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Hi ya'll! Yesterday I was looking for a bike on a buy and sell site, I found a nice one and I wanted to see a bigger picture. So I searched for that bike on Google Pictures and found a good pic. I clicked on it and then Firefox said that this site wasn't secure and I might have gotten some...

My laptop will not access C drive from my desktop. Get "Access is denied" message. C drive on desktop works fine for the most part. C drive is WD 500 GB (Black) and used to be accessible until I installed Zone Alarm which now I have disabled. C drive is on full control in security for everyone...

Hi I've been using Microsoft Security Essentials for a while along with AVG Anti Virus software. In the last two weeks 3 people that I help out computer wise have gotten the Fake Antivirus Trojan, all of them using only MSE. I've never gotten any of these things while running both...

hey i just checked om router log and found this Teardrop Attack i don't understand what is this exactly... 79 [Tue Mar 08 2011 GMT+0200]: IP 94.142.38.74 Land 80 [Tue Mar 08 2011 GMT+0200]: IP 94.142.38.74 Land 81 [Tue Mar 08 2011 GMT+0200]: IP 109.226.65.251 Teardrop Attack 82 [Tue Mar 08...

I'll begin by apologizing if this isn't in the right forum, though when I read the description, it says for threads that don't fit any specific sub-forum underneath, so I chose this one, and I used google prior to posting this. I was wondering if one, I can have my Kaspersky AV to run on more...

Hi everybody hope your having a great holidays. I run Windows 7 home and have Spyware Doctor and Malwarebytes running. I never have't had a virus until last week. I was on google hunting for drivers for a laptop I wiped and restored to XP. When Internet Security 2011 started scanning , I tried...

Hi everybody. I was just curious as to why yesterday, my windows would have updated this update that is from last year: Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (KB973924) Installation date: ‎12/‎19/‎2010 5:10 PM Installation status: Successful Update type...

Windows 7 Ultimate. I have "allow remote connections to this computer" and successfully accessed it from my Windows 7 computer on the same network. Now how to I remote access this computer over the internet? TIA, Jim

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Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.0 (November 9, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PowerPoint file. An attacker who...

Hi all, I've been on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 since January this year. Before this, I used XP (2003-2010). My problem is that now I'm using Windows 7, I seem to be getting invaded by malware. Since January, I've had over 10 cases of fake antivirus programs and the like (most recently something...

So I just reinstalled Windows 7 Professional edition and I have a odd suspicion that the computer is acting like I'm on the only user that is the administrator. For a few programs I was trying to reinstall, it didn't have the usual "allow/deny" message, but an actual message box to enter the...

On one of my work computer's AVG is coming up with SVCHOST.EXE virus AND REG. RTHDBPL WARNING how should I take care of this. AVG moved it to the vault

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V1.0 (September 14, 2010): Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Print Spooler service. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a specially crafted print...

Hi im having this error: wont let me open explorer and avast wont let me fix or delete the infected files. plz help

Dear All, I was login with a administrator privilege user. Last night I removed that user from administrators group and assign a password to administrator thinking that I should be able to login as Administrator. To my surprise I cant login as administrator nor I'm able to raise my standard...

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This has been happening with many games that I download off the internet. After the game downloads and installs, the exe file goes from being a program installer to a video game launcher. Windows fails to realize this, and every time I start the game the UAC pops up and I have to confirm that...