trojans

  1. Windows 10 Plz help!!! Stuck in Safemode bootloop...

    Ugh... So, I'm having major issues with my PC freezing up a lot. I even tried reinstalling Windows 10 and it worked great for about 2 hours before freezing up again. I figure there must be some kind of trojan downloading stuff to my PC. This is strange because I formatted the drive twice before...
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    security windows 10

    I picked up 9 trojans at once with Win 10 defender and stock firewall at youtube while trying to read about a clean install of Win 10. I have windows defender and firewall with mbam and a router. Is there a more secure solution for a mid level user like me or was I just unlucky when I took that...
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    Windows 10 Which Anti Virus?

    I am running Windows 10 and Internet Explorer. I have depended on Windows Defender to protect me from virus , malware, Trojans, etc. But, my system became infected with safesear.ch. Windows defender did not detect this virus. I used Malware Bytes to remove it. So, what anti virus would you...
  4. Windows 7 How can we recognize and prevent identity Theft?

    Hope this one is a very informative topic for a wide margin of people. I came to know and interested on this topic after a social engineering manipulation on my wife's banking account. Like everybody we also get many prank calls and mails. One day somebody called her and asked for the pin number...
  5. Windows 8 Doing a System Restore on a Windows 8.1 machine after Phone Scam

    Hi there guys, A friend of mine was taken in this afternoon on a scam phone call. The person who rung up told him that he had trojans on his computer and they were killing the websites he was going too. If he paid the scamers $250 they would remove them for him. You get the picture.... Have...
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    Windows 8 Reviving Windows 8: Apps Resolved and Reliability Improves After Glitches

    I first acquired Windows 8 with a new HP All in One desk top back in November 2012. Then I had another computer crash it's hard drove and installed a new one along with Windows 8 Pro. I also set up a local network, of 3 computers, and spent a good deal of time with all versions of Win 8 coupled...
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    Windows 7 Trogans/ Unwanted programs

    I have a pesky program that i am trying to get rid of...the entire trail. Slow PCFighter is the culprit. I should have known better than downloading this trogan horse. Have googled various sites to determine how to get rid of all these files. I have yet to come up with a solution. Any ideas out...
  8. Windows 7 Router restarts on connecting to any website

    I am having a a nasty WLAN/network issue which is like a sharp stone in the shoe. This issue is only on one computer and happens with any browser. When I start the computer the WLAN connection though slow and clumsy does come up and shows in the taskbar. But when I connect to any site (whether...
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    Windows 7 Security Applications for Windows 7

    It’s time to secure your Windows 7 from several emerging threats. There are many viruses, malware, worms, spyware, Trojans which can’t let your system run fast. To protect from such viruses and threats, Windows has Microsoft’s as well as many other applications. Here we will tell you some of...
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    Windows 7 Nasty Virus

    My wife just got a very nasty virus on her Windows 7 Home 64-bit system. She received an Email that said FedX had tried to deliver a package but was unable to complete the delivery. Instructions said to open a .zip file and print out a form and take the form to the nearest FedX office to get...
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    Windows 7 Removing Trojans

    I apologize for an earlier crash, while I was on this forum trying to present my problem. I am running Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit, with 2 processors: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5300 @ 2.6GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 23 Stepping 10, RAM: 6109MB, Graphics Card: Intel(R) G45/G43...
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    Windows 7 Can virus's inject into legitimate process's ? (One for all you tech wizards out there)

    (This pertains to windows 7) As title really, is it possible for a threat loaded from something like a web page or something else, to inject malicious dll's into existing legitimate windows processes ? And when i say existing processes i mean the processes and type of stuff that most people...
  13. Windows 7 So Called "Security Alert"?

    I have Microsoft Security Essentials on my Windows 7 computer and I get this “Windows Security Alert” from Cleanerworrysaferyin saying it detected Trojans and ready to remove them. They want to put up a setup.zip. I was watching Netflix and my computer stop dead in its tracks and this warning...
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    Windows 7 Can't access the internet

    Hi guys, A couple days ago, I grudgingly allowed someone to install Norton on my desktop computer. It's running Windows 7, fyi. Immediatly after it was installed, I was unable to connect to the internet. It can find my router, and it tells me I'm connected, but with limited access, and all it...
  15. VIDEO Malwarebytes Video Review

    Download: https://store.malwarebytes.org/342/cookie?affiliate=3402&redirectto=http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_pro Explore the benefits of Malarebytes pro-active protection and on-demand scanning with both the freeware and paid versions of the software using this review...
  16. Windows 7 Dunno how...

    How many times I have heard a client say, "I dunno how that happened, I had Norton". I do know that to many reading this I am singing to the choir but, just as point of interest... Today I worked on 2 computers for a client. Both had Norton; it was removed & MSE installed. Malwarebytes was...
  17. Windows 7 Identifying Trojan Threats in Samsung PC Studio Files

    Hi "";"F:\Windows.old\ProgramFiles\Samsung\Samsung PC Studio 3\util\ProfileWriteZ510.exe";"Trojanhorse Generic24.LYG";"Moved to Virus Vault" "";"F:\Windows.old\ProgramFiles\Samsung\Samsung PC Studio 3\util\ProfileLoadZ510.exe";"Trojanhorse Generic23.BNBU";"Moved to Virus Vault" "";"F:\G card 64...
  18. Windows 7 Bing ad serves malware to would-be Google Chrome switchers

    Bing ad serves malware to would-be Google Chrome switchers | ZDNet
  19. Trojans, viruses, worms: How does malware get on PCs and Macs?

    The hardest part of talking about computer security is getting everyone to agree on the nature of the problem. Most users believe that Macs are safe and Windows has tons of viruses and malware. This trend is changing. Read Full Story: Trojans, viruses, worms: How does malware get on PCs...
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    Windows 7 internet zone in internet properties inaccessaible - please help

    Hi there - I'm running windows 7 ultimate and have had no problems until a few days ago when the os stopped me installing software. The error message is 'These files can't be opened' 'Your internet security settings prevented one or more files from being opened' See Below... I've restored...