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    Windows 8 Windows 8 - defender / www-searching.com malware- PLEASE HEEEELP

    Hello everybody, have a problem. Somehow got www-searching.com and cannot get rid of it. Tried to apply some instructions from internet but cannot log on as Administrator, although I am the only person ever using this computer. Beside that my Defender is off but cannot switch it on, again needs...
  2. News

    Dorkbot Botnet: Overview, Impact, and Solutions for Microsoft Windows Users

    Original release date: December 03, 2015 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows Overview Dorkbot is a botnet used to steal online payment, participate in distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, and deliver other types of malware to victims’ computers. According to Microsoft, the family of...
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    Windows 8 C: Drive full all of the sudden. Help!

    Hello I have a Windows 8 PC and my 500gb C: drive is showing that it is nearly full all of the sudden. It was around 195 GB yesterday and now it is showing 465gb. I looked in the drive to see where all the GB were, but the numbers don't add up. The Windows folder, Program Files, Users, ect all...
  4. Saltgrass

    Windows 7 Internet getting dangerous.

    There was once a time when you might only expect to pick up some malicious software on certain types of websites. It seems now, almost anywhere might expose you to such things. I was doing something as innocent as looking for the radio frequencies used in Microwave ovens and ended up getting...
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    Windows 10 Parasitic DLL extension removal

    I know, installing a windows 8.1 Explorer extension on windows 10 probably wasn't a good idea. Still, after installing "StartIsBack+", my windows Explorer does not function without it. Upon installing, the extension creates a DLL and some resource files. When I delete the DLL, my windows...
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    Windows 7 how do i get rid of the virus (LND/Starter)

    I have the LND virus I think, Avg pops up with it all the time and in all 7 drives, that are shortcuts with the extention .ink, please help me out, thank you all Joe
  7. bryan1709

    Windows 7 How to totally remove pirrit suggestor? (its killing me)

    How do i totally remove pirrit suggestor? I don't remember visiting malicious website or downloading maclicious software into my computer and i'm having this green icon that revealed that my computer is infected with the adware called pirrit suggestor. When i checked my task manager, i found out...
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    Windows 7 Why does a machine keep getting infected??

    Hello all, A friend's computer has windows 7 with an antivirus and the up to date definitions, and the user is a Standard user, the computer keeps getting infected. I have cleaned this computer before, but it just keeps happening. I've noticed that this happens a lot with windows, shouldn't...
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    Windows 8 Beware of Acadia Global: Ongoing PC Infection Scam Alert

    A company called Acadia Global is still trying to tell poeople that their pcs are getting infected and they can fix it for a price. It is a known scam dating back to at least 12/12. Go to the FBI at www.ic3.gov and report it if it hapens to you. Do not give any money or information.
  10. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 7 Virus or not a virus?

    Hi My friend Paul has a message keep popping up in the lower right hand corner of his monitor saying that it is Windows Security Essentials and that it has found a virus that needs to be removed. The thing is it doesn't look quite right to me, the window is yellow and doesn't look like...
  11. Tita Luna Matulin

    Windows 7 Understanding .exe*32 Processes and Troubleshooting Slow Laptop on Windows 7

    I recently noticed that my laptop has slowed down. When I checked the processes in task manager, I noticed the following: firefox.exe*32 chrome.exe*32 AvastUI.exe*32 skype.exe*32 yahoomessenger.exe*32 mbam.exe*32 This is most unusual. What's the ,exe*32? What does it do? Is it an infection? How...
  12. News

    TA13-141A: Washington, DC Radio Station Web Site Compromises

    Original release date: May 20, 2013 | Last revised: May 21, 2013 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows systems running Adobe Reader, Acrobat, or Oracle Java Overview On May 16, 2013, US-CERT was notified that both Link Removed[.]com and Link Removed[.]com had been compromised to...
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    Windows 7 Reoccuring trojan/virus in host files

    Hi, Yesterday my antivirus started popping up with a virus/trojan Trojan.Win32.Hosts2.gen. I have a few windows.old from new installs, and this thing is traveling from those installs to the current one, zonealarm treats it but then it comes back. I ran spybot hoping it was some kind of...
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    Windows 7 Urgent Help Needed: Wife's Computer Infected with Virus After Opening Malicious Email Attachment

    My wife just got a very nasty virus on her Windows 7 Home 64-bit system. She received an Email that said FedX had tried to deliver a package but was unable to complete the delivery. Instructions said to open a .zip file and print out a form and take the form to the nearest FedX office to get...
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    Windows XP Internet connection, antivirus not working after removing trojan

    Hello Everyone, Just a little bit ago i did a routine virus scan on my windows 7 Partition on my pc. I used avast!!, malwarebytes antimalware and superantispyware. Super antispyware detected an infection known as trojan.agent/gen-sirefef on my xp partition and the infection was sucessfully...
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    Windows 7 Resolving Startup Error from Deleted Malware DLL File in Windows

    Hi Everyone, My computer was recently infected with malware, which I got rid of with Malwarebytes, but I have this lingering irritating error message from windows everytime I start the computer. A printscreen of the error message is attached, but essentially the error message states that there...
  17. Drew

    Busted!! Yea!!

    YEA!!!! Finally!! Damn, am I ever happy to see this!! Link Removed And this one: Link Removed I have had customers/clients that I had to deal w/ their machines which, had been infected by this woman's nasty garbage!! I recognise the BS names of the BS software. Her crap was so bad that...
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    Windows 7 win 7 all search engines are redirected. (virus?)

    Win 7 IE 9 using google or any other search engine (Yahoo, etc) the search does bring up links for the web sites requested. However clicking any link redirects the request to a page "Get hot link.com" or a job search page. I have run the MS Malware removal tool, McAfee, IObit Malware fighter pro...
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    Windows 7 Windows Firewall won't work + MsConfig Screen Quickly Pops Up During Start Up...

    Hey guys, today I inherited a bad trojan that infected my windows and caused it to restart after one minute and also disabled my windows firewall indefinitely. I ran numerous malware and anti virus programs and cleaned out all the trojans and infections I could find, and the computer finally now...
  20. Drew

    Windows 7 Mac attack: Flashback Trojan infects thousands of Macs

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