Guest brojihad@hotmail.com Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 I may have deleted an update in the add/remove program. Now Windows cannot update this component. My computer is bugging out something. Actually it's my girlfriends and she doesn't want me to visit (certain um um) provoative wesites. And in trying to delete my history from the sites that want me to download Active X I may have screwed up big time. I even downloaded Defender and it cannot access any updates. Defender brings back error code )x80072efd. And automatic microsoft and Window updates are not updating any files and it's been going on a full week now. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- brojihad@hotmail.com
Guest PA Bear Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 > ...My computer is bugging out something. Actually it's > my girlfriends and she doesn't want me to visit (certain um um) provoative > wesites. I see. And yet you visited them anyway, I suppose? Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315 Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting your hijackthis log to an appropriate forum. Checking for/Help with Hijackware http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878 http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm http://defendingyourmachine2.blogspot.com/ http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware When all else fails, HijackThis v2.0.2 (http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.exe) is the preferred tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware with assistance from an expert. **Post your log to http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22, http://castlecops.com/forum67.html, http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30, or other appropriate forums for expert analysis, not here.** If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, reputable and independent (i.e., not BigBoxStoreUSA) computer repair shop. PS: She's likely to be your ex-girlfriend when the dust settles. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net DTS-L http://dts-l.org/ brojihad@hotmail.com wrote: > I may have deleted an update in the add/remove program. Now Windows cannot > update this component. My computer is bugging out something. Actually it's > my girlfriends and she doesn't want me to visit (certain um um) provoative > wesites. And in trying to delete my history from the sites that want me to > download Active X I may have screwed up big time. I even downloaded > Defender > and it cannot access any updates. Defender brings back error code > )x80072efd. And automatic microsoft and Window updates are not updating > any files and it's been going on a full week now. > HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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