Unusually High Disk/Memory/CPU usage.
There is definitely something going on. My computer all of a sudden today is running at very high Disk, Memory and CPU levels. like random 90% + for seemingly no reason. Especially the "Com Surrogate"...
View ArticleWipe Hard Drive
I have a trojan and I think I got rid of it but I'm not sure. I want to just completely wipe my hard drive and I wanted to know if it would get rid of it for sure. If it does do you recommend any...
View Articlewin32 virut
i have a laptop with this virus, is it now possible to remove this virus (avg have a free removal tool) or is the only option still a format and reinstall??
View ArticleMalware Pop Ups Redirects etc
Hello its me again I usually call in here around every 2 years or so when something happens I cant deal with myself. I left the kids to deal with this PC and telling them not to download add ons to...
View ArticleRandom File Replication
I am having a very odd problem that i have not been able to resolve on my own and has become quite frustrating. There is an mp3 file that i downloaded several weeks ago that recently has begun randomly...
View ArticleIE requires "Run as Administrator" and more
I am having many problems with my computer. My speakers have quit working, even though they work on other devices. Internet explorer will not open unless I click to "Run as Administrator". Also, once...
View ArticleUrgent: Exploit:JS/Blacole.GP
Hi, I just ran Microsoft Security Essentials and it found Exploit:JS/Blacole.GP on my pc. Now I googled it and I read a lot of scary things about it. Hence I am not sure how to proceed. Simply removing...
View ArticleToshiba Laptop Crashing
Sirs: I am a new comer to your site and need your help with my laptop. It's a Toshiba Satellite A205-S5000, 1,87 ghz hard drive with 2 gigs of ram and a Vista OS. It's been crashing since before...
View Articletrojan.0access
Ran malwarebytes due to some recent problems I have been having with this computer, it came back with a few viruses including 0access. I've been trying quite a bit to remove this permanently but it...
View ArticleTrojan Alureon Virus?
My WIN 7 Home Premium machine keeps losing internet access, and MS Security essentials identifies the Trojan as the Alureon Virus. I ran the DDS, but when I scan with GMER, my machine Blue Screens...
View Articleecpu trojan on win xp - help needed
I was just wondering if anybody had any advice to help me. My laptop using xp sp3 has got the ecpu trojan which basically locks out your machine even in safe mode. Having found someone had this same...
View ArticleInternet is VERY SLOW
Hello, When computer does anything relating to using the internet, it is extremely slow. At times it goes its normal speed then all of a sudden it slows down and I'm sitting at the computer constantly...
View ArticleInternet not responding
I have a HP Vista 64 bit desktop - computer is 5 years old - good amount of memory - ATT Yahoo browser - IE9 - Windows Live Mail - Avasti premium security. Lately - screens are freezing - EVERYTHING:...
View ArticleUnable to open programs
Good Morning, A friend called me the other night. He was unable to open any programs on his PC. Gets a message like: The specified service does not exist as an installed service. Click help for more...
View Articlerandom intermittent scratch/pucker sound after install
Hi. This is a problem I've had before. I think I may have lobotomized the computer to fix it last time. I figure now I'll give someone else a shot. I had no idea where it came from last time. This time...
View ArticleGoogle search redirect virus
Hey all, first time poster here. I tried to tackle this problem on my own and am not having the best of luck. I use google alot for searches and randomly i'll click on a search result link and be...
View ArticleBad Image Error
Yo there I've got a problem with my PC, I keep getting error boxes stating (for example) "GoogleToolbar.Bad Image - "The application or DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\dbghelp.dll is not a valid Windows image....
View Articlefbdownloader hijacked IE8
Fbdownloader has hijacked my IE8 and I can't get rid of it. It doesn't appear when I go to programs or to Add or Remove Programs. I can switch to IE8 but when I restart my computer, fbdownloader is...
View Articlefbi moneypak virus
I have the FBI Moneypak virus. I needed to go to a last restore point about a week ago in order to bring windows up. Running Windows XP SP3. Would appreciate your assistance in removing this virus....
View ArticleHP Laptop running VERY sluggish
Hello all, My HP Laptop is running Windows 7 Home Premium. The laptop is running VERY sluggish, and by that, I specifically mean that it won't execute any programs with any speed whatsoever. The laptop...
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