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774 questions linked to/from How can I remove malicious spyware, malware, adware, viruses, trojans or rootkits from my PC?
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How to block a file from being created?
So, something that may or may not be a virus (apparently >95% of virus detection programs don't recognize it, yet it's clearly not doing anything good) is doing something with a file located in some ...
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Files disappeared from memory stick
I worked on some documents on my memory stick and then most of the files on it disappeared. The system shows these stats for the stick:
capacity 59.6GB, used 51GB, free 8.58GB
That seems ...
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How to remove Chromium from programs and features windows 7?
Through a downloaded program a chromium browser got installed as well, unwanted.
As suggested in other topics concerning this matter I've deleted chromium from %Appdata% and program files.
Are ...
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Random Redirects - Spyware/adware?
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I am noticing that half of the websites I go to randomly redirect to bestprizedraw.com (this is not a link for your own safety). However, I have scanned my computer several times and have ...
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Can I decrypt files hijacked by BitCryptor ransomware?
BitCryptor has encrypted my files. I have backups of mostly all my files. But I'm curious if I can decrypt my files without paying the ransom.
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User cannot open explorer window
One of the users on my computer cannot open an explorer window. Any attempt to do so, whether by running explorer.exe directly, by opening a folder shortcut, or attempting to open the Control Panel ...
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does a computer virus affect all accounts on the computer? [duplicate]
I am trying to test a game exploit software but are unsure if it has a virus,I want to try it on a seperate user account on my computer but I am unware if it will spread to other user accounts.
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Linux web server is very slow and using 100% CPU
I found out that the CPU on my Linux web server is always on 100%.
Well the web host of mine said that the following processes are responsible for this:
What could this be? Maybe a virus or a miner? ...
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Windows only boots into Safe Mode after reinstallation — virus related?
Because of a virus on a USB flash drive, my computer crashed. I then formatted my partition and installed Windows XP SP3. I tried it three times, but it still doesn't boot.
I can go to into Safe Mode ...
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Why am I always redirected to ad websites?
I am always getting redirected to some page that shows ads, on several webpages (Microsoft, Linkedin, Yahoo). However, Facebook and Gmail are working fine. I deleted all cookies, but I am facing the ...
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What is this mix of Chinese/Arabic/Korean/Japanese user owning a process listening on port 139?
While using an open port checking tool (Technicians toolbox v1.1.0) I found a strange user name listening on port 139 hiding in PID 4 with a mix of Chinese and other Unicode characters as the user ...
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Random CPU peaks?
Recently I have been experiencing random peaks in my computers CPU, while keeping task manager open I see various applications take their turn in hogging my CPU. I open a simple application like ...
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My computer gives a known virus warning and reboots
"Windows must now restart because the Plug and Play service terminated
unexpectedly."
"Windows must now restart becasue the DCOM Server Process launcher
service terminated unexpectedly."
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High GPU usage on Dell e7450 - power
I use the pc normally.
Pc starts to be very very slow.
I look at task manager and I see high GPU usage
Look at the process:
Then I look at Intel(R) Extreme Tuning Utility: note that "power limit ...
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I'm getting a strange popup when USB flash drives are plugged in
Is anyone familiar with the following problem? How can I diagnose this further the next time I see it?
I'm getting a strange popup whenever any type of USB removable storage device is plugged into a ...
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