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Several months ago, I must have gotten some spyware on my computer which was somewhat disruptive in that it installed something called Windows Police Pro. I was able to get around it and then ran Ad-Aware and other Spyware programs to get rid of it. However, I seem to have …

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3 months ago I installed a mobile wireless broadband modem (usb port) and started getting "generic host services for win32 services" error message linked to SVCHost.exe. My internet connection drops, I cannot reconnect until i reboot. The error seems random but occurrs after 5 to 25 minutes online. The frustrating …

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I have Windows Vista and it works fine. One day my internet works but when i wake up the next morning my adapter connects to the router and says it's connected but when i run my browser(mozilla Firefox,Internet explorer) it says: The connection was reset The connection to the server …

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My computer is completely locked up. I can't even get in Safe Mode. What can I do to bypass this, so I can delete it?

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Does anyone know what XR bots are and how I can keep people from uploading them to my IP? I don't want to get "hit off" or have my Router fried. Thanks. PS. This is also know as a DDoS attack, I need a free solution.

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Hi there, I'm trying to determine whether or not my computer has some malicious files. Specifically, this one: Google Desktop/09b.../icons/safeweb/slideshow/picasa_cache/smugmug.com~hack~feed.mg. I noticed it because the sidebar of my Google Desktop usually displays photos that are saved in "My Pictures" but I saw one displayed that was not saved there...in fact, …

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Our computer detected a speedhack, but we dont know where it came from. The internet connection became faster but as i want to play an online game like freestyle. It always say "speedhack is detected on pc" . How can i disable that speedhack? Please help me. I don't know …

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Hi, After weeks of fighting this nasty Security Tool virus, I have removed it following the removal from - [url]http://www.precisesecurity.com/rogue/securitytool/[/url] No signs of the virus and whatever. No more pop-ups and browser redirection. Only one problem was left. My desktop was locked and I cannot changed my wallpaper which was …

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Ok... so i have tried everything to fix this and nothing works. When i right click on the desktop, explorer goes away completely(no taskbar, icons ect.) and when i try and run it from task manager, it says the file can't be found. So i tried to run it through …

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Hi everyone! I feel great that i stumble upon this community.... I do have a problem and i hope you can help me.! Here's my problem: When I try to go into my Control Panel and My Computer Properties it says I'm restricted from doing so because I'm not admin...What …

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Hi, I downloaded a Trojan infected file recently, but as soon as I ran it, I realised what I had done. I immediately, activated my zone alarm firewall (deactivated previously as I was trying out a few things), downloaded and ran a scan with AVG. AVG could not pick up …

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The European Commission has called on EU member countries to do more, and do better, in fighting spam and other online privacy threats. In a newly published [URL="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/ecomm/doc/library/ext_studies/privacy_trust_policies/spam_spyware_legal_study2009final.pdf"]study[/URL], commissioned by the EC, it was revealed that almost all EU countries have at least one spam, spyware or malware reporting site …

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I am posting this from my lap top. I have WPP on my desk top which has Windows XP Home Edition for OS. I can get into safe mode with command prompt and also start Windows normally but when I try to start safe mode with networking it just shuts …

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I think I have some malware on my system. I am running Windows Vista 64 bit. I have followed all the steps here and still can only get it to book up into safe mode. I will attach the logs from the programs that you suggested on here that I …

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This is related to the new win32 virus.I read a lot of threads where you have requested the users to collect Hijackthis log...And i see that in the log that they give, the malwares are reported only from the c drive or the drive from where the windows is installed.Here …

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When I try to access any anti-virus website or even microsoft.com, I get redirected to ask.com or get a "page cannot be displayed" screen. Hijack This results: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:27:53 AM, on 10/12/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 …

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Please help! Nothing happens when I click on any shortcut, be it old o just created! Here's the hijackthis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.98.2 Scan saved at 11:38:44, on 20/11/2004 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\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\Ati2evxx.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe …

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ok long story short was on internet comp came up with a bunch of errors with some windows dll and i dont know what it is now then my kaspersky internet security was like HOLY SHIT VIRUS and told me to restart to clean it up i did that then …

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Apparently someone I have never met has taken a password of mine from a popular writing site. I am not really sure what is going on, but I have run a few scanners and it hasn't detected anything. Just to be sure, I have also saved a hijackthis logfile: Logfile …

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Hello, Last night I got a virus and my aniti-virus spoted Trojan:win32/Alureon.BF. It kept saying it removed it, but the Trojan keeps popping up. I have a Dell Insprion 1525 for 1 year now (window vista). It was having problems performing before and it would randomlly get the blue screen. …

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Im having a problem with my IE, its the same problem as [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread116171.html#"]Direwolfs08 [/URL]had in[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread116171.html#"] this post[/URL]. what happens is IE opens but only in the background, and its on a video website like youtube, i think, and it plays videos in a random order but even when i close …

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I think I have been infected and I am entirely sure if it has been cleaned. Apparently an infection was on my system and it downloads and installs other virii after a period of time. The variant I was infected with was: trojan horse backdoor.hupigon.rcg Here is my HiJackThis output: …

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My computer hardly responds. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:40:07 AM, on 10/6/2009 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Safe mode with network support 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\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe R1 - …

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Hi, having a problem with Firefox automatically unwanted windows with advertising - often with unsuitable content for my son, so very annoying. I ran HiKackThis and here is the logfile - can anyone help. Thanks Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:04:31 AM, on 10/8/2009 Platform: Windows …

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Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:55:26 PM, on 10/7/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18813) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe C:\Program Files\AlphaAV\AlphaAV.exe C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Acrotray.exe C:\Program Files\Gamevance\gamevance32.exe C:\Program Files\AVG\AVG8\avgtray.exe C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Research in Motion\Auto Update\RIMAutoUpdate.exe C:\Program …

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I have read other peoples posts who have the same problem as me. So I'm not sure what I all have to post up here but I can't even post a HijackThis report because my computer won't let me download it. Every time i try it says I need permission …

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Hello All, I'm new here and was wondering if someone could help me with a issue I'm having with my computer. First off, I'm infected with a virus that has taken away my desktop icons and start menu. I've tried to run explorer.exe via the task manager and I get …

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No, I'm not talking about a Linux vs. Microsoft or Apple vs Microsoft but rather a prediction by UN Telecommunications Agency Chief Hamadoun Toure'. Apparently, the U.S. Homeland Security and other U.S.-based paranoia groups agree since US Secretary for Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said that she received the green light …

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