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Can anyone suggest to me how to securely migrate Office 365 mailbox to Google Workspace without any data loss.

Some time ago (about 2 years maybe) I read in IT-newspaper about scandal of Comodo giving virus-safe-certificate to a virus. Now, that may or may not be a NSA virus (or any other, really). Another way from my friends, I've heard that Comodo is pretty hardcore when it comes to …

i will start a master thesis in information security using java any ideas

i just came across the wireshark and i learnt you can use it to read information in network packets and i will like to know whether the information is going to be in words.

Hi All, I know that this question has been asked earlier but my hijackthis log did not contained the entries mentioned by previous members. I am facing the same problem, my taskbar changes color after around 15 min and sound gets disabled, I ran Malwarebytes Anti-Malware but there were no …

Hey. I keep getting AVG popping up with a message that tells me that cookies.sqlite in the Firefox folder of my Document and Settings, within Application Data, folder is infected. I've followed the sticky and here are the results: Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 [url]www.malwarebytes.org[/url] Database version: 4052 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack …

AOL 9.5, VISTA ISSUES: On boot up I get a small blank popup box (no error message) that is tied into AOL. This prevents my welcome screen from loading and any hotlinks etc via AOL pages/content, email etc. I can access email to read and write but that's it. Here's …

Hello, I'm not really sure what I am doing, but I know I need HELP!!!! Here is my hijacker log Logfile of HijackThis v1.97.7 Scan saved at 11:04:39 AM, on 6/18/04 Platform: Windows 98 SE (Win9x 4.10.2222A) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE …

Hi, I am a master student major in Information security. And I need to do a final project related to information security. This project requires to do programming. But I still do not have any idea. Can somebody give me some idea about a topic? Thanks.

Hey guys, Got hit by a virus earlier tonight, and now I'm at a public computer looking up solutions. I remember using daniweb many years past for some general computer talk so I thought it'd be a good place to turn to and try to beg for some help... I …

I am trying to help a friend whose system is running linux/firefox which is a new experience for me. I have been lazy all my life and used windows based systems. (As an engineer in my discipline as well I have a strong aversion to using anything that is non …

Please excuse my naiveté: exactly what types of websites am I supposed to steer clear of to avoid contracting malware infections?

Hi this is my first post and I think I've come to the right place for help after reading all the great replys to others with similar problems. My problem- every time I try to go to a certain website, I immediately get redirected to Ownbox.com. I just ran hijack …

I need help here; Ndah-IMB is an Information Consultant; sourcing, creating, receiving and giving out vital, powerful, generally problem solving, secret and in many cases life changing information. Can anyone help with where I can have FREE TUTORIALS ON INFORMATION SECURITY. I would be very grateful.

Dear Pals, I am new to the forum and the reason iam here is because ive the same problem in one of my home PC. It was working fine and has Win XP Sp2. Now for past 2 days iam nto able to open yahoo, google and ESET.com. Ive ESET …

my hijackthis log is WAY to big to post on here, so ill just put what is MOSTLY on there and see if any of you know what this means?? the majority of it is this: 4 - HKLM\..\Run: [5np6gcvlyw] C:\WINDOWS\fo9dafcl34.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [4pg6n6jdch] C:\WINDOWS\yjdtsatmzn.exe O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [yim80zzy8h] …

I have ran my HijackThis log through the program that helps you and when I delete the things it suggests I temporarily am able to edit the registry but even when doing all the fixes I could find within the registry, I am still unable to access folder options. Also …

Hi all, Would appreciate help. I have been unable to update any spyware software and popups keep coming up in my browser. It is getting really annoying and I want to get rid of this trojan once in for all. I ran hijackthix and here is the log. Logfile of …

Hi Folks, I am having a bit of trouble with a users laptop. Its running very slow and everytime I google anything it takes me to some dodgey search engine or a website that is totally unrelated. I have HiJackThis results but have no idea where to start, could anyone …

Well, my internet was going pretty slow lately so I started to do some scans like usual Spybot picked up and supposedly deleted virtumonde and Dssagent which upon some simple research supposedly slows the internet down but anyways, I restarted the computer and then explorer.exe was starting up and ending, …

I recently encountered what I believe to be an AIM virus. At points when I'm on AIM suddenly numerous (high 60's to low 70s) browsers of Internet Explorer randomly begin to pop open. Each one with a little AIM advertisement inside, so small that it fits nicely in the upper …

well...ZoneAlarm Pro & ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite both don't provide the following features: Privacy control, IM Security, ID Lock, and Parental control Web site filtering as shown here (scroll down totally): [url]http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/information/zass/releaseHistory_vista.html[/url] I would like to know if there are any identical software(s) that could substitute the missing features...:?: Thx

I don't use AVG any more as my (soon to be) husband is military and we get McAfee for free, but my friend uses it on her Dell desktop. She had been using it for several years but now it is saying it is no longer free and she must …

Hello, this is my first time using this website, so here it goes. Now, a while back I decided I didn't like my current anti-virus, and so I was looking for a new one. I finally came across Windows Anti-virus 2008. I made sure I checked info on it first, …

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 …

Hi there, I just recently got an e-mail from Rogers saying I have this IRC Bot/Virus. I'm not quite sure as to how it got on the computer. I have 3 computers in my household and I'm not quite sure which one it could be. Two of them are acting …

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 12:08:14 PM, on 4/27/2008 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) 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:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Grisoft\AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5\guard.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgupsvc.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\PSIService.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe …

I just recently discovered a new bug...well, new to me, anyway. While running the usual scans in safe mode (AdAware, Spybot, SmitfraudFix, HijackThis, etc.) on a customer's computer, it suddenly blue-screened on me, then went to a Windows XP splash page, then another blue screen, and so on in what …

I just wanted to thank you for already having a forum up for this kind of problem. I have recently had the exact same problem, same spyware that advertises its own remover and same blue desktop. I would hope that you would be willing to look over my information and …

i have been having a problem with my pc for about a month now i have tried a few programs to clear my virus but non have worked . If i open more than 2 windows my ie restarts and every so often casino or dating sites pop up when …

My computer has been acting up lately and im not sure what the problem is. my cpu usage has gone a-wall and everything loads very slowly. I dont know whether this is a virus or not so i ran another hjt report for you all to look at. Logfile of …

Hi all, recently my PSU died on me, along with my motherboard, I've just done a repair installation of windows having replaced both and am starting to get my system back up. Major problem is that the latest windows updates won't install although I think I know the cause of …

heres hijack log: Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 3:56:41 PM, on 2/9/2008 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\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\Program Files\Common Files\Apple\Mobile Device Support\bin\AppleMobileDeviceService.exe c:\Program …

I seem to be having a series of problems, and wonder is a virus is the problem. I use Norton Anti Virus, Norton Internet Security 2007, XSoftspy v 4.23, and Ad-ware. (All are run regularly.) I also use Norton Ghost to regularly mirror my primary drive to a secondary harddrive. …

I thought I'd start a new thread rather than tack this onto any of the other threads, many of them very helpful. However. none of the offered solutions on their own worked - but my compound solution did work and I offer this to all frustrated individuals as I'm sure …

Hello, 1st time poster, pls be patient if I mess up. My IE has been redirected to WinAntiVirus and System Doctor sites at random times, persuading me to load their SW. Norton and Spybot find nothing. Tried Vundofix, nothing found either. Ran Adaware, but not sure what items to 'fix'. …

Hello, I'm brand new to DaniWeb. I was doing some xp research in how to speed up my system and came ascroos a few things in a book i was reading that may be suspicious. I am NOT a techy person LOL. I can however follow directions. Basically I have …

Uggghhh... how does one get this? Please help! Many thanks! I've ran vundofix.exe but it found no infected files. Here is my hijackthis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 2:11:46 AM, on 10/29/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.5730.0011) Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe …

[quote=AWebber;248590]I have a very annoying pop-up in my task bar tell ing me to download antimalware because of an infection. It keeps flashing between a "Question Mark" and a "No Entry" symbol. Here is my HiJackThis log: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 6:13:38 PM, on 9/1/2006 Platform: Windows …

HELP PLEASE?????? Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:11:59 PM, on 10/23/2006 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\csrss.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:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXBCES.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\LEXPPS.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\Program Files\VideoCompressionCodec\pmsngr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\dla\tfswctrl.exe C:\Program Files\VideoCompressionCodec\pmmon.exe C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVGFRE~1\avgamsvr.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Program Files\Dell …

I've gone through many posts and many websites trying to get rid of this thing to no avail. Well, I think I got some of it, but not all, or else I have some other little nasties or some leftovers from some nasties floating around in my pc. I know …

this is my first visit and i have been following what has happened to other people. i have run hijack and this is my log. please help me get rid of this annoying message! thanks Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 16:10:13, on 04/09/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT …

I'm about ready to reformat. Can anyone help me? I'm afraid to infect my entire network and lose my job. Please! here's the log from hijackthis Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 11:41:10 AM, on 8/24/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180) Running …

Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Crunchie has advised previously on Hijack data. Hoping crunchie or someone can help me. Below is Hijack log file. Thanks again. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 12:35:45 PM, on 8/15/2006 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer …

It's annoying me to hell. Any help would be appreciated. [code]Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 18:01:30, on 11/08/2006 Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000) 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\spoolsv.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\ZoneLabs\vsmon.exe C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE C:\WINDOWS\System32\TrayIcon.exe C:\Internet\ZoneAlarm\zlclient.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\DRIVERS\W32X86\3\E_S4I0T1.EXE C:\PROGRA~1\SPYCLE~1\SpyWatcher.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Documents and …

Hi - my computer seem to be infected with some sort of trojan dialer virus. AVG pop ups tell me the problem is either in C\Windows\Temp or C\Documents and settings\user\local settings\temporary internet files\content.IE5. I tried following the directory and deleting the offending files such as win13tmp.exe but they keep reappearing. …

Hi all, Im fairly new here and im having some problems concerning popups from netwfix and the other trash thats related to it. I didnt a search in google and here I am. Ive read a few other threads and a moderator adviced them to download and install a utility …

Hello folks, I have already downloaded the Look2Mefix and have done option 1. I will post and wait for further instructions. Here is what my Hijack file looks like pre-Look2Mefix option 1. If anyone sees anything else other than the Look2Me virus, let me know. Thanks in advance, Regards, Liz …

Can anyone have a look for me at my hjt log and tell me why my pc is dying a slow death. Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 7:10:47 PM, on 21/06/2006 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 …