run Malwarebytes in both Safe Mode and regular mode. It cleaned out approx 34 virus/malware files. I also ran my McAfee which is not … |
| | Hi Everyone! Just wondering...I was recently under viral attack and ever since then, my Firefox refuses to open. I guess I will have to reinstal the thing, but was jsut wondering if there is a specific critter going around that attacks Forefox this way, just in case I still have … |
| | Hi to all the friends and experts. I'm using Windows xp service pack 3. I downloaded a high quality software "Windows Anti-virus Mate" which helps detecting unknown viruses and rootkits. I saw a strange thing : spji.sys. 1- This spji.sys changes its last two letters on every reboot. 2- There … |
| | well as the topic says a virus wont let me install or update any anti virus programs and i cant update the malware, spyware software already on my computer. its not just that whenever i try to go to a known antivirus website or any website that might help, i … |
| | OK, I did my homework, so is this all I'm gonna need (in addition to safe surfing practices)? OS:..................................................Windows XP Pro (version 5.1) SP3 anti-virus:.........................................Avast Free 5.0.418 firewall:.............................................PC Tools Firewall Plus Free 6.0.0.74 anti-malware blocker:..........................SpywareBlaster 4.2 anti-malware scanner / removers:..........Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.44 freeware .......................................................SUPERAntiSpyware freeware 4.33.1000 clean-up utility:..................................Glary Utilities 2.20.0.831 … |
| | I recently received a laptop that had not been used in quite awhile and began to update it to my personal specs similar to what I use at my office, making sure that Windows is updated and getting the programs that I am familiar with (AVG, Malwarebytes, ARO, etc...) Windows … |
| | Hi, I been able to get my computer better since the last post. I found out to run "Shutdown -a" to stop the Network/NT or something like that which cause the force shutdown in a minute. I am starting to remove "XP Antispyware 2010", but when I get to the …  |
| | Hello, My operating system is Windows XP on a Gateway PC. I starting recieving pop ups on top of pop ups saying that I was infected with viruses and all these other security issues. I ran Malware Bytes and was told I was infected with wormwin32.Netsky, and rouge Internet Security … |
| | Hi, I am having trouble connecting to the internet. This is after I had a "Police Pro Virus" and thought I had eradicated it I am not a novice, nor an expert, somewhere in-between. This is the first time I have had to deal with a problem like this and … |
| | Many thanks to those who lend a hand with this problem. Specifically, my computer has both XP home and professional loaded on it (A friend of mine loaded both in case something went wrong with my computer so he could still access files and fix whatever went wrong) and while … |
| | I experience popups that slows down my processing speed of my other computer. This is my HJT log. I appreciate someone will be able to advise me on what to do. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.3 (BETA) Scan saved at 7:29:39, on 2010-2-2 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) … |
| | Hello, I've recently encountered the Antivirus Plus malware and have had trouble getting rid of it completely. Here's what I've done so far: First I did a system restore to a date before the malware appeared. The only remaining symptoms I could see were that IE and Firefox were still … |
 | Everything works great. But sometimes I get an Error message saying something about ip/port bindings. I don't have the traceback but this could cause problems down the road. Any suggestions? [code] #Backdoor Server #Version 0.3.0 #Every now and the I get an Error dealing with the ip/port bindings # seems …  |
| | Apple has this week released a software update for the iPhone which addresses a total of five security vulnerabilities. But not, it would seem, the small matter of a year old glitch which could turn your iPhone into a spyPhone. First the good news, Apple has released [URL="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4013"]iPhone OS 3.1.3[/URL] … |
| | Hi There's this virus on my computer that won't let me acces Internet explorer or Firefox (My 2 only ways of browsing the web). Also won't let me run a virus scan or play any programs(When I do it ends up in a Blue Screen). Note: 1. I cannot download … |
| | I have lots of popups and when I click links on google I am redirected to bogus antivirus/anti spyware websites. Earlier today I had a worm.win32.netsky virus, witch took over my background picture, disabled task manager, kept making popups for me to download their anti spyware programs. I think I … |
| | Every time I go to search something in the built in search bar in either IE8 or Safari, every link redirects me to a completely different address. I have ben using google as my default search engine, but the problem started when I had Bing set as the default. When … |
| | My son was on the computer the other day and said he went to a music site and a box come on and said it was going to run a virus scan. When he clicked the x it went ahead and ran the program anyway and he just shut my … |
| | Hi, I'm unable to download mbam-rules.exe, the updates file for Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. (I have some sort of virus that is preventing me accessing anti-virus websites and need the updates to remove it.) [B]It would be a great help if someone would download it for me (link below) and forward it …  |
 | First let's get something out of the way - I love the iPad. Every other blogger has shared their opinion so for me it's the eReader that does about ten times as much for only 150 per cent of the price. It's also the first games platform that's going to … |
| | Hello, I need anyone's help. I have been having my computer to freeze up on me during McAfee virus scan lately. I tried to uninstall and re-install it and it still freezes at same location: C:\drivers\audio\R186858\stacgui.cpl. When it freezes I have to do a hard shut down, and when it … |
| | Hello everyone. I am new to this forum, and am pretty inept when it comes to computers. Even though I was using Trend Micro PC-cillin, I have gotten an extremely bad virus that I am having zero luck getting rid of. My sister also got the same thing, and the … |
| | my internet browser isn't loadign some pages up properly (sometimes just permenantely loads and sometimes i have to refresh or click enter on the address bar numerous times for it to show a page). i dont have an issue with bandwidth and it is the same on 3 different internet …  |
| | I was online the other day and windows warned me my comp was infected and tried to start doing a virus scan (with a program I have never seen before so I quit it) and redirected me to a supposed virus software companies page so I shut down my wireless … |
| | This afternoon, I jumped out of my seat in surprise as avast! anti-virus sounded its siren, telling me that three of my connections on my browser were dangerous. I closed all of my browser windows (I was running Chrome at the time), thinking nothing of it. But now, whenever I … |
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