Date: 10/03/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, technology, virus

Respiratory therapist, fired after porn bookmarks were found on a hospital computer, unsuccessfully uses the virus-did-it claim. Police Blotter is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Hospital respiratory therapist files lawsuit against hospital for unlawful termination, blaming malicious software...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6211377.html

Date: 10/04/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: html, virus, web

This is an odd problem. I can access every site on the Web except for LJ. Every time I try to go there I get an 'Explorer has caused an error in MSHTML.DLL. Explorer will now close.' message and then I'm kicked out. I can get to LJ clone sites just fine.

I cleared my cache and ran my virus and ad-block programs in normal and safe mode but it hasn't helped.

Help!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/824763.html

Date: 10/08/07 (Security)    Keywords: asp, virus, web

Avinti CEO William Kilmer says the industry is late to grasp the challenge of blended threats that are moving viruses from e-mail to the Web. The Storm Worm ranks as one of this year's most virulent and persistent viruses. After making a January debut, transported by e-mail, the...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2010-1009_22-6211929.html

Date: 10/14/07 (Mozilla)    Keywords: virus

Howdy, new here ::waves::  And, I brought cookies .... ::passes tray around::

I am a long time Firefox and Thunderbird user. Love it!  Windows XP, if it matters.

Have a new issue I'm not sure about.  When I delete all the mail from my junk folder, my junk folder still shows that there are messages in it.  It started about a week ago, leaving 4 messages in there, now I'm up to 12, I think.  However, I can't actually see any messages, nor can I select any using ctrl+a in order to delete them.  I'm concerned it is some kind of a virus, or something, and I'm running all my programs over and over to try to catch it, but nothing is coming up.

Suggestions and ideas welcome, even if it's just "chill out, it's all normal and OK!"

Thanks in advance

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/mozilla/403069.html

Date: 10/16/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: virus

I'm wondering where to get video codecs online (I use Media Player mostly for watching videos, but often it'll fail to load or download the proper one).
I've been searching for a while, but all I can find are trojans or some other kind of virus.

Also, what do you use for viewing video, seeing as I'm not too much of a fan of WMP.

(By the way, mostly I'm looking for an AVI codec.)

And one last thing - Video Converters. Does anyone know of a free one that has no limitations on use?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1117803.html

Date: 10/23/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, browser, java, security, virus, antivirus, spyware, yahoo, microsoft, google

I keep having bizarre computer problems, yet I can't detect any viruses, and the only spyware I had was a couple tracking cookies I get from time to time and I deleted them.

Earlier Word wouldn't open, now it will. Sometimes Spybot and Ad-aware will open, sometimes not. Semagic won't open, I get an error message that says "Can't enumerate device." I've gotten the same error when trying to open Word, but now it works.

And sometimes the things that won't open give me an error message that there is not enough memory to run it, even though I have plenty and recently defragged.

I started my computer in safe mode and everything was peachy. I opened Fix-it Utilities, ran some scans and a registry de-frag, as well as running ad-aware and spybot again. All clean. Restarted the computer in normal and tried to open Fix-it, just to test. Still doesn't work. Neither does Semagic and a couple other random things. And randomly, my internet browser fails. Weather I'm in Opera, IE, or Firefox...they all do it. Half the text and images vanish, some look like they are on top of each other. I don't understand.

I'm pretty sure it must be one thing causing all of this, because it all started two days ago together.

Any ideas?

This is on an HP PC with Windows XP by the way.



The logfile from running hijack this:

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:22:17 PM, on 10/23/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00 (7.00.6000.16544)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe
c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\VCOM\Fix-It\mxtask.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Maxtor\Maxtor Backup\MaxBackServiceInt.exe
c:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Console\NSCSRVCE.EXE
C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch\Utils\SyncServices.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSIService.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\hpqwmiex.exe
C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\VCOM\Fix-It\mxtask.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
C:\Program Files\Hp\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
C:\Program Files\hpq\HP Wireless Assistant\HP Wireless Assistant.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\Program Files\HPQ\Quick Launch Buttons\EabServr.exe
C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch\utils\Onetouch.exe
C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch Status\maxmenumgr.exe
C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Thomson\Lyra Jukebox\LyraHDTrayApp\LYRAHD2TrayApp.exe
C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch Jukebox\mmtask.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\hpcoretech\hpcmpmgr.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\ISUSPM.exe
C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
C:\Program Files\Winter Fun Pack 2004 for Windows XP\WinterWallToy\WinterWalltoy.exe
C:\Program Files\Tiger Technologies\Holiday Lights\Holiday Lights.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\HPQ\SHARED\HPQTOA~1.EXE
C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqimzone.exe
C:\Program Files\Opera\Opera.exe
C:\Program Files\Semagic\LiveJournalU.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\Shelley Jahn\My Documents\hijackthis\HijackThis.exe

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://neopets.com/
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896
R3 - URLSearchHook: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: Yahoo! Toolbar Helper - {02478D38-C3F9-4EFB-9B51-7695ECA05670} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O2 - BHO: NAV Helper - {A8F38D8D-E480-4D52-B7A2-731BB6995FDD} - c:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Helper - {AA58ED58-01DD-4d91-8333-CF10577473F7} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O2 - BHO: Google Toolbar Notifier BHO - {AF69DE43-7D58-4638-B6FA-CE66B5AD205D} - C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\2.0.301.7164\swg.dll
O2 - BHO: Neopets - {CD292324-974F-4224-D074-CACA427AA030} - C:\PROGRA~1\Neopets\Toolbar\Toolbar.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Norton AntiVirus - {C4069E3A-68F1-403E-B40E-20066696354B} - c:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Yahoo! Toolbar - {EF99BD32-C1FB-11D2-892F-0090271D4F88} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Companion\Installs\cpn\yt.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Google - {2318C2B1-4965-11d4-9B18-009027A5CD4F} - c:\program files\google\googletoolbar3.dll
O3 - Toolbar: Neopets - {CD292324-974F-4224-D074-CACA427AA030} - C:\PROGRA~1\Neopets\Toolbar\Toolbar.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [igfxpers] C:\WINDOWS\system32\igfxpers.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [High Definition Audio Property Page Shortcut] CHDAudPropShortcut.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Software Update] C:\Program Files\Hp\HP Software Update\HPWuSchd2.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [hpWirelessAssistant] C:\Program Files\hpq\HP Wireless Assistant\HP Wireless Assistant.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [eabconfg.cpl] C:\Program Files\HPQ\Quick Launch Buttons\EabServr.exe /Start
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Cpqset] C:\Program Files\HPQ\Default Settings\cpqset.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RecGuard] C:\Windows\SMINST\RecGuard.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Reminder] C:\Windows\CREATOR\Remind_XP.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [VirusScannerPro] C:\PROGRA~1\VCOM\Fix-It\MemCheck.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MaxtorOneTouch] C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch\utils\Onetouch.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mxomssmenu] "C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch Status\maxmenumgr.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [QuickTime Task] "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LyraHD2TrayApp] "C:\Program Files\Thomson\Lyra Jukebox\LyraHDTrayApp\LYRAHD2TrayApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [mmtask] "C:\Program Files\Musicmatch\Musicmatch Jukebox\mmtask.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HP Component Manager] "C:\Program Files\HP\hpcoretech\hpcmpmgr.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KernelFaultCheck] %systemroot%\system32\dumprep 0 -k
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Corel Photo Downloader] C:\Program Files\Corel\Corel Snapfire Plus\Corel Photo Downloader.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ISUSPM] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\ISUSPM.exe" -scheduler
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [swg] C:\Program Files\Google\GoogleToolbarNotifier\GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [ctfmon.exe] C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
O4 - Startup: Holiday Lights.lnk = C:\Program Files\Tiger Technologies\Holiday Lights\Holiday Lights.exe
O4 - Startup: PowerReg Scheduler V3.exe
O4 - Global Startup: HP Digital Imaging Monitor.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqtra08.exe
O4 - Global Startup: HP Photosmart Premier Fast Start.lnk = C:\Program Files\HP\Digital Imaging\bin\hpqthb08.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Personal Coach.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: Winter Fun Wallpaper Changer.lnk = ?
O4 - Global Startup: ymetray.lnk = C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Yahoo! Music Jukebox\ymetray.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: Copy to Semagic - C:\Program Files\Semagic\copy.htm
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~4\Office10\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O8 - Extra context menu item: Semagic - C:\Program Files\Semagic\link.htm
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: @xpsp3res.dll,-20001 - {e2e2dd38-d088-4134-82b7-f2ba38496583} - %windir%\Network Diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {E5D12C4E-7B4F-11D3-B5C9-0050045C3C96} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\YahooMessenger.exe
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O11 - Options group: [INTERNATIONAL] International*
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O14 - IERESET.INF: START_PAGE_URL=http://ie.redirect.hp.com/svs/rdr?TYPE=3&tp=iehome&locale=EN_US&c=Q106&bd=pavilion&pf=laptop
O16 - DPF: {74C861A1-D548-4916-BC8A-FDE92EDFF62C} - http://mediaplayer.walmart.com/installer/install.cab
O20 - Winlogon Notify: igfxcui - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\igfxdev.dll
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O23 - Service: Ad-Aware 2007 Service (aawservice) - Lavasoft AB - C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware 2007\aawservice.exe
O23 - Service: Automatic LiveUpdate Scheduler - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Symantec\LiveUpdate\ALUSchedulerSvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: Canon Camera Access Library 8 (CCALib8) - Canon Inc. - C:\Program Files\Canon\CAL\CALMAIN.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Internet Security Password Validation (ccISPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\ccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Proxy (ccProxy) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccProxy.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Settings Manager (ccSetMgr) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccSetMgr.exe
O23 - Service: COM Host (comHost) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\comHost.exe
O23 - Service: Fix-It Task Manager - Avanquest Publishing USA, Inc. - C:\PROGRA~1\VCOM\Fix-It\mxtask.exe
O23 - Service: Google Updater Service (gusvc) - Google - C:\Program Files\Google\Common\Google Updater\GoogleUpdaterService.exe
O23 - Service: hpqwmiex - Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Shared\hpqwmiex.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: LightScribeService Direct Disc Labeling Service (LightScribeService) - Hewlett-Packard Company - C:\Program Files\Common Files\LightScribe\LSSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: LiveUpdate - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\Symantec\LIVEUP~1\LUCOMS~1.EXE
O23 - Service: MaxBackServiceInt - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Maxtor\Maxtor Backup\MaxBackServiceInt.exe
O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect Service (navapsvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Norton Protection Center Service (NSCService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Console\NSCSRVCE.EXE
O23 - Service: MaxSyncService (NTService1) - - C:\Program Files\Maxtor\OneTouch\Utils\SyncServices.exe
O23 - Service: Pml Driver HPZ12 - HP - C:\WINDOWS\system32\HPZipm12.exe
O23 - Service: ProtexisLicensing - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\PSIService.exe
O23 - Service: Roxio UPnP Renderer 9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic Shared\RoxioUPnPRenderer9.exe
O23 - Service: Roxio Upnp Server 9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Sonic Shared\RoxioUpnpService9.exe
O23 - Service: LiveShare P2P Server 9 (RoxLiveShare9) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxLiveShare9.exe
O23 - Service: RoxMediaDB9 - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxMediaDB9.exe
O23 - Service: Roxio Hard Drive Watcher 9 (RoxWatch9) - Sonic Solutions - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Roxio Shared\9.0\SharedCOM\RoxWatch9.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec AVScan (SAVScan) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Norton Internet Security\Norton AntiVirus\SAVScan.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Network Drivers Service (SNDSrvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SNDSrvc.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec SPBBCSvc (SPBBCSvc) - Symantec Corporation - c:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\SPBBC\SPBBCSvc.exe
O23 - Service: stllssvr - MicroVision Development, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Common Files\SureThing Shared\stllssvr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Core LC - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\CCPD-LC\symlcsvc.exe

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/830433.html

Date: 10/23/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, virus, antivirus, microsoft

Despite earlier tussle, the two companies announce joint participation in a forum aimed at promoting security best practices. Antivirus specialist Symantec has joined a security organization alongside Microsoft, despite having previously come to very public blows with the software giant over its willingness to share security information on...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6214844.html

Date: 10/23/07 (Security)    Keywords: software, security, virus, antivirus, microsoft

At the RSA Conference in Europe, the two companies, which are frequent adversaries, join a security organization and pledge cooperation. Antivirus specialist Symantec has joined a security organization alongside Microsoft, despite having previously come to very public blows with the software giant over its willingness to share security...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6214854.html

Date: 10/30/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software, virus, antivirus, microsoft

So glad I found these communities! I am in desperate need of help. Please bear with me; my knowledge of computers is fairly limited.

I run Windows Vista on a Dell Latitude D630. It has a dual processor that runs at 800 MHz. I bought it through my school's bookstore, so it came installed with McAfee Antivirus Software.

Here's the issue.

Out of the blue - well, at least it looked it to me - I started getting some weird notifications. They say the following:

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/833753.html

Date: 11/03/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: virus, google

I have a Compaq tc4200, notebook/tablet. It's about 2 to 2.5 years old.
I've searched for answers, googled, but nothing really helpful yet, so before I hand in my laptop to local pc repair shop, I wanted to check in with fellow geeks. My weak point has always been laptop repair.

The monitor on my laptop will, at random moments, just go blank, but each time a different color of blank. So, for example, I'm online and reading a post on LJ and then suddenly the monitor just turns neon green, or pink, or blue, or any other shade and hue and color you can think of.
If I close the laptop, let it shut off, and then open and turn it on again, everything is back the way it was before my monitor blanked out.

It feels like it might be the video, but I want more input to know for sure before I do anything.
I love my laptop *sniff* *sniff*

I've ruled out viruses and the like. AVG is up to speed, running perfectly, AdAware checks out, Defender checks out, CCleaner, etc... no slowdowns in performance, just the monitor.

Any guesses?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1123429.html

Date: 07/05/07 (Security)    Keywords: virus, antivirus, spyware, microsoft

Microsoft is preparing to field a private beta of a new version of Windows Live OneCare, dubbed Windows Live OneCare 2.0Windows Live OneCare is Microsoft's all-in-one antivirus, antispyware, firewall, backup, maintenance subscription service that Microsoft launched in 2006. In January 2007, Microsoft released OneCare 1.5. Users have enountered various problems...

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=555

Date: 11/10/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, web, spyware, google

(x-posted to computerhelp)

After moving and switching DSL plans, I've started to have some trouble with my internet connection. Some websites, such as google and LJ, will load fine. But others, like Wikipedia, won't load at all. The status bar will say 'Waiting for (website)...' but then it just doesn't load. Yesterday it said 'Website found, waiting for reply...'. Everything was fine on the 2nd before I moved, but it's been like this since I set everything back up on the 8th. I'm running Windows Vista with IE7, but I'm having the same problem with Firefox and Opera. I contacted my ISP and they said my connection was fine; they told me to call my computer manufacturer. So I called them and they told me to do a System Recovery. I'd rather not do that if there are other things to try, so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas.

Could the problem be the fact that I changed service plans? My ISP didn't say anything, although I'm pretty sure the tech. I talked to didn't know much about computers other than how to read a troubleshooting manual. Same with the computer manufacturer tech.

Things that have already been suggested:
Delete Temporary files/cookies
Delete Temporary Internet Files folder
Check for viruses/spyware/adware
Try logging on on a different account
Resetting IE back to default settings
Disable Firewalls/anti-virus programs

Anybody have any ideas?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/837989.html

Date: 11/12/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: browser, virus, web

Question/Problem: When my Pc starts up everything looks normal, start bar,desktop icons and wallpaper are all there, but a few seconds in and an error message is desplayed saying "Windows Explorer has stopped working" and then "Checking for a solution" It then says "Restarting Windows Explorer" The window then dissapears along with the desktop icons and start bar (Wallpaper stays intact) for a few seconds and then reappear, but it then repeats itself.
I can access the internet,msn,windows media player etc from the task manager. If I cancel explorer then the start bar and desktop icons dissapear all together, If I then try to run it again it either continues displaying and error message or my start bar and desktop icons freeze so there is no way for me to click on them.

Operating System and VERSION: Windows Vista

Web Browser and VERSION: Firefox 2.0.0.9

Your level of experience: Intermediate

Duration of problem: 1 day

Any steps you've taken to troubleshoot?
Installed AVG and ran virus scan, found two Trojan horses which were deleted.
Restored system to four days ago in safe mode (Although the error message still appears in safe mode.
Ran Mcafee,AVG and Windows detector but no more viruses were found.

Please help! Thank you :)

x-posted anywhere that could help!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1125402.html

Date: 11/14/07 (Computer Geeks)    Keywords: software, virus, antivirus

I'm trying to uninstall Windows XP from my sister in law's computer because she got a virus on it.  It keeps saying that I have no adminstrative authority, and won't let me into control panel, or add remove programs.

I need directions on how to uninstall everything on the hard drive before Windows starts so that I can reinstall XP (using disk) and some antivirus software.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computergeeks/1126312.html

Date: 11/16/07 (IT Professionals)    Keywords: virus, antivirus

What's the best practice for the placement of a parent antivirus program (in this case, symantec corporate) in a windows server 2003 network?

I have one machine set up to recieve the internet and then act as a firewall sending data out to the rest of the network through a separate NIC. My initial thought was to be to place the antivirus primary server program on this machine (acting as the one that gets updates and distributes patterns to other servers/clients) but I'm concerned about it being in the dmz/server that's exposed to the internet... but then again, isn't that where I would want it, as a first responder to junk coming in from the internet? Or am I just asking for trouble by putting it there?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/itprofessionals/70758.html

Date: 11/18/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus

Hi there!!

I'm so annoyed right now. I just had to re-install Windows AGAIN!!

I've had this problem for a while now: I can't switch my computer off because it doesn't boot-up again. It gets as far as loading Windows but then flashes a blue screen (so fast I can't see what the error message might be saying - if any) and it just restarts itself again, gets to the same point, and does it again.

I have to re-install Windows now anytime someone trips the main fuse box (which has happened twice recently - grr) or it has to be turned-off (like when I moved rooms).

Since the second time I had to do this (which was months ago coz it's been going on for ages now), I partitioned the drive so I could save stuff on one part, and then if/when I need to re-install Windows again, I could just format the other part so I wouldn't lose anymore of my stuff.

Incase anyone can give me advice, I'll post what I wrote in my Live Journal at the end of August about this:

"Well, my computer's on it's last legs. My hard drive once again decided it wouldn't complete the boot-up. Incase anyone has any advice or anything:

Today has been the 3rd or 4th time in about two months that I have had to reinstall Windows because the computer won't complete it's boot-up and logging-on.

Lastnight (as with the time before), everything was fine. My computer had been running fine, I had no viruses, no problems what-so-ever. I turned the computer off at about 3am because I was up late lastnight. This morning, it's doing the same thing it did last time, and the time before that. Sometimes it would get as far as the Windows loading bar, but then flash a blue screen with some text on it that I had no chance of reading because it would vanish so quickly and then it would reboot itself again.

Today I wrote down the things I tried before giving-in and just reinstalling it again:

From the Recovery Console on the Windows Installation CD, I used CHKDSK and it said it seemed to be fine and asked if I wanted to run CHKDSK anyways, so I did. When I ran CHKDSK /r and it got to 75% and said "The volume appears to contain one or more unrecoverable problem".

I tried FIXBOOT just incase. I tried again to start the computer and had the same problems as before and I didn't know what else there was I could do because I couldn't get online to check.

Any info and/or help would be great. I'm running Windows XP Pro.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this to happen so often?

Oh yeah! I think I should also add that when I have this problem, it won't start up from the last known good config or Safe Mode or anything. Just thought you should know."

To add, the first couple of times it did it, there were gaps of days/weeks inbetween when it decided it would screw-up again, but now (well, since sometime about a month ago) it's happening so recently that I decided not to turn my computer off.

I've been told by a few people that it's a problem with the hard drive itself and I need a new one. But I thought I'd continue asking around to see what other people think.

Thanks lots for reading!!

^_^

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/842041.html

Date: 11/18/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus

Hey,
I have a BIG problem with my computer,my little brother is always downloading junk for his palm anyways from all his downloadings he has created problems like;
1.my desktop background doesn't show up and only allows me to pick a solid color has a background which is really annoying.
2.my limewire which i don't use alot but sometimes i download music anyways it keep opening/running when i don't want it to do and it downloads all these zips file which i cant be bother opening cause i don't want to see anything gross but i do delete them.
so if anyone recommends anything to fix these it would be appreciated.

p.s the only protection i have is the avast! Virus Cleaner Tool version 1.0.211.0 which i think does nothing and i have have windows XP

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/842687.html

Date: 11/19/07 (Security)    Keywords: security, virus

Several hundred sites offering free downloads of Ang Lee's steamy spy thriller are embedded with viruses, Chinese security company says. A Chinese security company has warned against free downloads of Ang Lee's steamy spy thriller, Lust, Caution, saying several hundred sites offering the movie were embedded with viruses....

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6219272.html

Date: 03/20/03 (Security)    Keywords: virus

A new e-mail worm is tricking people into opening dangerous attachments by promising military satellite images of Iraq. Virus writers have taken advantage of the onset of a U.S. war on Iraq to release an e-mail supposedly offering a variety of war-themed attachments, ranging from...

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-993455.html

Date: 12/01/07 (Computer Help)    Keywords: virus, spyware

I am wanting to reformat my computer, but i have a bunch of questions I wanna ask before I go and end up screwing my computer up, lol.

1) So when I reformat it, it deletes everything that I have installed on there, correct? It wont delete the pre-installed programs that came with my computer when i bought it about a year ago?

2) My computer should have came with a windows disk, right? I have a dell inspiron b130. I bought it in september of 2006.

3) Once i reformat it, it'll run just as fast as it used to when i bought it, right? I scan my computer on atleast a weekly basis for spyware and virus' as well as defragment it. So I dont think thats why its been a slower lately.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/845806.html