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    How can I get rid of ads from BrowseStudio?

    I keep on getting ads from BrowseStudio and other ad sites. They appear in the lower right, left and lower center of my browser (any browser Firefox or IE). The BrowseStudio also adds a "Related Searches" bar to the left of my screen. I think I this came in when I installed Adobe Flash Player...
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    Windows 8 I can't connect to the proxy server, yet I haven't installed one.

    I don't know where else to ask this so I am posting this here: A few days ago I installed a third party program which installed a hijacking search engine called snap.do, I then proceeded to uninstall it but now I can't connect to the internet altogether, so I run a virus scan and a few things...
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    Windows 8 Malewarebytes Premium (paid version)

    Win 8.1 Pro 32-bit Right now I have MBAM free edition. Windows defender. Thinking of upgrading to paid MBAM version in order to have real time protection. I have just 5 days ago uninstalled Avast free edition. Qestions : 1. Malwarebytes Premium 2.0 $29.95 Canadian 1 year subscription. 1...
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    Windows 8 Very slow and "couldn't connect to system notification center" after malware removal

    My father accidentally fell for the "your media player needs to be updated" and downloaded a ton of malware. I used this guide: http://malwaretips.com/blogs/malware-removal-guide-for-windows/ And now it is running EXTREMELY slow and it can't load any Windows services on the computer. Any time...
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    Windows 7 Black Screen and Cursor for one minute after login

    I've had a black screen and working cursor for around a minute after entering my password at login. The desktop eventually comes up and everything appears normal. Is there anything that could be running such as the Malicious Software Removal Tool or other program? Would the Event Viewer be...
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    TA14-150A: GameOver Zeus P2P Malware

    Original release date: June 02, 2014 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, and 8 Microsoft Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2008 R2, and Server 2012 Overview GameOver Zeus (GOZ), a peer-to-peer (P2P) variant of the Zeus family of bank credential-stealing malware...
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    Windows 8 pop up ads:Windows 8

    How can I stop the pop up ads on windows 8?
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    Windows 8 Internet Explorer Hijacked

    I have Dell inspirion 15R and my problem is that whenever I open internet explorer form start screen and type my search directly into address bar it redirects to en.ezanel.com/search.../... and I want that Google should search my input not ezanel.I have tried the following steps for removing...
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    Windows 8 Still fighting the firewall.

    Hi I'm still trying to get the firewall service to start. I did all of the things listed below, including the automatic, and manual fix..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This firewall issue is commonly found on vista and...
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    Windows 7 Multiple Drivers causing BSOD after virus

    To start, my friend downloaded a program called FirstRowSports last weekend which was accompanied with a trojan (Yontoo) which I removed with AVG 9. Shortly after the fact I started experiencing various BSOD errors when booting windows regularly. I booted in safe mode, ran driver fusion and...
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    Windows 7 Recovering From Exploit:Java/CVE-2013-1493

    We've recently been having problems with redirects when clicking the links of search results in our browsers (IE and Firefox). We tried a few different virus scans and nothing was able to find it. However, we did realize that Microsoft Security Essentials would not run when we clicked the...
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    Windows 7 Windows Vista to Windows 7 using backup disks

    Hi all, My fiance has a Dell Inspiron 15" laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium currently on it. She got a trojan (heur.html.maliframe) and instead of trying to go through the hassle of removing it, I thought it'd be a good time to wipe the HDD and go to Windows 7. My questions are: 1. I...
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    Windows 7 My PC got a virus

    Okay, I need some help. Usually, I am good with computers, but this time I screwed up. I got a virus on my pc. So far, all it seems to do is take FOREVER to log in, give me a black screen after logging in for 5 minutes, remove SP2 (still in windows 7 SP1) and make the CPU usage 100% (I am...
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    Windows 7 System wont play Cd's or DVD's

    I have been running W7 on this box since W7 came out. I use the TV tuner, Dvdfab, play movies, rip cd's and to this point haven't really had any problems. About 2 weeks ago I was unable to open a movie to use DVDFab to copy it. DVDFab had expried. I did upgrade to the latest version, but that...
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    Windows 7 Badly needed some help

    well this how it goes.. my task manager and regedit were disabled by administrator.. what shall i do to help me get back my task manager and regedit.. did try the procedures for enabling regedit..still doesnt work.. also, used online virus scanners..not a big help..installed...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft's Answer to Vicious Malware

    Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387752,00.asp As you might notice, in the full article title, Microsoft also says to "Re-install Windows", which was Microsoft's original recommendation. Reading the full article, you will note that, nowhere, does it say you have to re-install...
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    Windows 7 Services fail to start, no internet or usb

    Hi. I have a Gateway T-6836, updated to Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit a few months ago from Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit. I've had it for about 2 years, After 1 year a virus killed it, and I reformatted it. Now, a few months ago, unknowingly, my flash drive contracted a virus from my school's...
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    Windows 7 How to Reduce Physical Memory Usage?

    What can I do to lower the Physical Memory Usage in my Laptop? For information, I am using Windows Seven Ultimate (build 7600) with RAM 1 GB, Intel Core i3 M350 @ 2.27 GHz. When I hit task manager, the Physical Memory: Total : 941 Cached : 85 Available : 81...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Persistent BSOD Errors: Random Crashes and Possible HDD/RAM Issues

    Hello, greetings to all. I have some problems with BSOD. About one month, month and a half my PC started freezing and BSOD errors were shown to me. The problem was i couldn't do anything on the PC, 'cos it crashed sometimes even when playing Spider Solitaire. The freezes and BSOD were random...
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    Windows 7 Registry problem? "... create an association in the Default Programs control panel"

    Hi, sorry if this is in the wrong thread, and for the general newbieness of my situation. I removed the Win 7 Home Security 2011 rogue antispyware using this guide: Link Removed This involves manually editing the registry, which I had not done before. I believe I have removed the virus, but I...
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