Date: 12/09/05 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Will slowly move toward supplying consumer applications, like Norton Antivirus and Norton Utilities, as a service.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5988162.html

Date: 12/11/05 (Mozilla)    Keywords: software, virus, spyware, google

Hi!

I have encountered something strange here using Google and Firefox 1.5. Whenever I'm trying to search for something which contains the word "forum" I get this message:

We're sorry...

... but we can't process your request right now. A computer virus or spyware application is sending us automated requests, and it appears that your computer or network has been infected.

We'll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again soon. In the meantime, you might want to run a virus checker or spyware remover to make sure that your computer is free of viruses and other spurious software.

We apologize for the inconvenience, and hope we'll see you again on Google.

I have tried it in IE 6 and Opera 7, but I don't get this message using them. What is this? I have scanned my system already for Spyware, but there was nothing major. But I haven't checked for Viruses yet, because it takes long. Well, AntiVir didn't notice anything as I have started (it checks the memory and current processes).

Does anyone else gets this message?

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EDIT:

It seems I'm not the only one who had this problem: Thread in the german Firefox support forum. Now I have cleared the cache and history... and guess what? It works now! :D

But, still, it was somewhat confusing.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/mozilla/342204.html

Date: 12/09/05 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Antivirus firms crack an algorithm that was being used by the worm to "communicate" with its author.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989094.html

Date: 12/13/05 (Security)    Keywords: technology, security, virus, antivirus

eEye Digital Security may adopt and improve the open-source Clam AntiVirus technology to add to its intrusion-prevention product.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5992194.html

Date: 12/13/05 (Apache)    Keywords: virus, web, google, apache

Hello, I just joined this fine community...actually it's quite an amazing coincidence that I found it right when my Apache server is having terrible problems.
I haven't had problems with it up until recently, but lately it has just been really misbehaving on me! Normally I have one of my friends help me with it but he's really busy so hopefully someone here can be of service.

Here it goes:

I got a new computer (an emachine with Windows xp Media Edition) a few months ago and ran Apache on it just perfectly. I was all set to start working on a new layout for my web page when something weird happened with Comcast: they actually kicked me offline for having a virus! I never knew comcast could do that...so I had to go to Best Buy where they swept my entire computer clean and reinstalled all the things the machine came with. Luckily I had back up files of most of my pics and such...but not of Apache of course.

So I had to re-install Apache from its website. This is around where the trouble started.
When I re-installed it, I followed the guidelines that my friend (who has always helped in the past) had written down for me in previous emails. I had saved the emails so that I could refer to them later in case of such things.
I installed Apache 2.0.55, or as the actual file is read: apache_2.0.55-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi to my desktop and then ran the file.
I typed in my information correctly (I even double and triple checked that!), and then continued to install...and Apache ran perfectly fine.

Then, of course, I had to go to the C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\conf file and modify the httpd.conf file. I copy and pasted what was in an email I received from my friend, which has always been correct in the past and which, previously, I have had NO problem with AT ALL.

However, when I restarted Apache, I got the following message: "The requested operation has failed!"
It hasn't started since then. *cries*

I have tried to do the following to remedy (and possibly understand) what is going on:

1. I tested the Apache Server Configuration
when I did this, it said that there was an error on line 15 of the httpd.conf file. I checked line 15 and didn't see anything out of order, but I was also unsure of what I was looking for, so that didn't much help.

2. I checked the Error Log File
when I did this, this message (among message that were not errors or problems) came up:
[Mon Dec 12 17:29:28 2005] [warn] (OS 995)The I/O operation has been aborted because of either a thread exit or an application request. : winnt_accept: Asynchronous AcceptEx failed.

What exactly does this mean? I had no clue...

3. I searched for the words "Asynchronous AcceptEx" on google and came up with a few sites that I thought might explain what was going on, but mostly they were just a bunch of people talking about similar problems, rather than a solution to the problem.


Sooo...I still remain lost and need help!
If anyone knows anything about this or has suggestions please let me know. This has been going on for about a month now and I am not a person with money (being a college kid and all), so I can't just have my domain name sit here being unused.
:(

Thanks to anyone who can help me!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/apache/27907.html

Date: 12/24/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Hi computer_help:

I'm running Windows XP Professional SP2 on my machine at home, and I've been having this weird problem. I believe explorer.exe is corrupted or infected with some malignant code because the screen saver my monitor no longer powers off, and when I return to the computer the mouse moves but will not be able to click or double click anything until I press ALT+TAB on my keyboard.

I've tried running Avast Antivirus, Ad-aware, and HiJack this. Everything comes back clean.

Is there a way I can "restore" explorer.exe and any other altered system files from my install CD?

Thanks,
ckline

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/551765.html

Date: 12/27/05 (Security)    Keywords: software, virus

review Malware writers stayed one small step ahead of virus hunters by instructing older worms to exploit new software bugs. Plus, Sony's rootkit fiasco.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6009668.html

Date: 12/27/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, web

Is it high "traffic" that is causing web pages to load very slowly on my laptop or something else? For the past month, I have had loads of trouble getting pages to load at the usual speed. Some do not load at all.Others load to about 45% and then stop. I have to refresh the page A LOT to get them to load but this does not always work and I just give up. This does not happen all the time, but the times when everything works properly are few and far between.

My provider is Wanadoo UK and I have a wireless broadband connection with them. I usually get a speed of about 30 to 56mbps although it should be 1mb. There are 2 other PCs in the house and they also have the same problem so I am thinking it is the provider?? Or the BT line?

Things I have tried:

Cleared the cache, cleared cookies, cleared unwanted "add-ons". Checked and rechecked connections. Done a virus check. Turned off my Anti-virus (Norton), turned off Windows Firewall. Restored to an earlier restore point. Rebooted the Livebox. Contacted Wanadoo support and done everything they suggest. Checked everything I have installed over the last 3 months. Contacted Windows support, Symantec support and now here!

I would really appreciate some advice as it is a problem that is really getting me to my wits end. I don't enjoy surfing at all right now!

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/553256.html

Date: 12/28/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, google

I had to uninstall AIM because I got a virus. So when I went to re-install it, I could only find the AIM Triton beta to download, and i HATE IT!

Can anyone send me the regular aim to download? I tried to google it then download but it was some strange French one. lol.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/553557.html

Date: 12/30/05 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, virus, web

Ugg...this virus...can it be helped?

OK, I'm scanning with Norton Anti-Virus software, and have counted 12 viruses on my (Mom's) laptop. Windows just pop-up when I either, do nothing or click on a link on a web page. And in this entry certain text is turning green, and acting as if they are links.

I think I may gotten the darn thing from here, so please be careful when clicking on the link.

I have never had trouble with this site before, any thoughts/suggestions?

I hope I can fix this problem before my Mom finds out.

Can it get worse?

(Looks at virus count: 21)...ugg.

Do you think Norton can detain these?

[EDIT: OK, I've deleted 12 of these...about 8,9, remain. I am doing another scan to see if I can quarantine these things.)

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/555382.html

Date: 12/31/05 (Java Web)    Keywords: virus

F-Secure claims that the latest "leaked" beta of the IM client might not be what it seems. It is a virus in disguise. F-Secure said that a variation of the Virkel instant messaging virus has been circulating amongst MSN users, posing as a leaked beta version of MSN Messenger 8. The virus uses the Messenger client to [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/leaked-beta-version-of-msn-messenger-8-is-a-virus/

Date: 01/02/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus

I'm new in this community, but I think I can help with some problems.
But meanwhile I'm experiensing a problem that I can't solve myself:
My display goes black after the random period of time. It can be 5 minutes since last rebut, or 5 hours. It can happen, when PC is idle or while brousing or unraring something. It never happens whie playing, though... Computer is not rebuting, display just goes black and sound stops.
I don't think its virus or power problem (I formated everything, reinstalled system, blah, blah, blah... Nothing helped.)
I think it's about BIOS upgrade, 'cause it started to happen after I changeg CPU from Celeron 1.7 to Celeron 2.8 (yeah, I know, it's crap, but I'm poor lone soldier!!!). I don't have clue, how to upgrade bios, that is why I need your help.
Now I have Award bios v 6.00 PG.
The third line in booting screen is BIOS-I-2M (2K020523).
I have no clue who is manufacter of my motherboard (it's not writen on the box neither in manual), but it's called P4V845 series motherboard (yeah, another piece of crap). "PC133 or DDR266 SDRAM/ 400MHz or 533 MHz System Bus" also is written on the box.
I'd really appreciate your help, people.
Thanks.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/557469.html

Date: 01/02/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: virus

I'm new in this community, but I think I can help with some problems.But meanwhile I'm experiensing a problem that I can't solve myself:My display goes black after the random period of time. It can be 5 minutes since last rebut, or 5 hours. It can happen, when PC is idle or while brousing or unraring something. It never happens whie playing, though... Computer is not rebuting, display just goes black and sound stops.I don't think its virus or power problem (I formated everything, reinstalled system, blah, blah, blah... Nothing helped.)I think it's about BIOS upgrade, 'cause it started to happen after I changeg CPU from Celeron 1.7 to Celeron 2.8 (yeah, I know, it's crap, but I'm poor lone soldier!!!). I don't have a clue, how to upgrade bios, that is why I need your help.
Now I have Award bios v 6.00 PG.The third line in booting screen is BIOS-I-2M (2K020523).
This is my motherboard.
I'd really appreciate your help, people.Thanks.
xposted

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/848134.html

Date: 01/05/06 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Most major antivirus products offer protection against attacks that exploit a recently disclosed, unpatched Windows flaw--but not all.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6018696.html

Date: 01/05/06 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6018396.html

Date: 01/04/06 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

Variant of worm that clogged e-mail servers is expected to attack this week, but antivirus specialists aren't worried.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6018012.html

Date: 01/05/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, security, virus, microsoft

(xposted to computersupport in hopes of getting all these problems solved!)

I just got my computer back online, and I've run into a few troubles in the last 6 months of no internet.

first off. I got a digital camera, installed the software, then installed photoshop. When I hook up my camera, the computer recognizes it and opens my photoshop, uploading my pictures. So is the Kodak Easyshare software even necessary? if I took it off, will my computer still recognize my camera? The software is little more than a nuesence right now.

also, the kodak software somehow messed with my thumbnail-to-full-size option when clicking on a picture in my files. it used to be the picture would take up the majority of the screen, and I could still do the whole next/previous options. This is what my computer was like when I bought it... but now when I click on a thumbnail of a picture, the whole thing takes up my screen except for 2 blue buttons saying "add to collection" or "done." How do I change this back to the original state?

Now for virus protection... I had Norton Internet Security 2004, and it expired. my computer prompted me to buy online a new subscription, but instead I went out and bought the same disc of 2005, thinking I could just enter the new product key. I even tried uninstalling the whole thing, then re-installing it with the new product key. no such luck. my computer still recognizes this as an expired 2004 virus protection and gives me popups every 20 seconds telling me to buy a new subscription online. Their tech support charges per minute so I was hoping to find help on here.

It still sends me warnings when my computer tries to access the internet though. So while using Music Match Jukebox's option to find track tags online, my computer asked if it was okay to allow "MIM" to access the internet... I didn't know Music Match Jukebox would be called MIM so I said Block, and now I can't figure out how to allow it to connect! (I'm a total software illiterate) any ideas?

I'm still having a problem of my computer telling me that it can't find "mkbdata.dat" at startup. I think it's a mouse software, but I can't figure out how to delete it, or what the old mouse would be called on my computer. I had this problem months ago but never solved it.

I need a software that allows me to edit audio and video tracks. like for songs on CD's that have 20 minutes of silence before playing a hidden track. it's taking up WAY too much room on my computer. anything free available?

now my last two problems (for now.) I deleted some annoying mail thing that was on my computer when I got it, because I never used the program. but now when I click on an "email me" link on people's pages, it tells me "could not complete because you do not have a default mail client set up." PLEASE help me re-download whatever I deleted or help me find a new program that even I could understand. And lastly, I REALLY miss Microsoft Works... like Wordpad but with more options of what you can do with the page. Anyone know where I can download this for free?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/560509.html

Date: 01/07/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

Hello, I’m new to both this community and somewhat to computers, so if a n00b like me isn’t allowed (cause I have no advise) than I’ll leave quietly, unless you don’t mind me watching while trying to learn. Man I wish I weren’t so computer illiterate so when my computer did a hick-up then I’d know what to do except spoon sugar into the floppy drive! Anyway onto the question…

My Windows 98 computer runs great… usually. I run McAfee Viruscan, defrag, disk clean up, and scan-disc on regular occasions and they always say everything is fine. We just recently got Verizon DSL and ever since replacing IE with Firefox the internet runs flawlessly… usually. Since all we run is Word and Internet there is a TON of unused space, which helps keep things running smoothly… usually. Often when we open a new window it freezes and takes about 30sec to get moving, but don’t have any troubles after that. But lately when we open Word it’ll crash (freeze, show this blue screen, and/or need resetting). It has troubles opening up even the smallest of documents, and I don’t know why. It got pretty bad after installing DSL, could that be related? Our viruscan won’t be upgraded with spyware defense for a few weeks, but I’m not getting any pop-ups so could it still be infected?

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/562316.html

Date: 01/09/06 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: virus

me and my sister have the same computer and were trying to make a WAN network with my dads laptop, my computer and dads are working fine but my sisters wont. When I tried installing the WAN Network card the computer wouldn't notice it so I tried in all the PCI ports and still nothing so I tried it on mine and it wouldn't work (I already had a different one in) so I took it was no good so I went and got a new one and tried it on hers still nothing tried on mine worked fine, so then I thought maybe she had a virus that was stopping it from being able to notice it so I swiped her whole harddrive re-installed windows XP professional and tried again and still nothing. Any ideas what the problem might be? the WAN cards are 2.4 GHz 802.11g PCI Linksys(same as the router). Any ideas?

Thanks in Advance
Dan.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computergeeks/854331.html

Date: 01/08/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, antivirus, web, yahoo, microsoft, google

On my older computer (a Dell that runs Windows 98), I keep getting invalid page fault errors. Several occur after Windows has loaded:
YOP (that's Yahoo Online Protection)
rundll32
and something called autodown

It also occurs when I startup Internet Explorer, I get that program error message asking me if I want to send data to Microsoft and then the program crashes. I can't access the Internet even though I'm connected.

All the errors say that the program caused an invalid page fault error at module "unknown"

I've tried running anti-virus (AVG) and Ad-aware... I have that computer networked with this one (running Windows XP) and sharing a DSL connection. After some issues in the beginning, I finally got the network up and running so I've been using this computer to download the antivirus programs so I can run them on the other one since I can't get IE to work there at all.
Another thing that may or may not be related: if I uncheck automatically detect settings under LAN settings in internet options, then IE doesn't crash, but the pages won't load.


I'm also having a small, unrelated issue on this computer (the windows XP one). I can't get the internet options setting for "never dial a connection" to stick. I have DSL, so I'm always connected, but certain sites make the dial a connection box pop up. And when I head back to internet options, the "dial whenever a network connection is not present" option is checked off.


Any help or suggestions are much appreciated! I've tried Dell's support website as well as Microsoft's and Googled 'til I couldn't see straight, but I haven't come up with any solutions for my problem.

Source: http://www.livejournal.com/community/computer_help/563008.html