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Windows 7 My mother accidentally....the entire operating system.
Well not all of it and I need some advice and help if anyone can offer assistance :) My mother plays the games on publishers clearing house. If you are familiar with them, they have you install weird backdoor types of programs that probably contain massive amounts of viruses and malware. Well...- KoethEssekki
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- backup computer help desktop internet issues malware system restore tech support virus windows 7
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Windows 7 HELP, I think I got a VIRUS
Today I tried to save a file to my flash drive and found that when I saved the file it also created a shortcut for the file. I attempted to delete the file, I was able to delete it but then a second later the file returned. I thought maybe it was the flash drive but when I was searching my...- scotty1105
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- antivirus c drive data loss file recovery flash drive malware registry security software removal startup system scan task manager tech support temporary files troubleshooting uninstall user files virus windows
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Windows 7 Potential virus, then no internet connection
The machine in question is a Dell 8300, core i7 chip, running Windows-7x64 and had Norton Internet Security on it. My internet IS working in my house. I have a number of wired and wireless connections, all working. 1 computer had an issue with an .exe that was taking about 50 % of CPU cycles...- RobSin
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- connection cpu usage crypto dell devices executable internet malware network issues norton protection registry rootkit security software system restore troubleshooting vbscript virus windows 7
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Windows 7 Struggling to Uninstall Epson Easy Photo Print: Error with Newer Version Installed
Hi, I have been trying for at least 2,3 months not to remove Epson Easy Photo Print from my system. I am using windows 7 64bit & i had a registry hiccup where a virus sorta messed things up a little, however after fixing all problems it's caused 1 problem remains. Epson's Easy photo print...- VsUK
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- application control panel corruption csv epson error installation issues printer process monitor registry removal revo uninstaller software system restore troubleshooting uninstall utility virus windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP HDD Problems, cannot install windows
I got this message after I erased the entire disk, due to a virus infection, during the installation process, I even get it when I try to use the Recovery console of th windows setup CD Setup did not find any hard disk drives in your computer. Make sure any hard disks are powered on and...- Saad Albanij
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- diagnostics error hard drive hdd installation problem recovery setup virus windows setup
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Remove everything and reinstall
Please help me with this issue! I bought dell inspiron 15 with windows 8 installed for my son. It was running fine but after couple months got slow (he might have got a virus on it) so I want to reinstall it back to the way it was before. When I try to remove everything and reinstall windows...- Shelby
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- dell help inspiration media performance issues product key recovery reinstall virus windows 8
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Windows 7 qvo6 removal problem and install internet 10
First this virus qvo6 keep comming up every time i open explorer , I have removed all parts from the manage addons , changes the address to start explorer , rearched the reg, still this persists to open why? now cant update to 10 it comes up with a web page that shows dowloads , but every...- 3doz
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- 64-bit computer explorer installation internet qvo6 registry removal update virus
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 ????.exe has stopped working
I am getting these random ".exe has stopped working" windows pop up, they are all random 12 digit .exe's. all alphabetic no numbers. i have Trend Mirco Titanium Maximum Security 2012. Trend hasn't failed me ever. i also used Sophos Virus Removal Tool and it found 2 malware. supposedly it got...- Nicholas Aronson
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- error exe malware maximum security security sophos trend micro troubleshooting virus windows
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Windows 7 HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0"
Hi HELP! I have been infected by "WEB CAKE 3.0". BACKGROUND I am running Windows7 x64 on 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of SSD. I am using Microsoft Security Essentials for virus protection. I am pretty much a newbie. THE STORY SO FAR: 1. I found it in Control Panel > Programs and Features, and because...- shiphen
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- adware adware helpers computer issues control panel file deletion internet explorer malware newbie registry removal scan search engine security essentials software features spyhunter troubleshooting user help virus web cake windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows XP Help Needed: Recovering Encrypted JPEGs After Unzipping a Malicious File on Windows XP
I'm new here and want to say thanks in advance for any help. I downloaded a zipped or rar file from some rapidshare site or something. When I unzipped it I ended up with every jpeg on my computer encrypted by some virus or whatever that was in the file I unzipped. Now I can't view any pictures...- Roger2345
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- data recovery desktop encrypted help jpeg pictures ransomware virus windows xp zip files
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Some sort of assistance is required 1
I have windows 7 very recently installed in my Laptop . I usually download a lot of softwares from isohunt or thepiratebay etc . But immediately my Norton Internet security 2013 discovers some sort of virus ( mostly trojan in it and moves it to quarantine ) . But sometimes I have restored some...- saravanan
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- adware connection connectivity disturbance eset scanner exclusions internet access laptop malware network network security norton quarantine software superantispyware trojan troubleshooting virus wifi issues windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Applications minimize randomly
Hello everyone, I have a problem. Sometimes when I'm playing a game or any other application, it will minimize without me doing anything. I did a scan with Malwarebytes and it found a virus, I removed it, but this behaviour still continues. I did a sfc /scannow and it found some files that were...- Davey360
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- application corruption gaming malware minimize repair sfc troubleshooting virus windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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"Virus & spyware definitions update failed" error message when you start a new Windows 7-based compu
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- computer error spyware support update virus windows 7
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- Forum: Knowledge Base (KB)
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Windows 7 web browser opening randomly
hey all! I've been having some troubles with my PC and wondering if someone on here could help me out!? So lately my google chrome has been opening randomly, multiple times, and its really annoying! It will even do it when I am in games and it would minimize my game every time it did it. So I...- themenace
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- alienware browser browser behavior chrome computer issues default browser desktop formatting gaming internet explorer malware minimize random opening software bugs tech support troubleshooting user experience virus windows 7
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Windows 8 Somethings wrong with my computer :/
I have a samsung series 5 chronos windows 8 but somethings wrong with my computer first of all the cmd would close every time i try to open the window and i tried running it with "cmd /k ipconfig /all"on the run window and i tried going into the system32 folder but the windows explorer closes...- John Kim
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- application cmd computer issues drag and drop explorer file explorer gaming performance restart samsung system performance system32 troubleshooting user experience virus windows 8
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Windows 8 Random CPU spikes + Proccess disappears once I open the task manager.
I'm having random CPU spikes that I notice because the fans of my laptop start up. This has happened while browing the web, chatting through skype, using photoshop and sometimes while idling even. This laptop is new (a month and a half old), 8GB RAM, drivers up to date. Those programs should...- Inkmancer
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- avast cpu detection drivers idling laptop malware monitoring performance photoshop process ram skype spikes support task manager troubleshooting usage virus web browsing
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Slow Browsing and Persistent Contravirus on New Computer
Hi, I purchased my new computer about a month ago. Wonderful, a bliss. Suddenly, a couple of days ago, both IE9 and Firefox, became slow; I mean really slow. What's more, in IE9, sites only open if I right click and open them on a separate tab. I have Spyhunter, that reported the presence of...- jk6090
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- computer issues contravirus firefox ie9 internet malwarebytes performance issues spyware troubleshooting virus
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Windows 7 Help Not Sure What To Do!!!
well here it is i recently got a few viruses on my windos 7 and well my anti virus wouldnt get rid of them 9 to be exact so i figured i would formate my windows compleately with the disk i have for instaling it well heres what happond so i put the disk in and loaded it up then promply clicked...- mikeburton
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- antivirus blue screen formatting reinstall safe mode startup issues system lockup tech support virus windows 7
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Windows 7 Struggling to Remove Conduit.com Virus: Help Needed
I can't remove the conduit.com site- Bob Kupferer
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- conduit malware removal security virus
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Random sound playing
I can't pinpoint any action that may have triggered it, but the last two days I have heard what can only be described as a mechanical laughing sound playing from the speakers at random intervals, sometimes every couple of minutes. The sound is not always of the same duration, but always sounds...- pauladev
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- audio chrome defender intermittent malware mechanical problem random sound speakers task manager tech support troubleshooting virus windows
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- Forum: Windows Multimedia