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Hi, When I try to launch Internet Explorer, the hourglass cursor displays for a couple seconds, then reverts to the regular cursor. IE does not start and does not appear in the process list. My PC is running XP. I suspect, (after reading many other posts) that the culprit is …

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goto w ww.mypctuneup.com then click on uninstall - you have to download a small removal tool - but it works - havent had an aurora popup in a day now!!!!!

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Hi there, I'm new to this forum, so please excuse me if I have posted this in the wrong sub-forum, but this is the one I thought would fit best! I seem to have a virus or spyware that created duplicate icons of things such as IE, Outlook Express, Winamp …

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hi, i'm not much of a pc techie but I have setup my folders as per the stickies, downloaded Ccleaner,trojanhunter,adaware,spybot etc, ran in safe mode, turned off system restore, (not in that order) but still cant shift this trojan, norton antivirus stops it everytime i connect to the internet but …

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My Anti-virus keeps finding a couple of problems, so does Spybot and Ad-Aware occasionally. Hopefully it's not too bad but I'd appreciate any help. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 21:47:33, on 24/06/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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Hi, my antivirus found this toolbar and spybot found admilli can anyone tell me what I need to erase from my hijack this log? Thank you. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 10:19:08 AM, on 7/15/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running …

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Since yesterday, Norton keeps reporting a Virus called 'Hacktool.Rootkit'. It says the file msdirectx.sys in 'C:\Documents and Settings\Roel' is infected. After I remove it (in safe mode, in normal mode I can't see it) it just keeps coming back. Norton says that he can't repair or remove the file. Here's …

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[url]http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/050630msadware/[/url] May fall through because of the public perception such a move would cause. MS has also downgraded Claria detections. [url]http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13793423[/url] So much for AntiSpyware :(.

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I have windows Me and two errors came up. the 1st is in an explorer box that reads. Explorer has caused an error in OLE32.DLL. explorer will now close. Even after restart it is still there. The second is on a blue screen that reads. A fatal error in IE …

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hi can someone please help me remove 'begin 2 search' from my computer. ive got hijack this and this is my log but im not sure what i should delete

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Hi, I'm experiencing difficulties removing spyware, malware. the start page now goes to a page entitled about: blank. I also experience pop-up ads, despite using anti-pop-up (google) and spyware programs (microsoft, adaware, spybot). I've done a full system scan with norton and removed items, as well as multiple scans with …

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Hey all. I've been having problems with links being added to my favorites and trouble with IE. WHen I first boot up and go online I alwasy get errors where I have to shut down IE and it takes a while before I get it to work. I get around …

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Hi Everyone, I hope that someone can please help me with my problem. I started to get the Aurora pop ups on my machine recently. Warning form NAV Searched the n/g's and tried SpyBot S&D M/S Anti Spyware TSG-3 Each one seems to be able to identify the problem - …

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This seems like a tough virus to get rid of. I have Symantec AntiVirus on my computer, which I update and run everytime I turn on the computer. However I seem to have picked up a virus despite my precautions. Since late last week, every minute or so, I get …

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This popup appears every 5 minutes : _________________________________ Microsoft Windows Security Warning _________________________________ Your Windows is corrupted with spyware virus. You must patch your PC urgently to protect yourself. Private info is accessed by ports : -8080 -3128 You can patch your PC for free only now and delete all …

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hi guys. got a problem with norton. lady openen an email with an attachment and hey presto! norton disabled. eventually found and deleted the virus (wiwshost.exe - trojan.tooso.j) by scanning her harddrive with my pc. ran one of those tools from symantec as well, but it found nothing. now i'm …

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I was hoping someone could help me out. I've been getting tons of Aurora pop-ups. I ran Ad Aware SE which seems to keep detecting things as fast as it quarantines and deletes. Ad Aware was also indicating it was detecting drpmon.dll - I could really use some help. Log …

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Hi guys, I've been hijacked (like thousands of others it seems) by aurora. I've managed to rid myself of the dreaded DrPmon.dll and various other nasties but Adaware still picks up 21 references to VX2. I can delete these registry entries in normal mode through regedit but they reappear when …

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Thank you in advance for helping me if you can. I am having a problem when I access internet explorer I get a tcp connection to the same remote ip along with the one I type in. I noticed this when I ran netstat and Active Ports program. I also …

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i cannot get the Aurora pop ups of my computer, please help here are the log files from hijackthis Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:03:28 PM, on 7/7/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) 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 …

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I have some problems with Aurora and Drpmon.dll, and I can't seem to remove it with ad-aware. Here is my Hijack This log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:26:37 PM, on 7/5/2005 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\csrss.exe …

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I found this on my computer and can't seem to get rid of it, or find any thing about it. What do you think?

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I have these annoying Aurora pop-ups. Please, advise what to do - I'll follow the steps exactly! Thank you :) Here is the HJT log with all windows and systray applications closed: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 4:50:25 PM, on 7/9/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP1 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: …

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Crunchie.... I hope you're out there! I seem to have been caught. Here's a log from l2mfix and I'll post the next message with one from HJT. Thanks in advance! L2MFIX find log 1.03 These are the registry keys present ********************************************************************************** Winlogon/notify: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows …

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Hi there My norton keeps alerting me to the above trojan. So far I have tried: deleting the file from where I am told it is located C:\WINDOWS\ but it cannot be found even with hidden files shown. ending the process in task manager but cannot see it. locating it …

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Hello, I just recently got Highjackthis and was wondering if someone could help me in what I should do in regards to this log. :o Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.0 Scan saved at 11:41:18 AM, on 7/9/2004 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running processes: …

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Ok Im a newbie but with searching for help for my problem I came across this forum..thank god! I seem to be having the same problem as everyone else with these popups. I did try and get rid of this but with mine I notice that when you end the …

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Before scanning with Hijack This i scanned with trendmicro and adaware here is the logfile; help would be greatly appreciated my computer has become quite slow. Thanks. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 3:15:18 AM, on 7/11/2005 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) …

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Hey guys, welll, last Friday, I left my PC on all day , idle. I come back later that night, and I am infested with SpySheriff. I have not been able to get rid of it . I have done system restore, but 1 or 2 restarts later, it returns. …

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Hi, Please could someone help me, I have something nasty in my PC. Every time I click send/receive on outlook, I get hundreds of un-delivered emails, its driving me round the bend. I have check with AVG, Aluria, CWS, Beta 1 and HJT. Is there anything in this log or …

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