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The infected tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about malware infections, including ransomware attacks on servers, trojan processes like nb.exe, and viruses that corrupt system files such as winload.exe. Users seek help recovering files from ransomware, removing malware that changes file icons, and addressing suspicious processes. The tag also includes news about widespread malware on Android Market and historical events like the 2011 DNSChanger malware that threatened to disconnect infected PCs from the internet. Common themes are detection, removal, and recovery from various types of infections affecting Windows and Android devices.
  1. K

    Can we recovery ransomware files?

    Hello. We had last week a ransomware attack, our server where infected, we already have our services running. The server is here with us, we didn't recover all files. The question is, exist a company that could safely recover files from infected systems with ransomware? Thanks all for your support.
    • klabacita
    • Thread
    • cybersecurity data recovery files infected malware ransomware recovery server support
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
  2. X

    Windows 7 Suspicious nb.exe Process Found - Possible Trojan Infection Inquiry

    Hi all. today I noticed a weird process named nb.exe running on my pc. I went to msconfig and it was there on startup. It is located a folder that does not exist c:\OK\BOT\nb.exe So I am running emsisoft antimalware an it picket the file an called it a Trojan.Generic.7979063 (B) has anyone had...
    • xixorro
    • Thread
    • antimalware cpu emsisoft infected malware process security startup trojan windows
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Security
  3. Dangaioh

    Windows 7 USA Today, Infectd PCs may lose internet in July

    Found this little article in USA Today about your PC losing internet service this July. Link Removed
    • Dangaioh
    • Thread
    • article infected internet july loss pcs services usa today
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security
  4. reghakr

    Android Market: thousands affected as 26 new malware apps discovered

    Over 100,000 Android users may have been affected by malicious apps, as 26 more malware programs have been identified on Google’s Android Market. Link Removed - Invalid URL made the discovery over the weekend, and believes that the rogue software was likely created by the same persons who...
    • reghakr
    • Thread
    • android app application cleanup data detection devices droiddream google infected looking out malware market remote rogue security software users vulnerability withdrawal
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
  5. L

    Windows 7 Need help to remove blue icon

    Link Removed Need help to remove this blue icon. That icon has infected all picture, video, pdf, word and audio files on my Widows 7 OS. Please help
  6. J

    Windows 7 Fixing Corrupted winload.exe on Dell Laptop: Virus Infection Issues

    Hi, I've had this Dell Laptop for nearly a year. I seem to have gotten it virus infected and it has corrupted winload.exe in the system32 folder. It says: \Windows\System32\winload.exe The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt. I've tried...
  7. Mike

    VIDEO Bizarre ragtime music creeping out Chrome Gmail users?

    Gmail promo for Priority Inbox creeps out Chrome users Bug triggers background music, sparks malware fears By Gregg Keizer...
    • Mike
    • Thread
    • annoyance audio background audio browser issues bugs chrome computerworld feedback gmail google inbox prioritization incident infected malware ragtime security support user experience users video
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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