Help removing a particularly stubborn piece of Malware. It's appears to be a rootkit that causes a Firefox redirect.(details inside)
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posted by Raichle
on Jun 22, 2012 -
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My Mac has become a host for infected Windows office documents. I have hundreds of Office documents with other people's Windows viruses on them. Help!
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posted by wingless_angel
on Jan 11, 2012 -
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I ran the Yahoo spyware scan yesterday on my PC on impulse and after it ran the quick version, it recommended a full scan, which I ran. It found two "objects" of a trojan named Kollah.
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posted by longsleeves
on Jul 10, 2011 -
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My PC is running slow. So I went to ProcessLibrary.com to check the programs running in task manager. I've also got Malwarebytes and AVG Anti-Virus running. But these programs aren't impenetrable. Consequently, I've learned there are many legitimate programs that have double identities.
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posted by CollectiveMind
on Jun 27, 2011 -
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Please tell what I can do to be safer while surfing the Internet. I barely escaped a virus I got while surfing with the latest version of Firefox on a completely updated and patched Windows XP machine.
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posted by 14580
on Jun 8, 2011 -
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I got a new Windows machine. It's been a while since I used Windows (never Windows 7). What do I, as someone paranoid about viruses and malware, need to download and set up in order to be 99.99% sure that nothing untoward happens to my machine?
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posted by Busoni
on May 25, 2011 -
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After 10 years of being blasé about downloading dodgy stuff from wherever I pleased, I've just messed up my computer in a single mouse click. It won't start up now, even in safe mode. How can I fix this?
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posted by cincinnatus c
on Apr 16, 2011 -
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Malware. WIN7. Walked back into my house after UPS delivery gave me package, checked email, "Oh, look -- UPS is tracking the delivery. Cool." And I not only opened the email but clicked on the executable.
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posted by dancestoblue
on Mar 23, 2011 -
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I have picked up a virus of some sort that is redirecting me to other websites in Chrome. How do I get rid of this thing?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 13, 2010 -
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Malware filter.
Need virus help! Just caught something that looks like
THIS -- what is it and how can I annihilate it?
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posted by dinan
on Jul 17, 2010 -
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Can I use a flash drive to transfer files from university computer labs to my home computer without picking up nasty malware? I will often need to work on a number of 25-30 MB spreadsheets, both at home and in university computer labs, and I'm inclined to use a flash drive to transport the files. Because of download quotas, Dropbox might not work too well for me. Can I transport the files via flash drive while maintaining a reasonable level of security? If you use a flash drive on common use computers often, what's your method? Have you had security issues in the past? Thank you.
posted by surenoproblem
on Apr 26, 2010 -
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My computer (XP SP2) is infected with malware that pretends to be User Account Control. Help!
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posted by Praxis
on Apr 14, 2010 -
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Where do you go for porn? I'm asking in good faith about a genuine problem. When I look at porn on free websites, I sometimes end up infecting my computer with viruses. I've already installed NoScript, and I scan regularly with MalwareBytes and SuperSpyware. Is there anything I can do to reduce the risk of infecting my computer?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 21, 2010 -
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My Mom has an infected PC. I've been trying to debug it for an hour and a half now to no avail. It's apparently an updated version of the
XP Security Center virus. Problem is: it's prohibiting either Firefox or Explorer from opening, so I can't d/l anything.
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posted by Ufez Jones
on Mar 19, 2010 -
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I just got a raging beast of a new laptop. Runs Left 4 Dead like a dream. Problem: I've been in Mac-world for 7 years. Now that I'm back in Windows Land, I gotta be careful. What's the best free/low-cost/open-source spyware/malware/virus protection around?
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posted by GilloD
on Aug 19, 2009 -
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So for the first time in...well, ever. I let my pc get infected. The virus is calling itself 'Internet Antivirus Pro'....and this is how it happened...
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posted by dawson
on Jun 1, 2009 -
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Can a virus on my desktop infect my external HD? Solutions needed for backing up data on a computer I'm about to nuke.
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posted by gnutron
on May 20, 2009 -
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I've been attacked by some malware called "Spyware Protect 2009". Have you guys seen this before? Screenshot and symptoms inside - hoping someone can help me kill this thing.
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posted by CRM114
on Mar 26, 2009 -
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Facebook-filter: Somehow two links have been posted to my facebook page, NOT by me, which directly people to a website to "Vote for my modeling pic please :) http://theimageparlour.com/images/?&uploaded=58291H560.jpg" or similar ...
that pages contains malware or virus. How is this getting posted? How can I stop it? [more inside]
posted by unclezeb
on Mar 15, 2009 -
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So how vulnerable is the Internet to some sneaky worm attack that targets Windows? It looks like organised crime is running increasingly sophisticated malware attacks to control large numbers of clients, if I were a bad person I could imagine a smart, quiet rootkit or similar that infected many, many machines then went live and could be very disruptive.
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posted by bystander
on Jan 23, 2009 -
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Is there a nastyware lurking in this computer? Strange Yahoo! Mail contact list kidnapping observed...
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posted by Iosephus
on Aug 18, 2008 -
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Now I'm just mad. Before I drag my stupid, crap laptop over to the Geek Squad, help me figure out some solutions for what's like a malware/adware problem.
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posted by santojulieta
on Aug 16, 2008 -
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I've read so much here lately
1 2 3 about not browsing as an admin, decided to
check it out and yepper, I surely was using an admin account. I've set up a non admin account, made a few other changes (described inside), hoping to find out from The Hive Mind if I am now safe enough to breathe easy(er).
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posted by dancestoblue
on Jul 21, 2008 -
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I have some malware on my machine -- yes, I know, stupid. Prolly got it from pr0n. I'm running Windows XP Home Edition Version 2002 on a Gateway laptop with a Pentium 4, 3.06GHz and 480 MB of RAM. I can connect to the nets, but I can't FTP into sites (I'm a freelance web designer) with either Dreamweaver or WS-FTP, my weapons of choice.
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posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit
on May 20, 2008 -
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Please help me get rid of this spyware infection before I just give up and re-install Windows.
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posted by Venadium
on Feb 7, 2007 -
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Help this desktop power user protect his new laptop from evil internet demons while using public Wifi hotspots.
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posted by chrominance
on Oct 27, 2006 -
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Has anyone heard of a computer virus/worm/trojan that causes a photo of someone's rotten teeth (meth mouth) to pop up at startup and occasionally?
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posted by bradn
on Jul 25, 2006 -
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Particularly stubborn infestation of dialer.gbdial (or something very similar) on a Windows XP machine - any suggestions, either of solutions or reliable anti-malware forums where I can post logs?
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posted by terpsichoria
on Mar 16, 2006 -
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I know that cookies may be automatically and surreptitiously installed on my computer when I arrive at a webpage, but what about spyware/malware/virus ?
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posted by studentguru
on Feb 25, 2006 -
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An extremely malicious malware/adware program has rendered my C: drive inoperable. I have a second hard drive in the closet, which I can connect as the C: drive, install XP onto, and then connect the old C drive as the D drive and copy some vital files over. Can I get most of my data safely this way?
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posted by XQUZYPHYR
on May 2, 2005 -
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Linkedin Virus: Have any of you guys received an email in the last week from a friend's valid email address asking you to join their LinkedIn network? It seemed harmless enough so I clicked the link, wasn't interested and closed the browser. Soon enough, my whole machine slowed down to a crawl and even after repeated reboots, it's still almost locked. Sound familiar?
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posted by dhoyt
on Aug 21, 2004 -
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Windows XP firewall + Zone Alarm = problem?
I've just upgraded to Windows XP and I have three questions (so far...).
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posted by Termite
on Jun 7, 2004 -
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