Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 6th 14, 03:40 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 21
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O.T. - Surge Protectors
Thanks Paul,
I guess I'll just buy another APC.
@Buffalo - no, its not through a software program.
I physically switch it off after the computers
have powered down. Thanks anyway.
Robert
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 5th 14, 11:04 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
If you mean following a persons instructions while you
watch, I've done a little of that. So I'll give it a try.
I'll start a post on the other forum but If I have
questions regarding...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 5th 14, 10:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Where is a safe download for SpyWareBlaster
and how is one to know a safe site from one
that isn't?
Thanks,
Robert
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 5th 14, 10:52 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,121
O.T. - Surge Protectors
I have a Dell XPS 8500, with Windows 7 Professional, SP1,
with Spywareblaster, SuperAntiSpyware, Avast, Windows
Defender and Windows firewall.
(1) TB HD
Intel (R) Core (TM) i7-33-3770 CPU @ 3.40...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 5th 14, 11:52 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
The AdwCeaner found nothing... and
generated the automatic report.
Ran the JRT scan but it didn't
display a log it opened My Documents.
Tried installing Malwarebytes and
during...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 5th 14, 11:12 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
I forgot to mention I also have Windows
Defender installed on the 8500 which must
have been installed originally or came
with something I installed. From time to
time it request to do...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 5th 14, 06:15 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
Here's what I've done:
On the 8500:
I ran a full system scan with Avast, it gave me this:
http://i62.tinypic.com/66i4o8.png
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 4th 14, 07:47 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
I hate to admit it but I was in fact
deleting those files but didn't know
it. sorry I did manage to save and
restore the missing file so all was
not lost.
I downloaded, installed and...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 3rd 14, 04:40 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
Another development. In Hotmail, when I clicked
on a file it disappeared. I can;t find it now. I would
like to get it back but how? I didn't delete it. I tried
logging out of hotmail and...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
March 2nd 14, 04:57 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
I'm having a little difficulty finishing up
with the 8500. He gave me this to do:
Please Uninstall ComboFix: (if you used it)
Press the Windows logo key + R to bring up
the "run box"
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 26th 14, 05:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
Once I have the 8500 and 8200 clean again
I want to re-visit my external HD and software.
I had thought I had been making separate
screen images each time but it was only
incrementally...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 25th 14, 10:34 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
You're absolutely correct regarding the 8200;
it has much more serious issues than the 8500
and hopefully it can be resolved.
You've done allot to help me and I appreciate
your time...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 25th 14, 10:25 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Yes, that is my post if any wish to
follow it versus me updating both. I
should have thought of putting in the
the link here before.
Thanks Dave
Robert
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 25th 14, 10:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
The noise was never there previously, and
only appeared after I ran the AdwCleaner
scan.
Robert
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 25th 14, 04:50 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
Here's what I've done,
I ran a TFC scan
http://oldtimer.geekstogo.com/TFC.exe
Then:
Downloaded the attached fixlist.txt to
the same folder as FRST.Run FRST.exe and
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 24th 14, 12:33 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
After running ComboFix I ran
Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST64)
and posted the FRST.txt and Addition.txt.
SuperAntiSpyware and Rogue Killer both found
threats but I was instructed not...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 22nd 14, 11:23 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
Here's what I've done,
I disabled all my anti-virus and anti-malware
programs then ran ComboFix and posted the report
on the malwarebytes forum as he requested.
I'll keep you and...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 21st 14, 11:58 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
The latest instructions call for me to disabled all my anti- virus
and anti-,aware programs programs before running Combo fix.
Avast
malwarebytes
SuperAntivirus
Spywareblaster
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 21st 14, 07:14 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
A quick reply,
The issue with my hotmail resolved itself
when I reset Firefox so all is normal there.
As to Bens suggestion, remember the 8200
still can't install malwarebytes or...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 21st 14, 04:47 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
I've completed all the tasks asked by the
person(Mr. C) helping me in the malwarebytes
forum.
When running the Rogue Killer it did find (3)
pum files but he told me not to do anything...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 21st 14, 02:45 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
This is what the malwarebytes forum gave me
to do and also gives me a time limit of 3 days
to complete it or they'll terminate my post,
jeeeez.
Posted Today, 06:07 AM
Welcome to the...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 20th 14, 06:00 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
Here's what I've done:
I went into my Administrators Account and
ran a full system scan with malwarebytes
which came up clean. I then ran a full scan
with Avast which also came up...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 19th 14, 12:27 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello Paul,
I was thinking, since as I said I have done 1-4 is
there some software that you know of that would help
me locate where the Great Arcade Hits and Sever Weather
Alert files reside so that...
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 17th 14, 09:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
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Forum: General XP issues or comments
February 17th 14, 09:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Replies: 53
Views: 3,216
malware issue - part II
Hello David,
As I said, I have posted to other forums
and got no reply and if you look at the
forum there were very few replies.
The last time I did that it was 2 weeks
before I got an answer...
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