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Hi all, I whant to clear some folder, 1. [Profile]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files 2. [Profile]\Local Settings\History 3. [Profile]\Local Settings\Temp 4. [Profile]\Cookies 5. [Profile]\Recent 6. [SystemRoot]\Temp but windows is blocking those files, how can i delete those files during startup of a computer ? i have already create a Batch file …

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Been here before and always got the help I needed. Sisters computer now has some sort of virus. I have copied the following HJT log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 5:49:26 PM, on 7/26/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674) Boot …

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Hello [url]www.daniweb.com/;[/url] am fixing a windows xp computer. Ran ATF-Cleaner , Deckard’s System Scanner (DSS) CCleaner. Ran Windows XP Maliware exe Here is a log of what i have so far.the windows xp computer runs slow and poor, can not yet get hijack-this to load and run. (cd issue). also …

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Good morning to all: Wonder if you can help me, I read various threats, still confused and runing out of ideas, and patience, and $$$. Here is the problem: A couple weeks ago my pc shut itself off, the only way to restart it was to reset (reset power supply) …

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After installing upddates for windows vista computer error occurred Error message Windows activation error. A problem occurred when windows tried to activate Error code oxc004e003 This is a valid copy of vista pruchased on a lenovo t61 tablet Any suggestions Called Lenovo and they put us through to microsoft and …

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Hi. My PC got infected with trojans and other malware. I install Kaspersky AV and it disinfected all (maybe) of them. When I open My Computer to explore any of 2 local drives, a box appears asking me to choose which program I should choose to open the [I]file[/I]. Why …

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Hope someone can help me out here. I am running an old PIII 400, 512 Ram, XP SP2 and it freezes right after the Welcome screen. I see the Welcome screen for approx 2 mins. and then it goes to a blue screen and just hangs there. I see the …

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Hi. My PC got infected with trojans and other malware. I install Kaspersky AV and it disinfected all (maybe) of them. But each time I double-click any local drive to explore its content, a trojan is detected by the AV - ckvo.exe. Other common malware has the following names: Trojan.Win32.Vaklik.cdj …

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Hey Dani Web folks !!! I have a Dell Dimension 3100, SP2 , Windows XP. This computer has taken over by trogans. I also was missing most of the things on the Start Page, such as My Computer,My Doc., My Pic's, My Music, Control Panel, Search and Run. I think …

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Ok seeing as there isn't really a sound card section in the hardware board, and considering I know Windows XP Black Edition is what caused it I'm posting here. Ok So I reformatted using the Windows XP disc that came with my computer. Immediatly after that I reformatted again using …

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I have a virus that changed my time to military time and shows virus alert on my task bar, i have ran avg, avast, malimalice, antivirus and still no luck, i tried some of the fixes that are posted on the site here but no luck also, so this is …

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I have a bunch of songs that I downloaded and burned to cd-r disks, and they play fine in the normal cd player, but there is one problem. After one track is finished, it repeats, instead of skipping to the second track, and the only way to get to the …

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A couple of weeks ago I reported that my PC shuts down. It is still happening, but now to my other PC as well. I appears to mainly happen when, when you go to a secure site - internet banking, ebay, paypal etc. The moment you start typing in account …

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my computer keeps restarting by itself when I open any internet browsers, I run avast to check at start up and it came up with nothing, ccleaner, regcure and tuneup utilities, and checkdisk at startup, here is the log file from hijackthis, please help, thank you in advance. Logfile of …

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I have a question to everyone and sort of asking for an opinion... Which is better...Intel CPU's or AMD CPU's??? I personally work with AMD CPU because i think they are better, and faster... I have heard from people (from another country outside USA) that AMD are used in game …

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Hi: I have a Mac Powerbook G3 (Wallstreet) with 18GB HDD and 288 MB RAM. I use AT&T DSL on my Win XP desktop. I'm heading north and would like to take my laptop to check in on the web and check my email etc. I'll be staying in motels …

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Hi All, Firstly, I am not too sure if I am posting this problem in the correct forum, if so, please let me know... My sister has a Toshiba Satellite A135-S2386, it's a little over 1 year old, and her USB ports have suddenly stopped working...when she got it from …

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Hi, I'm running Fedora core 8 on my XP machine using VMWare. Now I have a DVD which I must run on the linux window. When I insert the CD, the only CD recognized by linux is the iso file which is used in the installation of linux. The CD …

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Hey. My company has a bunch of files backed up on zip disks. the IT guy insisted that they use zip disks... LMAO!!! but i need the information off of the disks and can't get my computer to recognize it. i can't find any drivers online, so i don't know …

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Hi there Some one monitoring my computer. I don't know how but some one can see my messenger conversations and knows when I'm online on net. I suppose I have monitoring software in my computer. I formatted my hard drive, flashed bios, but seems this software not removed. Where it …

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Hi all, lately i've been having a very big problem with some kind of spyware/malware/trojan infection! If i boot my computer in a normal way i keep on seeing a red circle with a white cross in it, in my taskbar. It keeps on saying something like: "Warning. Your system …

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Yeah. I am not sure the policy on here about talking about this kind of stuff so forgive me if I am not supposed to but I am curious about something. Any someone gave me this older Compaq computer that is a Deskpro EN 733mhz, Pent III,128 meg of RAM. …

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I currently run a Win98 system at my office and am connected on an intranet. Recently we have installed new Xerox Printers which do not support Win98. In an attempt to backdoor this issue with the software/drivers I was unsuccessful. I recall reading some where about a program that could …

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hey there guys..new member so a big hello to all i have been experiencing this problem for the past two days tht it wod literally not allow me to even transfer files....sometime explorer.exe closes and doesnt come bak on..a few weeks bak i had the vundo trojan and i had …

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Ola All I got a promotion as assistant network admin.Being in this position I have privilage to access our server remotely but I was just wondering How can I connect to our server by using the internet,Im almost sure its possible.almost like terminal server thank you fellas

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Hi I just installed a new hard drive on my laptop and up graded from windows xp to xp professional. Trouble is I can get internet through a LAN cable from my wireless router but no wireless. My laptop can connect to my network but cannot obtain an ip address. …

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TOSHIBA A65 - was using it and it turned itself off - it was running on battery at the time. Plugged it up and the 2 LED lights that are normally lit when the laptop is plugged in are lit but I cannot get it to power on. I waited …

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Hello, First off I found your site looking for resolutions for a browser problem I am having. My internet explorer will not go anywhere when i try to link from another site. I will just get a new browser window taking me to a spyware site rather than the site …

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My Dell Inspiron core 2 Duo has been Hijacked by an unkown virus. I cany acces my c drive, or even task manager among other things. Here is the Hijack this log. Please help. Thank you Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 21:09: VIRUS ALERT!, on 7/15/2008 Platform: Windows …

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Hello. sorry, but i am still new to this. have DL'd AVG and ran it. have DL'd Hijackthis and ran to get a log. so far what happens is i try to open control panel and it says windows explorer has stopped running and it looks for a problem then …

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Hello good folks at Dani Web !!!! I hope I'm posting this in the right place, if I'm not, let me know and I'll repost it where I'm supposed to. I have a Dell Dimention 3000, Windows XP Home, 2.8GHz, 80 GIG hard drive A friend of mine gave me …

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Hi Ive got this virus , and avg cannot remove it. any help? here is the hijack this log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 23:50:57, on 16/07/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16674) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

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Trying to install a PCI NIC card into a Win98SE machine but it doesn't say who the manufacturer is. I have found the following on the card: NE-320X-S-1/1D YA206266F0 000442 (the barcode) Chip is PTF-20525D and FFC# 292320XS1D20 there is also (0207) on the card I assume that this is …

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I'm trying to install php5 but I need to copy the php.ini file to the %SYSTEMROOT% folder. The problem is that I don't see this folder in my C:/WINDOWS directory. Where is it or am I suppose to copy the file to another location? I'm using Windows XP.

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I recently switched from ADSL to CenturyTel cable internet access. Initially I couldn't access the internet at all from my main computer (Windows XP Pro, SP2 and all recent updates), even though I could get through fine on my wife's laptop on the same connection. I finally sorted that out …

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hello everybody once again thanks for your help, i just finish cleaning up my laptop and its running smooth, i needed help with my other pc here is a copy of hijack this, once again thanks for the prompt response this site is the best i will donate soon Logfile …

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I am unsure how this all happened left my computer on and went somewhere.. Now i have several files.. heres my hijack this report: please someone help because i do not have a windows cd to reformat. My computer was built for me so i never got one.. Logfile of …

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Help! For some while my lap-top hard disk has been working overtime and it seems I have a virus / trojen which is affecting Windows Explorer using the Rundll program of Windows Vista. ESET Security also pops up to warn me about Win32/Adware.Agent.NIY application but can't deal with it (access …

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My windows XP got virus infected. I have removed it. But I can't access Task Manager. When I press Alt+Ctrl+Delete it says, "Task Manager is disabled by administrator" How can I enable Task Manager?

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Hey everyone. I've gotten some great help before, and this community is fantastic!! But now I have another problem. A week ago I installed a floppy drive on my machine - or, at least, got a floppy drive to read and transfer files (maybe I didn't install correctly?). Anyway, all …

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hello everybody thanks in advance for all of your help, here my situation, my nephew use my computer and i think he dowloaded a virus and now im having a few problems i need to know if i am infected here is a copy of my hijack this file, please …

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I work for a small school and our network is has about 225 cpu's (all running xppro). I am running windows 2003 server for our main server (named Vision), and I am running window 03/64 for our backup and fileshare server (named Eagle). Our network is set up with a …

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Hi, I am not sure exactly what I did to get this started (around the same time I got a new KB and mouse and got a new ISP, but didn't do too much else), but it looks like explorer.exe is crashing and starting over and over again shortly after …

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I have had the same problem like warmonk and scanned my computer with AVG, Avast, Spybot and Avira with no change even with the virus gone.... Thanks for your help... Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:25:18 AM, on 7/15/2008 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

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Hi Guys, I have an infection giving the above symptoms plus many more. I have followed previous threads advise and downloaded the latest Hijackthis and produced a log which is below. any help gratefully recieved. Many thanks in advance. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 09:47: VIRUS ALERT!, on …

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OK: I have one PC running XP Pro (SP2) and one running Win2k (SP4). A Westell 6100 DSL modem and a Linksys NR0241 router. All of this and Bellsouth/AT&T DSL. Went through all the available instructions on networking that I could find and despite all efforts to date, can't get …

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Hi. One of our users has asked me why her emails are being deleted from her inbox after she replies or forwards them. She is using Microsoft Office 2000 SBE. I have searched and never seen an option for this. I haven't been able to find anything after searching google. …

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Hi, I keep geeting this error number when trying to obtain Windows updates. I have had 4 brand new PC's arrive this week (2 HP & 2 Fujitsu) all 4 have had nothing done to them except started up and attempted to connect to the Windows website. I have internet …

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Hi, I have been trying to get Real VNC 4 to work with the lovely Vista. I have managed to install it and get it up and running by changing a few settings here and their. However the only way I could get it to run at start up without …

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well first of all i want to tell you guys how gratefull i am to find a site wich helps people in trouble without asking for money (you dont see that very muvh lately), and now ito my problem, i am runnin a compaq presario 900, OS windows xp sp3, …

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