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Sydney/Wollongong
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Sydney
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Fri, 03 June 2005 16:39
 
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| Conquest wrote on Sat, 04 June 2005 02:35 |
You can also use MS Anti-Spyware to disable startup programs.
From memory it's located under advanced tools > system explorer > startup programs. It gives you details of each file such as the file name, location, publisher, version and also what they do in most cases...
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True but it doesn't hook you up with the quick google link AND it failed to detect 7 trojans. To be fair, no other program detected them either but antiVir did 
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melbourne
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February 2005
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 02:16
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thanx man ive been lookin for a program like that for a while! some how my comp lets its self get attached to the nasty viruses... i had to format a while ago coz i had some virus that wouldnt allow me to install shit, then i get the ones when you start up pc and get millions of start up programs like ones uve never heard of b4.... like porn pop ups n shit... i dont c y ppl make viruses tiz stupid!!!!!!!
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eastern suburbs, melbourne
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March 2005
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Sat, 04 June 2005 04:40
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have you tried typing 'msconfig' into the run box?
(it only works with winxp)
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Brisbane
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September 2004
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 04:43
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I've got a problem on my laptop, its alrite for a couple of minutes but then norton antivirus shows a virus and i can't delete it. Doesn't anybody have a program to delete it? I know where the file is and can't delete it aswell. Thanks
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Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 05:08
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| Bozza wrote on Sat, 04 June 2005 14:43 |
I've got a problem on my laptop, its alrite for a couple of minutes but then norton antivirus shows a virus and i can't delete it. Doesn't anybody have a program to delete it? I know where the file is and can't delete it aswell. Thanks
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What's the filename mate?
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Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 05:10
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Turn off System Restore, boot into Safe Mode then run the antivirus again.
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Location:
Brisbane
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September 2004
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 05:23
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I've just found out i got 2 which are similar. Can't remeber both of their names but here is the newest one, wasptis.exe. The other one is something like intranet.exe. Should i go into safe mode and then run antivirus, will this make norton delete the files?
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 08:39
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NOD32
End of story
go home with ur pathetic virus checkers
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1st street on the right
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November 2002
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 13:15
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Whats a virus? Oh that's right, PC users. 
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Melbourne
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December 2004
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Sat, 04 June 2005 14:08
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To get rid of all you start up programs type in msconfig in the run and this will give you a menu that has the start up programs in it, you are able to select the exe you want to start up at the start of windows and you can de select them as well.
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Melbourne
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January 2005
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Wed, 08 June 2005 13:36
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Now if only there was a program that would solve my bsod problems... 
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NSW
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October 2003
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Wed, 08 June 2005 13:48
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| Bozza wrote on Sat, 04 June 2005 14:43 |
I've got a problem on my laptop, its alrite for a couple of minutes but then norton antivirus shows a virus and i can't delete it. Doesn't anybody have a program to delete it? I know where the file is and can't delete it aswell. Thanks
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Have you tried the symantec site for removal tools, most viruses that nortons cant remove they will have a removal tool for.
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NSW
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October 2003
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Wed, 08 June 2005 13:52
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| Kodoku wrote on Wed, 08 June 2005 23:36 |
Now if only there was a program that would solve my bsod problems...
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BSOD possibly hardware aswell. It depends what BSOD messgae you are getting. Run a format/reinstall on you machine for starters, if that doesnt help, look at hardware devices, take out PCI cards and try new ram.
Hope that helps
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Location:
Perth
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May 2004
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Wed, 08 June 2005 15:30
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| Bozza wrote on Sat, 04 June 2005 13:23 |
I've just found out i got 2 which are similar. Can't remeber both of their names but here is the newest one, wasptis.exe. The other one is something like intranet.exe. Should i go into safe mode and then run antivirus, will this make norton delete the files?
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Bozza,
what soarer suggested should work in most cases, but if not.
Option 1:
press ctrl + shift + escape. Under the "processes" tab search for the filename. Select end task.
Seach for the file using windows search.
Select it, and hit delete. [Works for exe files]
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Run nortons, a write down file names.
Use windows search and write down file path to the files.
Reboot computer in MS DOS mode (can use a boot disk for this)
Navigate to each file to Delete using dos commands.
You can even get clever and write a batch file in windows to do this for you. Call it from in the autoexe.bat or config.sys files, then reboot PC.
Lastly, that MSCONFIG.sys is very handy. Read up on it, it can get you out of a jam or too 
Cheers,
-Adam
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Wed, 08 June 2005 16:36
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msconfig is win98 aswell.
Also, HiJackThis, Pest Patrol, Spybot S&D, AdawareSE, Webroot SpySweeper... usually u need to work it out and remove the remenants of the fuckers manually...
this is my day job and I hate cleaning machines, it's just so frickin annoying these days that even after finally cleaning a machine up after an hour or 4 and you beat the lil motherfuckers, you then have to repair alot of the damage done... and then the customer says "you're charging me what!!!"  I suppose if you want it done for $5 I can just delete the partition(s) and give it back to you...
Cleaning up failed attempts to fix problems is interesting also... mainly cause ppl have installed everything with the name anti spyware, adware etc and these things are actually nasty pests themselves!
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Thu, 09 June 2005 00:19
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jeez guys ... ever thought of migrating to linux?
then the wasted days of chasing down and killing spyware/malware/adware will be behind you.
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2003
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Thu, 09 June 2005 00:53
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Dude, sell your PC and buy a Mac. All your virus days will be over. All your error and CTRL-SHIFT-DEL days will be over.
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Location:
Land of Oz
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June 2004
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Thu, 09 June 2005 01:38
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Hi,
I just spent the morning running Autorun, then upgraded the new Adaware and ran it and then I did SpyBot Search & Destroy and then I ran Registry Mechanic. All lovely and clean now.
Yeah, thought about getting a Mac, but personally I regard them as the FWD automatic Honda of the PC world. So, I'll stay with my PC for the time being, though it is getting a little long in the tooth and I should upgrade to something faster, more memory and with better graphics. But there's work to be done on the car... and the house (the true blackhole for money).
seeyuzz
river
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: What's doing with your PC
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Thu, 09 June 2005 01:41
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I personally have a dual boot linux install on this machine and another linux box.
I only have windows xp on here for gaming, however sometimes find I can't be fucked rebooting to browse the net  However, firefox does help keep the nasties away, and I don't go looking up crapola on the winxp install... linux helps for that.
Another option is to have an image file of you computer once you set it up the way u like and have your downloads etc on a different drive or backed up...
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