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Txs
For some unknown reason when I turned my computer on this afternoon the bookmark tab will not work. It did this once before but I can't remember what I did to fix the problem. Any ideas or thoughts?
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  • Txs
    Is it possible to recover a folder that was put in the "trash" after the trash has been emptied? I have the name of the folder if it's possible to search for it and recover it.
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  • Txs
    I had something sneak into my machine a couple of days ago and can't seem to get rid of it.

    First indication was when everything started running slow. I then began getting bombarded with entire spam web pages, along with pop-ups and cookies by the truckload. I was getting multiple IEXPLORE.EXE's running and also saw that my CPU was staying pegged at close to 100% capacity at all times. The machine would just shut down and immediately re-boot periodically.

    When I installed a fresh anti-virus program I found and quarantined one with a file name of svchest.exe and another named Trojan-Downloader.Win32.VB.ayr.

    My up to date McAfee just ain't cutting it. I'm limping along, but still have to block cookies that show up in streams and my CPU is still staying at ~97%. The periodic re-booting issue has slowed, but it's still there.

    I'm far from being a computer wizardand am ready to take my hard-drive out and bury it under an Oak tree during a full moon. Before I do, any suggestions on what I might do to kill this monster?
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  • Txs
    I don't know jack about computers really, but got a problem I need some input on.
    I can't open some attachments because the computer keeps telling me the program has done something illegal.
    The files say I have wordpad, but the error icon keeps coming up. I know Winzip is not installed but would that keep some attachments from opening? I tried puting it on floppy and it copies, but still says ILLEGAL when I try to run it.
    Anyone know how to fix this?
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  • slipgate
    Sounds like really bad case of spyware. Buy one of the pay programs. If that does not help, reformat/reinstall and be more careful!
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  • hisbigbootygirl
    just try avg. it's free and works great. u can also run ur computer at pitstop pc. just google that and run the test. it will tell you what spy ware u have and where to find it to delete it. you can also see your computer's overall score and compare it to others who've used the site.

    good luck! :o)
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  • Marc1301
    Download this, and run it ASAP.
    http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
    Quarantine everything that it picks up.
    Very simple, and free,.......I have used it for years.
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  • David Nunn
    Similar problem cropped up on my mother-in-law's computer, due to niece surfing crap sites and picking up spyware.

    I had to finally back up to a date before the girl started messing with it to even get it to run. Then I downloaded AVG anti-virus and ran it, along with Ad-Aware. It took a couple of hours, but these programs eventually cleaned it up to where it worked again.
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  • iwannausername
    1) Stop using Internet Explorer. Use firefox instead.

    2) Get AVG. http://free.grisoft.com
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  • Marc1301
    In all fairness,......and I don't care what OS folks use, or whether they like IE, or Microsoft, but I run IE, on Windows XP, and never have this kind of issue.
    I DO run anti-virus, and anti-spyware software, and keep everything up to date.
    The biggest factor is the websites that one "cruises".
    I believe that is the largest problem.
    The computer gets bogged down by spyware, until it can't function any longer.
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