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  1. Windows 7 Troubleshooting Corrupted File Downloads After HDD Replacement and BSOD Issues

    So recently I had to purchase a new HDD due to massive BSOD's due to an unknown corruption or trojan. Today I installed a brand new Western Digital BLack Caviar drive and everything worked flawlessly until I started downloading files (specifically those for my security, i.e. avast, norton...
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    Windows Vista Force Delete a File??

    I have a trojan (xsecva.exe) that I cannot remove and need help to remove it. I remember a simple software that I've used in the past, which I believe was a Microsoft software. It force-removed any file that you wanted removed and was very easy to use! I would really appreciate something like...
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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...
  4. Windows 7 Mac attack: Flashback Trojan infects thousands of Macs

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  6. Windows 7 [VIRUS] Need help with serious virus !

    Hi, so i've got this virus that i recieved from an infected .exe file that i downloaded. My bad, i should've known as it happened before when nothing happened when i clicked it. Well, i've tried a bunch of stuff to remove it, but here's basicly what happens: It makes files in my...
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    Windows 7 Randomly lettered and numbered file showed up in my C drive today...

    Actually, this was the exact file name: 452923516fa61b0698feabf31478 Now I'm a massive noob when it comes to these things, but when I was loading up my computer I noticed it was loading EXTREMELY slow today. Slower than usual when its start to desktop speed is usually 20 seconds. Steam was...
  8. Windows 7 What's going on?

    Hello, from time to time my PC 'acts up' in the way that suddenly and without obvious provocation there is violent, and I use the word 'violent' judiciously, activity on the c:/ drive such that the LED is lit continuously (it doesn't blink rapidly but is lit as if powered by a 5 volt battery -...
  9. Windows 7 Anyone else having trouble with SuperAntiSpyware updating?

    This is the 2nd time within a week that this issue has arisen. Whenever I try to update SAS, or the Pro version does on it's own (I have 2 Pro versions), it appears as though it's updating, twice. Like there's going to be 2 updates. Then, after the updates are finishing downloading, there's 2...
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    Windows 7 Need to reformat drive after trojan attacks

    Ever since I recovered from the virus/trojan attack in December, my PC hasn't been the same. I keep getting a pop-up from malware-bytes and spy-bot about a smitfraud c.generic and svchost.exe problems. Needless to say, there is something happening that I can not put my finger on and realize...
  11. Windows 7 Fynloski Variant AA

    I noticed today that I have acquired a Trojan that my AV (eset nod32 av5) is unable to clean or delete. So it says in the logs anyway. What to do my friends. I'm running Win 7 HP x64 on a laptop with lots of power. I have MBAM installed as an alternate scanner. What gets me is that eset is able...
  12. Windows 7 suspect a trojan

    HELLO EVERYONE. HELP NEEDED! pc became very slow, so I reboot it. Never came back on. Jams at the opening with "DELL" and does nothing. Removed the HD, connected it on a USB device. When I go to explore it on my other computer, it tells me to format this drive. HOW CAN I GET MY FILES BACK?
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    Windows 7 Assistance Needed: Keylogger Detection and Removal on Windows 7 Lenovo G550

    According to Trusteer Rapport I have a keylogger on my machine. Scans with Eset, Ad-Aware and Mbam (Safe Mode) have turned up one Trojan (installmon.exe???) When PC was started up Saturday my pictures, music, bookmarks had all disappeared and my Recycle bin had been renamed sh*te bin. We...
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    Windows 7 Install from upgrade...

    No doubt this has been answered in this forum MULTIPLE times already, but I am in a bit of a quandary and need to get my laptop operating quickly - so I apologize if I'm trying to 'short-cut' doing the research to find the answer in some previous post, but I need my laptop back fast ...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting Persistent Trojan Virus After USB Infection on New Computer

    So my fiance plugged in a USB drive with music from limewire..security essentials popped up with a Trojan downloader...I hit fix, then said it was OK. I turned it on this morning and it popped up again. So I'm running a full scan, but what do you think? What should I do to get rid of this. It...
  16. Windows 7 Explorer.exe Quarantined by ESET Nod32: Need Help Restoring Access on Windows 7

    My little Acer laptop had it's old antivirus expire last night so I decided to add ESET Nod32 AV5 to the mix because I had it running on my big laptop. I uninstalled Norton IS2011 with the uninstall tool and re-booted. I installed Nod32 and noticed that it was doing some housecleaning right...
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    Windows 7 How do I delete Win32/Zbot?

    i know what the trojan is but i cant find a way to delete it.. microsoft security essentials picked it up and everytime i try to install google chrome, it stops because it alerts me about zbot. i remove it but then it still alerts me about it when i try to install google chrome. i tryed...
  18. VIDEO ESET Smart Security 5 Review

    ESET Smart Security 5 February 2012 Review: ESET Smart Security 5 Original 2011 Review: Link Removed is the latest version of ESET's full system protection suite. It includes the components of NOD32, as well as strong prevention against Viruses, Worms, Trojan horses, Rootkits, Adware...
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    Windows 7 Expanding windows file - Stuck at 0%

    Before I explain - I can not get onto the desktop of the laptop. So - For some reason when I try to get to the desktop, the little circle loading thing, keeps spinning, and doing nothing/Black screen - I tried repairing, no luck, so I asked someone, and he said I probably had a Trojan, and it...
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    Windows 7 Expanding windows file - Stuck at 0%

    Before I explain - I can not get onto the desktop of the laptop. So - For some reason when I try to get to the desktop, the little circle loading thing, keeps spinning, and doing nothing/Black screen - I tried repairing, no luck, so I asked someone, and he said I probably had a Trojan, and it...