spyware

Hi just got a new laptop, from day one I have had this problem, and have done everything I can think of to correct it. To start, I have a download allowance of 375MB/day (except between 1am-5am when it's unlimited I use free download manager, and schedule most download during these hours), we...

I'm not sure whether I'm being constantly attacked or my computer caught a virus. Whilst being online at a known network, my system got 'hacked' (unsure about the use of words as it was by someone i knew) and apparently created an image of my hard drive (which I was trying to stop during the...

Hi. I don't know if this is the right forum for my problem. Anyway, I have a problem with my Windows Services. Each time when I launch Windows Services window, I get a warning: One or more activex controls could not be displayed because either: 1. your current security settings prohibit...

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...

I've attempted to install a couple new applications (Adobe Acrobat and IMSI TurboCad 17.1) recently and in each case received a 1935 error, causing the installation to terminate and roll back. I have done a registry scan/clean as well as virus/spyware scans and the problem persists. I have run...

ESET Knowledgebase - Reports of rogue ESET Smart Security malware Reports of rogue ESET Smart Security malware News ID: NEWS107|Last Revised: October 06, 2010 We have received reports of a rogue security software program disguised with a false ESET Smart Security image. This type of...

I ran hijackthis and have the logfile, I hope its okay to just post it. What's happening is the first time after I boot the computer and click firefox, ie will load, say its not my default browser and do I want ot change, no, I shut it down and click on Firefox again, Firefox loads, saying its...

my PC start have random blue screen, each time a different error code, different system file. it could happen anytime. I have checked memory with memtest, and windows memory test, no error found, I have checked all drivers, cleaned spyware. the problem still exist. I have to pray for my...

Hello everyone, Got a problem with a fresh install on my laptop like the title says. Normally I can always figure pc related problems myself but this is my second night trying to fix it and I"m about to give up. So my last resort is to create a topic here, hopefully someone can help me out...

Hi guys! I have this portable than to suddenly no longer connects it with the cable wifi (wi-fi especially interests me). Suddenly he do not connect more at home or work where before last night was fine. The portable and an Acer Extensa 5630 EZ with wi-fi card Atheros ar5b93. To say that I...

Why does it take so long for MSE to complete a full scan of my system? Even the other spyware/malware apps doing a full scan takes at best up to an hour. With MSE running a full scan can take upwards of 5 plus hours and sometimes even longer.......this scan that is now running started at 10:43am...

I have the following setup: Windows 7 Professional 64 bit AMD Quad Core 2.2 Ghz 8 GB Ram The issue is that when running more than just a few applications it will get to a point where I am unable to open any new applications. When trying to open non Microsoft programs, nothing happens. When...

everytime i try to create a system restore point in windows 7 i get an error message saying "this service can not be started in safe mode (0x8007043c)" the problem is i am not i safe mode. i have no idea what to do ? if possible please help. btw mi have anti virus and anti spyware ect and have...

I've seen this posted but mainly dealing with wireless laptops and no solutions, heres all i can tell you. Im running windows 7 home on a desktop connected through an ethernet wire, i also have a router connecting two other computers wireless, earlier today my internet stopped working on my...

Yesterday I began to have problems with my internet only partially working. I first noticed it when pages weren't loading in firefox, or any other browser, but they weren't timing out and telling me that there's no connection. They just sat there in limbo as if trying very hard to find the...

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Hi there, im having some internet speed issues lately with high latency, wich led me to investigate through the Netstat command, one thing i have noticed is an intermitent internet connection opened by this "Avg.exe.", after a quick seach this apllication seems to be some sort of...

Link Removed - Invalid URL This tool will attempt to run 17 benign tests to see how well your PC is protected. My AV is Microsoft Security Essentials and passed/stopped all 17 attempts

I hope this is the right forum for this but if not please move it. Yesterday when i logged on this came up gidle.exe. I went online to find out what this was. It could be a virus or malware or some other nastys. I have ran sever scans with these software. Spybot Malwarebytes Nod32 anti virus...

Many of us now opt for the free security apps currently available but which is the most popular? Plus does this also mean that the favourite is the best? Hopefully this thread and accompanying poll will try and find the answer... As the poll is limited to 10 apps if yours isn't up there then...