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Are you running an X64 OS?
If so; X64 can still run x86 (32bit) apps. So you will see *32 next to the process name if its running a 32bit app.
If you think you have something on your system, try this:
Trend Micro's Free HouseCall Just make sure to DL the correct version for your OS type.
I use malwarebytes and Bitdefender free. Chrome with ublock origin lets me also avoid a lot of shady links.
There's also good free online scanners such as: http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/
Boot in to safe mode with networking, go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ download the appropriate version (32-bit if you still use Win XP for some weird reason, or 64-bit for Windows Vista onward), follow all on-screen instructions, and you should be good to go.
The free version of spybot is not an antivirus product; the paid version is bundled with BitDefender (a good AV product).
You can try Trend Micro Housecall (a free, one-time scan via the web - it will remove viruses, but not protect from future infections), or install a free antivirus product like Avast or Microsoft Security Essentials.. but it's hard to say what exactly is the problem/remedy without looking closer at it..
It was almost definitely TrendMicro's HouseCall. I don't know if there's still a way to run it from the browser or not but the address is : http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Is this MSN messenger you speak of, or the Windows Messaging Service?
If 1> Then there are a few easy tricks to keep you safer. * Change your password on MSN * Make sure that your MSN password is NOT the same as the password to the mail account that sends you the lost password notification * Under Tools go to Options and under Privacy, edit your allow and block lists accordinly. Also, check the "Only people in my allow list can..." * Under Security and Sign In, check off the options that best suit you.
Remember, security is counter balanced by user friendliness. I always err on the side of caution.
Your IP Address has nothing to do with this equation. It's more than likely your subseptable to spam attacks based on your Live ID.
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If it's your Windows Messenger Service, then it is either because of your IP or your PC Name.
A good router should block all of these issues unless it's coming from another PC in your home.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
The link above is a good free virus scanner, that will tell you if you are infected with anything, but will not clean it.
Good Luck.
Did she transact on a PC? If so, time for a malware scan:
Free AV scan: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Malware scan: https://www.malwarebytes.com/
Update your installed AV scanner and give that a run as well.
Rotate the passwords of the Facebook account and anything that shares the password.
Are you on a truck stop WiFi without a VPN or something? I have never seen this and will be anxiously monitoring for people's ideas.
I do think something fishy is going on either with your computer or your connection to the web. I would start with a live virus scan from http://housecall.trendmicro.com
Depends on the operating system. You can do a search for all files (in windows .) and sort them by date. You may have to add the Modified and Created date columns to the display.
On Linux you can use the terminal:http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-finding-files-by-date/ Om Mac you can use the terminal too:http://www.macworld.com/article/1058081/software-utilities/findrecent.html
You can scan the computer with trend housecall: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
These are recomended next steps. It's up to you to figure them out. Next it's time to encrypt your computer and external drive. Also change passwords for ALL of your accounts. Also check setting in webmail account to make sure they are not forwarding a copy of your email to another email account.
I would change passwords, yes, and I would grab and do a scan with
almost certainly, maybe try running an online virus scan like house call or something. This might be a necessary first step if your other programs are being fooled.
> some online scans
That's a dangerous thing to say without qualifying, given OP has a history of risky online behavior... may make things worse unless given a trustworthy resource to use.
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If you've had problems with both mattercontrol and octoprint either there is a problem with your model or there is an issue with user error.
I'd recommend staying with mattercontrol, it's what I use for my Rostock Max v1.
I use mattercontrol for my rostock v1.
There are a few reasons you should stick with mattercontrol.
Calibrating a rostock is a major pain. The best the OEM can do is get them to level +- .1mm Which sounds great, until you try to print at a .2mm layer height with your .5mm nozzle.
Mattercontrol is capable of using Cura or Slic3r, so if you want to use them, it will work.
It sounds like there is a problem with your computer itself. I'd try backing up your print settings. Then uninstall the drivers, arduino software and mattercontrol. The run a cleanup program like ccleaner and perhaps a virus scan like housecall to fix any underlying issues, then try reinstalling mattercontrol.
> Mattercontroller just wasn't cutting it for me, couldn't adjust retraction settings and could handle multiple models.
This is blatently false.
You can in fact adjust retraction settings in matter control.
You literally just have to click "Settings & Controls" and then click the "filament" section.
I've also printed multiple complex parts on multiple occasions, so I know the software can handle it.
I don't doubt that you're having some sort of issue, but don't blame the tool.
I wouldn't go around downloading anything you're not familiar with to try and remove it. For all you know you're downloading another malicious program.
Boot into safe mode and give Malwarebytes a run. It's free and excellent software. After that give the free version of Trendmicro's Housecall a run.
Looks like McAfee Antivirus is in a battle with Windows defender aka Security Essentials (this is the Antimalware service executable) Never good to have 2 virusscanners running at the same time.
Or it is running a full virusscan. Check in you start menu, there should be something called either 'Windows defender' or 'Security Essentials', see if that is in a status of 'Full virus scan'
I would say: remove McAffee, becouse it's either not working becouse the trial expired or not up-to-date by the looks of the icon. Also, run an online virusscan like Trend Micro Housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/) to make sure the PC is virus free.
Restart your PC in safe mode with networking. Once there, open a browser and type in the following:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Download the App and follow all on screen instructions, and in half an hour or so, you'll have no more problems.
Disconnect from the internet, run your anti-spyware software, restart in safe mode with networking, go to this website http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ and follow the instructions. When the download is complete, run it and let it do its thing.
When that is done and the computer is clean, boot back up, make sure all email addresses and other accounts are secure and register a Steam Support account. Explain the problem (if there is one) and let them tackle it.
Your choices are very limited, by the looks of it you have had a "Rootkit" attack while most of these can be fixed with "Trusted" antivirus software there are a few out there that will purposely attach themselves deep enough to your system then cleaning them actually results in your registry being wipe clean!
Looking at them errors your only real choice to fix is a full reinstall of windows as all you systems class registries have been deleted and this is NOT recoverable as you are unable to launch any windows software in order to restore any backups you may have (but doubt you have due to the antivirus software used)
Panda cloud cleaner from looking around seems to more actual malware than a "Cleaner" for future reference try using and online scanner like. * Trend Micro Housecall * Eset * Bitdefender
These all offer free one time scanners.
Which AV are you using? Do a online scan with Trend Micro House call.
Once you have done this, check for malwares using other utility programs.
Of course, reformatting is the safest option if you are willing to do it as viruses can get transferred to USB sticks.
Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool (first one) should be able to get it - it runs a lot like TrendMicro Housecall, but was able to find and clear out quite a bit more crap.
I work professionally in tech support and have found most big name subscription-based AV program to be much more trouble than they are worth (at least by the time the end-user has to call me for internet support). Nine times out of ten, uninstalling fixes whatever firewall/restriction issue they are facing. Not to mention the tricks they pull to keep you subscribed and 'safe' are often more dubious than that of some malware scams. It's understandable and I'm sure there are tens of thousands of users who aren't/don't experience these issues, but unbiased professional opinion for a home PC is usually to use MSE or AVG.
AVG is good for people who are not-so-cautious on the intertubes and have had recent run-ins with viruses/malware, while MSE is more for the experienced user who need that 'just in case' protection. If you feel your system is still acting wonky, you can try Trend Micro's Housecall, which is a free one-time-use scan without all the bloat and conflicts that come with the big brands' full installs.
Yeah you should be fine, however you should be running some anti-virus. I would recommend MSE if you have a copy of windows that will validate or something like AVG if not. If you don't want to mess with installing anything like that (although I highly recommend you do) you can go to Trend Micro's site and have it scan your PC via your browser.
Does she work anywhere near Georgetown? If so, I'll take a peek at it.
But absolutebeginners has it down. Back up docs. format machine. Reinstall windows. Bring docs back.
Its really not worth doing anything else.
You could have her try (if the computer is at all usable) going to: http://housecall.trendmicro.com and run the free online scan/fix from there. It may or may not work.
Sounds like you (or someone with access your PC) installed something naughty on it. Could be anything from you running bittorrent to your PC being compromised and acting as part of a DDoS botnet.
Star by uninstall any sort of peer to peer file sharing stuff if you installed any, then visit Trendmicro and run Housecall to scan for malware.
searching '.SVG virus' does not come up with anything good. And it does show it's spread through Facebook
I'd backup what ever files you have on there. Because it looks to be one of those 'Ransomware' viruses, chances are since you downloaded it, you where targeted and it could be on your computer.
Ransomware viruses can be very destructive, they can encrypt your HDD and data, then demand payment to Decrypt it. You will loose all your data if it is one of those.
Personally i'd be reinstalling windows and deleting all those files. But if you don't want to, full system scan with a virus scanner and Malware scanner.
Try Malwarebytes
after you have done a full virus and malware scan, run this aswell
Trend Macro Housecall http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/index.html
Try more sites, if your phone connects flawlessly to the websites and your PC doesn't. Then you know the pc has some issues with software or malware installed blocking your internet access for some reason. Let trendmicro's housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/apac/) run on the machine, and after dat Malwarbytes malwarebytes.com and let them run fully.
Check out housecall by trendmicro. I haven't used it in a few years but it was a small download and only did scanning, no active protection and should let you specify specific directories.
First off, this isn't my area of expertise so if anyone else wants to clarify or correct anything I say please do.
There are plenty of free programs for spyware removal, but be careful to vet it! Tons of adware and malware present themselves as antivirus programs so as to sneak access to your computer. Of course antivirus needs to have administrator access to your device, right? But boom, suddenly it's infected.
The easiest way to check if the antivirus you want to use is legit is to cross-check it against a list of known antivirus brands such as this one. If you don't see the company there, be suspicious.
Most antivirus companies offer a free tool to scan your system and remove any infected files. They make their money off subscription services which are designed to prevent infection in the first place. I personally use Trend Micro and Kaspersky. Trend Micro's free tool is called Housecall and is available here.
MBAM isn't a bad one, I typically also run ComboFix with it (one after the other). Here are a couple more online scans you can run, that tend to find most things, although between MBAM and ComboFix, you should be pretty good. These would just be a double safe option
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Use http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
Never download / open links from strangers.
This was a long time ago, >5 years ago, but this site used to be a web page-based scanner, no download needed (just a java program you'd have to allow to run). Now you have to download it, but it's just a scanner (unless you install the whole kit). I think I know what I'm talking about, I mean honestly if you have to have a anti-virus obviously you're not competent. The fact that I've gone 2 years (since I got this HDD) and no virus (last one was before my current HDD, I replaced the old one for unrelated reasons), should speak a bit about my competency. Of course you have no way to verify my claim, so really I could be the most incompetent internet user ever and still be using IE.
I'm not, but I could be. Just as you could be a 13 year old who thinks he knows more than someone who's been using computers longer than he's been alive. You're not, but you could be.
>I can't really afford anything at the moment
This is how I know you're not using a legitimate copy. Don't be an asshole, get a legit copy of Windows. You're also probably plagued with viruses right now, so go do an online scan at http://housecall.trendmicro.com/.
Boot into safe mode with networking. Once there open a browser and head to:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Download the version of the app you need (32-bit/64-bit), install it, and follow all on screen instructions.
It can take a while for the software to complete its task, but once finished you should be clean and clear again.
Restart in safe mode, open the web browser and go to:
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/
Select the 64-bit scan, allow it to download the small app, then let it run. Follow on-screen prompts and let it do its job. It should take between 5 and 40 minutes depending on how much HDD space has been used up and how many programs and files you have.
I have not used this in years, but it used to be utterly fantastic
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Get CCleaner installed, and hop into safe mode. Clear out restore points, Scheduled tasks, and anything in Programs and Features that looks odd. All this can be done through CCleaner and it's program list can sometimes have hidden items in it.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/au/ I use this sometimes if there are any virus's, but I don't really need to because I have programs that would kill any incoming viruses. Microsoft security essentials and AVG both are pretty good
use this: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
If it's not a virus, it could just be windows fucking up.
Run "sfc /scannow" from an admin command prompt. (And you'd better have a legit copy of windows.
are you on ChromeOS or Windows or what? the process for windows is much different to ChromeOs is all: on windows you can try trend micro housecall (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/) and going into the appdata folder etc: on chromeOS: go into settings, disable it manually, unsync account and reset (you may lose a few apps etc but its too easy to fix to care about five minutes clicking!) apparently its the sync thats bringing it back, and not ridding it from search engine options. if its the dreaded enterprise install: try this:
http://www.fixyourbrowser.com/how-to/remove-installed-enterprise-policy-google-chrome-extension/
hope it helps!
One other thing you could try would be to run Trend Micro Housecall before resetting it.
If that doesn't work, then you could try doing a recovery. Do you have the recovery disk for your model handy? If so, I would recommend using DBAN first and doing a hard restore on your PC using the recovery disk. The upside is that (most) anything that might be hanging around will be fried; but you'll lose all of your data if you don't have it backed up.
(Full disclosure: I had to do this with my mum's HP about a month ago--the process is more-or-less the same though).
Go to http://housecall.trendmicro.com/apac/ and use their online scanner. I've been using that for as long as I can remember and it has never let me down. But as others will tell you, the best defense is common sense.
It is not difficult, but it does take persistence. Many viruses are designed to counter typical antivirus protective measures, so you often have to take many actions. One of the best tools to start with is an online AV scan you can run for free : http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
This one is pretty good, will find the more common viruses. After you have run that, see if you still have the virus. If you do, then next is a good anti-malware program. This one is pretty good, but watch out with the installer as it will propose all sorts of unwanted extra junk : http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
If both of those tools don't work, then you have to get serious. You will need to use HijackThis : http://sourceforge.net/projects/hjt/ It will find and remove just about anything, but is made for more advanced users. Make use of the forum, experts will help you. It is free and opensource.
Good luck!
Not sure what that is, you can try manually deleted it since its in a temp dir. I'd ditch AVG and Ahnlab, and install Microsoft security essentials, its pretty much the best AV around. You can also try using this link to scan via browser as well.
Run an updated virus scan.
If you don't have one, you can get one free at the following location
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
I've used trendmicro for over a decade and they have never failed me.
IF it detects anything, you'll want to go through and change all your passwords (as well as have anybody else in the house change their passwords) again.
I would just go ahead and restore the operating system since you have become exceedingly efficient at it. :)
You might try: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ or If you can find the exe in question send it here: https://www.virustotal.com/ and see if anything comes up.
Sounds a lot to me like a software issue of sorts. You really need to try to eliminate software as a cause and then you'll know if it's your mouse or not. Try reinstalling the driver for the mouse. If that doesn't help then I would suggest downloading ubuntu burn the ISO to a cd and boot from the cd. Select 'try ubuntu' and it will load into a live cd, in other words you don't have to install it. Once it boots up into linux then see how your mouse works. If it is still doing the same thing, replace it. If it works fine then I would reinstall your operating system because you may have a virus of sorts. You could also try a virus scanner if reinstalling your operating system is an issue.
Most Antivirus programs are borderline malware themselves. You typically experience significant (not huge, but significant) performance drains from having them up and running at all times. That said the lightest and fastest I've seen is Microsofts own, free, Security Essentials. If you must run anti-virus (a lot of security experts don't these days, favoring extremely careful firewalling) give it a whirl.
You can also hit up Trendmicro's Housecall online Anti Virus for periodic system checks: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
the password problem is strange indeed. The virtual memory being too low more than likely refers to your ram usage. You probably have some processes running in the background that are eating up resources. First things first hit ctrl + shift + esc, go to processes, check and see if anything suspicious is running. Also check under performance to see what your total physical memory and your free + cached memory is. If nothing seems to out of the ordinary here, head over to trend micro house call and run their free web based virus scanner. It can be slow but do the most thorough scan option. I would highly recommend doing a google search and getting something like Spy Bot to search for spyware programs as well. Let me know what kind of results you get here. Why did you uninstall norton? If it was a trial period ending or if you don't want to renew it try using avg free version.
You might have loads of rubbish running on startup (sorry if you know about all this)- Win Key + R, type "msconfig", click the startup tab
Uncheck anything you think you don't need. These will be anything with Adobe in the title or path, itunes, any updater program, google stuff, quicktime, Office etc... you should only leave your Antivirus and anything you you know you'll need like special mouse controls, maybe your GFX card settings.
Reboot, see how it goes.
If you've still go issues download Microsoft's Process Explorer , run it and sort by CPU column and see what's hoggin the resources. Click the graph icon and hover mouse over the peaks to see what process is peaking. Google process to work out what it is and take it from there.
Edit: Also run a virus scan from Trend house call
If you are running Windows, yes.
http://askabouttech.com/can-you-get-a-virus-from-visiting-a-website/
To check right now and remove infections, run House Call..It's free. When I had Windows,I ran House Call every Friday just to be safe. It never found anything except tracking cookies.
Try doing a scan using house call.
Google any "antivirus" software that appears on your computer that you didn't instal. Generally there will be fixes around, you just need to know what you have first.
I like both of these answers with the addition of a scan of Trend Micro's HouseCall and Spybot S&D, just to be sure.
As an additional troubleshooting step you can also run a web based virus scan from within Safe Mode with networking on sites like this:
first, what is flux.exe? I would try to kill it and see what happens. Second, grab a copy of Security Task Manager http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/ I have used to see process that are hiding from task manager and get a sense of what is running. It also allows you to kill and isolate the file. Run Security Task manager and see what is listed. I agree with Malwarebytes, you can also use either Spybot search and destroy or my personal favorite is trendmicro's housecall. http://housecall.trendmicro.com. please post results of what you find.