Jan

31

google links redirected, anti-spam sites blocked

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I have an infection I can’t get rid of. It began yesterday (1/12).
It began with google search (firefox 3.0.5) results being redirected to ad sites. Also, many links to ant-virus sites were blocked.
I searched online and found reference to a script virus causing the […]

Jan

31

Unknown virus - Internet explorer glitchy

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Recently, I have been having problems with some viruses and trojans. I ran Fixer Of Rogues and MalwareBytes, but it does not seem to have fixed everything. Some pages in internet explorer refuse to load. I tried reinstalling Internet Explorer, and encountered some errors with that […]

Jan

31

Search engine hijack w/ security update blocking

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Using any search engine, from the tool bar or from direct site, valid results are shown but when clicking the link a new window opens with unrelated websites and advertisement.
First thing I tried was Spybot. The program installed but would not open or […]

Jan

31

I have popups, computer slow, error messages

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Welll i have had this problem for about 2 days after i downloaded the program "Frostwire". I’ve ran virus scans && all of that and have deleted a few of the problems,but its still slow and not working properly. I get error messages when the computer […]

Jan

21

Before installing the Windows 7 Beta - Possible corruption of MP3 files

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When MP3 files are added (either manually or automatically) to either the Windows Media Player or the Windows Media Center library, or if the file metadata is edited with Windows Explorer, several seconds of audio data may be permanently removed from the start of the file. […]

Jan

21

Windows 7 Beta Download Delayed Due to Overwhelming Demand

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Microsoft has announced that “Due to very heavy traffic we�re seeing as a result of interest in the Windows 7 Beta, we are adding some additional infrastructure support to the Microsoft.com properties before we post the public beta. We want to ensure customers have the best […]

Jan

21

Windows 7 Beta

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I read somewhere about a free Win 7 Beta download but the link doesn’t work anymore…Are there any out there?
Looks like it will be available Friday.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…ws_7_beta.html
You also have to be running Windows Vista. The Beta will not install on XP. It also is an .iso image […]

Jan

21

Windows XP Home Desktop and Task Bar Loss

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Hi All
In the hope of a fix - has any one got a solution to the following problem.
Windows XP Home shut off during a power failure .The resulting action happened ie ; I got a blank screen on Windows Start up, with no desktop icons […]

Jan

21

Can someone help me remove the Comanglia Virus for XP?

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I downloaded teh Comanglia Virus somehow and don’t know how to remove it.
Does someone have the fix?
1. Using XP
2. Using Firefox most of the time although it affects Explorer just the same
3. Tried the "remove explore.exe" fix BUT my computer doesn’t have any file by that […]

Jan

21

Help! Random pop-ups when ie and ff is inactive.

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This just occured today.
Here’s a log from RSIT.
Logfile of random’s system information tool 1.05 (written by random/random)
Run by Compaq_Owner at 2009-01-11 13:47:23
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2
System drive C: has 133 GB (73%) free of 183 GB
Total RAM: 958 MB (26% free)
Logfile of Trend […]

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