Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, dishonest adware, scareware, crimeware, most rootkits, and other malicious and unwanted software or programs.
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Big square ads appear in lower right corner of both IE and Chrome
In both IE and Chrome, large ads appear in the lower right corner of the browser window. Sometime they look reputable like for Microsoft, but sometimes they are big flashing boxes that say "You have ...
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NCH Software buggered my IE new tab creation — how to fix?
I made the big mistake of installing video capture software from NCH and afterwards noticed that besides installing (and trying to install) all kinds of crap I didn't want, without asking (including, ...
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Is BackUpDutyLite Malware?
My teacher's laptop has a program called BackUpDutyLite. She says that she might have installed it, but possibly not. A google search shows some examples of it being malware, but I am not sure. Is it ...
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Does my system has any potential Malware as Chrome is showing “This page has insecure content” pop-up
Well, I've been using chrome for a long time and it never showed such message unless it actually is.
Actually, I had to crack a RAR file for that I searched over google and found some tools which I ...
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Vista: Determining corresponding process of a window
There is some kind of malware installed on a client's computer. It effectively prevents the administrator account from being used.
It pops up a fullscreen window which you can't get around: Alt+Tab ...
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Rock-solid hardening of a Windows 7 system?
I am historically a Linux guy, and only use Windows when I absolutely have to via VM. However, I recently purchased a new rig so that I can keep a dedicated Windows 7 machine up for hard work ...
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The site's security certificate is signed using a weak signature algorithm! can't access any HTTPS's site
I'm getting this error on any HTTPS page and can't even login here in SuperUser.com if I use chrome.
You attempted to reach www.facebook.com, but the server presented a
certificate signed using ...
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How can I COMPLETELY remove malwarebytes from my PC?
XP3.
I need to re-install malwarebytes, but when I do it still doesn't work because some files are not being removed.
What can I do?
EDIT: Soooo nice to have Malwarebytes back! Thanks.
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i got listed in XBL/CBL but the computer does not contain malware
We got blocked because we were listed in CBL for the following reason:
This IP is infected with, or is NATting for a machine infected with
Torpig, also known by Symantec as Anserin.
This ...
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What is JavaScript Obfuscation and why is it a threat?
AVG was recently telling me that a webpage was blocked because of JavaScript Obfuscation.
Why was the webpage blocked and what exactly does that mean?
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Google SERP links going to random affiliate shopping sites [closed]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
Very odd issue here. I'm normally quite 'in the know' when it comes to dealing with ...
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How did the “napiprojekt” entry get into my txt file context menu?
I noticed today that if I rightclick a txt file there is a context menu entry saying "napiprojekt".
I googled it but could only find out that it has to do something with subtitles.
I do not ...
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Does Sality malware infect photos and microsoft office documents?
My desktop PC was recently infected with malware.sality and virus.sality--which, among other things, installed a keylogger--and I have been unable to remove all of it with the steps recommended in the ...
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taskmgr.exe is asking permission to connect to 66.152.109.110
taskmgr.exe is asking permission to connect to 66.152.109.110.
I am using windows 7. Is it normal? Is my machine infected with malware?
Thank you!
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How come a Malware got passed Avira when it detected it
So I have Avira installed in my other PC. It detected a Malware, and proceeded with the usual, scan, detect, quarantine. I thought it took care of it but the Malware actually took care of Avira! Now ...
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Strange cloudfront.net http request appears?
I don't have ANY idea what this is:
Somehow on every page that I open, crossrider-app-stub498 appears ???
Is this some kind of malware or ?
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cng.sys and bluescreen of death at windows 7
I have problem with cng.sys and bluescreen of death on my windows 7 x86 Ultimate.
Once I just restarted my pc and all went wrong. I have tried all memtest and deep malware scan and still ...
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What can I do to resolve a cng.sys error while booting?
I have been downloading all bunch of things using torrent and I have restarted my pc and now every time at booting I get BSOD with the following error:
( cng.sys ; 8C1ACB28 at 8C183000 DATESTAMP ...
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“Stop running this script?” — is this legit?
I get this popup:
It looks rather suspicious since it refers to "web browser" rather than a specific product, and doesn't offer any other details or identifying information.
I've tried to figure ...
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What are ways to prevent files with the Right-to-Left Override Unicode character in their name (a malware spoofing method) from being written or read?
What are ways to avoid or prevent files with the RLO (Right-to-Left Override) Unicode character in their name (a malware method to spoof filenames) from being written or read in a Windows PC?
More ...
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You (or a program) have requested information from hupkyeihlu
This message is popping-up in my other laptop that is not connected to the internet.
Not sure what it is, is this an indication that I have a virus or something?
Additional Info:
AVG Virus scan ...
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Starting Autoruns.exe or procexp.exe hard-boot the PC
I am currently backpacking in India for several months and have to use public PC to check my email and write my blog.
The first thing I do when after I plugged in my hard-drive is to use ...
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Svchost.exe connecting to different IPs with remote port 445
Im using Windows XP Professional SP2.
Whenever I start my Windows, svchost.exe starts connecting to all the possible IPs on LAN like from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.200. The local port ranges from ...
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Spyware propagation over wireless network? How to trace?
Recently at my company, we have been experiencing intermittent search redirects when connected to our wireless network.
I say intermittent because many times, simply disconnecting and reconnecting ...
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How to fully delete a virus [closed]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
I caught a virus earlier this week. Rebooted to safe mode w/ networking and ran a scan for all .exe and ...
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Suspicious EXEs [closed]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
I caught a pretty nasty virus yesterday and am finally in a position to sit down and start dealing with ...
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How to manually edit the search providers in Windows Internet Explorer 9
On a Windows 7 system, the search provider has been hijacked, and keeps prompting us to change it when Internet Explorer 9 starts up. It brings up the Manage Add ons dialogue, and we can click on any ...
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MacKeeper has hijacked my Safari Browser
MacKeeper (http:// mackeeperapp.zeobit.com) has hijacked my Safari browser. I have had to open Firefox, in order to get to the internet. I would rather use Safari, since that is where my bookmarks ...
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gVim window gets automatically closed after a few seconds
Whenever I open a gVim instance, the window gets automatically closed after a few seconds. Also, there is a red border drawn around the window.
This happens only with gVim, interestingly. Also, when ...
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Is it possible to have malware in Google Chrome?
Some pop-up ads have been appearing. Chrome blocks them, but it's annoying anyway. Some websites (like Google Reader) seems to not work well due to this.
I suspect this is due to a malware in Chrome ...
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No Connectivity on Windows 7 WSHELPER.DLL not found
I have a Windows 7 laptop, which i am fixing for a friend. There is no connectivity at all. I have tried several interfaces - Ethernet, WLAN, Mac OSX internet sharing over ethernet.
Internet Explorer ...
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How to restore Windows Firewall after some malware deleted its service?
Yesterday I visited some web site, and apparently got infected via some Flash exploit. Microsoft Security essentials immediately kicked in, and displayed a warning about four items:
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How did I get infected with “System Check”? [closed]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
I've been infected with the "System Check" scareware not once, but twice -- after a reformat. It's now ...
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Windows 7 asks administrator for administrator privilege
I seem to get a malware and when I try to delete it, it says I must be administrator to delete it(I do not know the English version since I am not using an English version).
But the problem is I do ...
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Removing malware between users [closed]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
When logging onto my computer which is infected with a vicious malware / virus that has disabled my user ...
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Security essentials not starting [closed]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
When I attempt to navigate to a site using IE I am always redirected to a seemingly random internet site. ...
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How do I clean up virus induced hidden files and disabled everything?
I'm working on a Windows XP computer that had the unfortunate experience of being infected by mal-ware that pretty much disabled everything. I was able to clean the computer using a combination of ...
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I keep having to System Restore
Sorry the question title isn't very helpful.
Anyway, every so often (week or so, irregular intervals) my computer just stops working properly. I get a program claiming to be something like "Win7 ...
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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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How to prevent Win 7 Antivirus 2012 virus?
So my dad's laptop got, for the second time, got some "Win 7 Antivirus 2012" virus, one of those that keeps popping up a fake antivirus window, etc. It was even popping up in safe mode. The laptop ...
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Detect Java in chrome
A vBulletin site I manage has been infected by some malware, it tries to run a java applet. Is there a way I can get chrome to show me where in the source the applet is coming from so I can remove it?
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Is “Cleversoft PC Tuneup Maestro” malware?
I found a desktop icon for something called PC TuneUp Maestro on my parents' laptop. Googling it yields pages upon pages of freeware download sites, but I couldn't find anything legitimately ...
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Is it possible to set up a service/application like Jotti's malware scan?
I would like to scan files that are under 500/100MB. Sadly, Jotti only scans files up to 25mb. Is it possible to set up a service like that at home?
The only way I know to run so many anti-virus ...
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Malware “System Fix” icon is still showing up [closed]
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What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
My PC was recently infected by System Fix Malware/Spyware which has been removed by steps mentioned listed ...
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Something is changing the OSX default shell to tcsh
On one of the mac machines I'm somewhat responsible for (Snow Leopard), something periodically changes the default login shell from bash to tcsh.
This seems like it's probably suspicious, but not ...
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Is it possible to store arbitrary data in an image file?
Is it possible to store arbitrary data such as documents or a program in the form of an image file, such as a PNG image? My concern is that someone could encode data for use by malware into an image ...
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Firefox Hijacked
Despite running the latest Service packed versions of Windows 8 with UAC, Windows defender, Microsoft Security Essentials along with Firefox 6 + updates, my computer became infected with a Trojan ...
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Windows XP Domain Machines Log Off Randomly
I am getting a family of computer that randomly log users off during the day. After the logoff, the user name box shows administrator no matter who was formerly logged on.
I believe it is malware ...
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How do I remotely fix a malware-infected Windows XP PC?
Someone I know has got their Windows XP PC infected with malware.
Are there any tools I can use to disinfect the PC remotely? It would have to be a boot CD because XP is completely hosed.
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Processes named scvhost.exe is showing up in my task manager(never seen before),may be it slows down my pc,what to do?
As I am seeing many svchost.exe processes in my task manager from many days,and sometimes it slows down my pc or gets hanged,I have installed SVC host viewer,SVC Host process analyzer and Process ...
