spyware

I am attempting to clean up a friends HP PC which is running Vista 32 bit SP2. I believe she has contracted a piece of malware by clicking on a photo in facebook (Is this a picture of you?). One of the symptoms is preventing the computer installing updates for Vista and Defender. I have...

Hi All Can anyone help I use RAPIDSHARE PREMIUM AND WINDOWS 7 PROFESSIONAL. When I open the rapidshare I am unable to right click on items on the desktop or click on any items on the desktop. I have run virus checks and spyware checks and crap cleaner but nothing has cured the problem. The...

Lost power last night... so windows was not shut down properly. Upon startup, I lost some services - wireless, print services, some programs not running, etc... I went online to search for solutions. At some point I reached a 'windows validation' failure screen (in retrospect, some...

I just upgraded to Win7 from Vista. My CPU's are constantly 100% running svcHost.exe - DcomLaunch (PlugAndPlay?). Looked at various tips to no avail. Following tips did not help: Link Removed - Invalid URL DComLaunch and WmiPrvSE.exe, DComLaunch and WmiPrvSE.exe makes CPU running high - Vista...

But it turns out they can. A while back I posted about an issue in which my entire PC grinds to a halt, as if though all of my CPU power is suddenly drained and all I can do is a hard reboot. So, I tried updating drivers. I tried disabling programs. I tried scanning for viruses. I tried...

Hi There, Ive got a Dell Studio 1745 laptop running Windows 7 home premium 64 bit. 4gb ram, t4300 processor. Recently Ive been having an issue where I will download a file and save it to the desktop, but when I go to the desktop to open up the file, its not there. I can find the file then by...

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Hello again, this is Mike from Windows7Forums.com. Thanks for reviewing this video. In this demonstration we discuss the methods used to update your computer through Microsoft Windows Update. Windows Update is an excellent tool and over the years that tool has been neglected in both businesses...

I hope this has not been asked before, I have been searching the internet for the past few days for answers to this problem and haven't found anything yet. Randomly in the past few days Windows 7 explorer/my documents folder/anywhere in my computer locks up and stops responding when I try to use...

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What antivirus and spyware software (free) is the best to use? But it should be free without putting a serial because then you can't update it. Thank you very much, Ben.

Hi, this afternoon turned on my computer and everything was ok(Post code and all) but then after the start up logo/screen. it automatically put my monitor into standby mode and after a few minutes my computer just restarted. i didnt get to the login where u type your pass. Before i turned it off...

New computer, did windows 7 upgrade, everything working fine. Then a day ago, my internet downloads are slower than my uploads. Not an internet issue, becuase other computers working on a wireless network, are working fine. I have checked for spy/virus several times and everything appears clean...

Hello! So. I've had my laptop for less than a month as of today. There were no problems running it since I've gotten it. The problem is after the boot up and log in, the laptop ceases to function and freezes after a few minutes.. I have no control whatsoever during this time. My only choice is...

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...

I'm having some trouble with drop down windows in certain programs, taskbar drop down windows for programs, and right click windows staying open. They will open for a quick second and then shut. I've run malware/spyware and virus searches, and come up with nothing. I've also updated all of my...

I have just purchased a Toshiba A505 Laptop with Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 w/ 4GB Ram. The issue is that Media Player starts up on Boot up. I have researched several blogs and/or forums and have attempted several fixes to no avail. I have checked the msconfig start and media player is not...

At first win 7 upgraded fine and everything worked great.For 3 days now only my email and the web browser can connect.I turned off the firewall,no help.Rescanned drive with virus scan and found nothing.checked for spyware and none was found. Programs like peer spider or limewire can't connect to...

Hey, Problem is simple: I had spyware, made a partition, installed Win7 on it, removed Xp from my other partition, then, I had no authority over my Xp files. I managed to get some authority over the files, moving them, viewing them or even installing programmes, but it seems that somewhere...

Hi, I had Spyware on my XP, so I made a partition of my spare 10gbs, installed Win7, removed XP and all was good. But then, upgrades and such expanded my Win7 to >9gb, so I wanted to increase the partition size. Couldn't. I go to the regular partition screen, I have 9,7gb of unused space...