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    Windows 7 Transferring adware to new computer

    I have a new Dell Inspirion 540 computer (running Windows 7) that is now infected with Adware-Isearch. When I transferred the files from my old computer which runs Windows XP using a Belkins Easy Transfer cable, the adware was transferred over. When I run McAffee antivirus, the Adware-Isearch...
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    Windows 7 After Login Desktop Icons White/Blank Says Can't Open This Item...

    Hello, I was hoping to find help with this issue. I think I may have been infected by a virus or something. I rebooted my computer after it began to slow down, and upon reboot, all my desktop icons were white/blank. I double clicked a couple of icons and a message popped up reading "This file...
  3. Windows 7 Energizer Bunny's Software Infects PC's With Trojan

    March 7, 2010 USB Battery Recharger Status Software contains Trojan, says US-CERT ( United States Emergency Readiness Team) Back door Malware software that accompanies the Energizer DUO USB Battery Charger contains Trojan Horse that gives hackers total access to a Windows PC. The Energizer...
  4. Windows 7 114 Windows “Antivirusâ€Â￾ to Avoid at All Costs

    Link Removed - Invalid URL This year alone they will be responsible for infecting in excess of 25 million computers worldwide, but they could come close to compromising as much as 30 million machines. At the root of this epidemic lay simple social engineering tactics designed, through various...
  5. Windows 7 How to Remove Persistent Browser Hijacks from Infected PC

    This came from part of a HiJackThis log.... Hosts- 74.XXX.40.xxx paybillsnow.com (this is not the address, I will not give real link because it hyperlinks directly to infection) (There are multiple addresses linking to these browser HiJacks, I'm only showing one) This seem to be some...
  6. Windows 7 AVG Virus Threat

    It just started tonight, but AVG 9.0 is warning that this site (windows7forums.com) is infected and therefore being blocked. Has anyone else reporrted this? As soon as you access any page on your site the alert from AVG pops up. What's going on?
  7. Windows 7 Spam Spreading ZBot Masquerades as Outlook Update

    ATTACKS & ACTIVE EXPLOITS Spam masquerading as a Microsoft Outlook security and stability update actually infects computers with ZBot, a Trojan horse program that steals sensitive information. The malware contains a list of financial institution and social networking sites; if users visit any...
  8. Windows 7 Lock up your bios !

    Link Removed Dont become infected take precautions :o
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    Conflicker Eye Chart - test for infection

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    Windows 7 Antivirus 360- very advanced infection.

    A buddy of mine asked me to fix his computer. It apparently froze up randomly- it did not matter what he was doing. When I went on his PC, I discovered Antivirus 360 on his computer, along with another fake AV. It took about half an hour to download Malwarebytes anti-malware because the browser...
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    Downadup/Conficker worm infection.Are you safe?

    Seems like it is spreading very quickly and infecting millions of computers. So are you infected?
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    Windows Vista Another Windows Explorer Restart Problem

    It appears that in the past week, my system has become infected and now continuously retarts explorer and limits all administrative rights. I have come up in safe mode and checked for newly added programs, run spyware doctor, adjusted DEP, but have had no luck in stemming the problem. Except in...
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    Windows 7 Clueless on Virus Cure

    Ok, I have a virus that is causing pop-ups everytime i open internet explorer. they tell me that "a virus is in my computer attempting to steal passwords and private info from the infected computer." also give the info: Type: Virus Infection Length: 138,293 bytes Systems Affected: Windows...