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Well, as the title says, wscntfy.exe is infected and in my little taskbar in the bottom right, a red shield with an x on it sits there saying i have security problems, etc. I have done all of the scans in the "read before posting" thread and am willing to …

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hi i need help to remove the above to viruses i think i have. i have tried many things and spyware programs etc, the fake security alerts no longer appear and i am able to run exe's, however the google redirect problem is still there taking me to google.com/webhp and …

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Hi folks, My wife's computer will not reboot when the restart option is selected. She's running XP Pro SP 3. I've checked out the Roxio CD creation issue and she doesn't use it - same with advanced power issues. The computer does stop because you can see the Windows Shutting …

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Hey guys I got this: [url]http://anubis.iseclab.org/?action=result&task_id=1d6bac2290116b4f451943bdef5f2eca6&format=html[/url] from a link on the infamous 4chan website...a friend thought it'd be funny to send me a link and now I have this virus...I have connected to their IRC and seen their botnet...how can I get rid of this!? Thanks PO edit: just thought …

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Hi I use my pc for e/mails and getting assigments for work in the last few weeks i can not click any links i have to copy and paste everything, i can not click links on exgamlpe e/bay leave feeedback i have tried what everthing on the internet page nothing …

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can any 1 help how can i remove cookie 4rm my machine or which z the besst antivirus

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Tackling Malware and Spyware had become a daily task for most of internet users. Lets see the history of these virus, the aims behind there creation, how do they enter our personal computer (pc) or a server. [B]First Malware found on:[/B] Basically the first known internet Worms were created only …

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I can't setup the Kaspersky 2010 anti virus in my pc. The software finished his installation process. At last position, the installation process stop & the software be invisual. I can't submit the activation code. Because after finish the installation, the program didn't start. Some time it open & saw …

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Hi Guys, Been having problems with my IE brower redirecting or random browers opening up with different sites over the last few days its driving me up the wall!! It took me several attempts on google clicking on the link that brought me to this forum where i have read …

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Apparently, the besieged, [URL="http://www.mcafee.com"]McAfee[/URL] antivirus-protected world saw little relief in the past 24 hours with McAfee engineers still scrambling to come forth with an answer. I guess the Executive VP, Barry McPherson, doesn't use his own product because he was able to post to his [URL="http://siblog.mcafee.com/support/a-long-day-at-mcafee/"]blog[/URL] a couple of times …

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There's no news yet on McAfee's [URL="http://www.mcafee.com"]website[/URL] about what happened today when their famed antivirus program went bonkers and froze computers by misidentifying a common Windows file as a virus. If it's an actual virus hack, it's a pretty darn clever one--to make the antivirus program think a system file …

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Hello how's it going ! I've been trying to get rid of this virus that poses as a windows security threat , by trying to get me to buy their security no way! this thing wouldnt let me go on the net or open any of my applications to get …

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2 days ago my system became alot slower than normal, i have only had my laptop 2 months and this is very out of the ordinary. Adding to this every so often, or when i go on certain websites the laptop will launch a new web page by itself. Either …

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I am suspecting some kind of malware infection perhaps..?? I am not entirely sure but I have been researching all day to no avail.. well ladies and gents,.. heres my situation, i have the Windows XP Home edition on an Inspiron 6000 and when i turn the dang thing on …

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Hey folks. You are all gems here and I've been reading this technical forum for months without ever signing up, but now I've finally come to a point that I need to defer to your awesome wisdom. Sigh! I've got two laptops (Dell PP06L, and Gateway) which have unfortunately come …

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this has happened to me also. Here is my hijack this result. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 10:56:43 PM, on 4/19/2010 Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.01.3504) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Pure Networks Shared\Platform\nmctxth.exe C:\Program …

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hey over the last few weeks i have noticed that when i turn my pc on in the morning before anyone else has used it -thie IE history contains elements like: xitamo.com nexoa.com bitamo.com search.starware.com and every so often i will notice that there are pronographic sites and sites for …

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While, for the average end user, spam has become less of a problem over recent years as spam filters get better at what they do and simply remove much of it from sight, that doesn't mean that spam volumes are actually reducing. In fact, the opposite is true and the …

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Hi I suspect i might have malware on my computer although i have ran Malwarebytes and that didnt detect anything. When I itry to run a online scanner like ESET the scan starts at 50% through and I think something is interfering with it. Please could someone read my computers …

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Hi there, just hoping someone can help me :) Yesterday my computer was infected with a virus and by following some instructions I was able to remove most of the problems, but one still remains. Every so often IE opens up by itself and displays a page with text or …

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I cannot send email by either Thunderbird or Outlook. All else works well. Please help. Here's Hijack this log Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:05:10 PM, on 4/14/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.17023) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 4:49:59 PM, on 4/15/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Boot mode: Normal 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 C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\RelevantKnowledge\rlvknlg.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe c:\docume~1\alkeyn~1\locals~1\temp\sdq .exe c:\windows\svojya .exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\netdde.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\ArcSoft\Connection Service\Bin\ACService.exe …

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hello everyone.. My problem started out with a desktop and no icons I couldnt get explorer to open under task manager either so I did a system restore. XP but now I click on google chrome and nothing happens and there are other things that arent working correct so I …

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Basically i dont know anything about computers but i had Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2010 but what happened was that i got a rogue anti-virus known as security guard, i went on google and found a guide that i could understand and downloaded spyware doctor, but now whats happening is that when …

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hi, for some reason, my desktop icons is highlighted out of the sudden, and i found a new entry in my hijack log. O24 - Desktop Component 0: (no name) - file:///C:/DOCUME~1/ADMINI~1/LOCALS~1/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.jpg anyone know what is that? Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.0 (BETA) Scan saved at 12:21:48 AM, on …

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I updated a new spyware version and ran a check. It told me to disable some stuff and restart. When I restarted, it froze on "turning on gate A20". Any ideas?

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Hi all, I just have a quick question about the application REGPLIB.EXE. I was browsing through ZoneAlarm's Program Control feature and I spotted this program in my System32 folder. Apparently it is something known as a 'Register Plugin Library". Now, some sites on which information about this can be found …

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I just recently did a clean install of Windows 7 onto my computer. I had vista on there and I thought it had a virus. I was trying to conncect to the internet and the computer shut off.

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Hello! I am having problems accessing My Computer, My Documents, Control Panel, etc.... When I double-click on the desktop icon for any of these applications, all of the desktop icons disappear for a moment, and then re-appear but nothing happens after that? It's almost like the system goes in a …

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I stupidly opened a email saying to update windows live and ever since i have had trouble with my XP. i realised after that it was not what it seemed as the email was some stupid thing. all my computer has become large all the pages all the text everything. …

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