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System Infected Windows XP Pro SP2 What you'll need Windows XP Installation CD

I have Win XP PRO and, I hit ctr+alt+del and saw a process running called "lsass.exe" and was wondering if this was something that would harm my...

My flash drive is a bit "promiscuous" as in it is in and out of various machines all day. ;) I find myself formatting it a couple of times a day...

A new worm / trojan has been discovered that exploits the RPC flaw from MS Security Bulletin MS03-026: This one is kind of sneaky so beware...

I suppose I am like many of you and have used AVG (formerly Grisoft) for a number of years with complete or at least reasonable satisfaction. ...

Hey AO, I posted this on another forum this morning, but I thought I'd get AO's take on it: computerforum.com] So evidently some guy read my...

My friend, who works at a large hospital, called me this morning to alert me that a "bad virus" had taken down all of the hospital computers, and...

It’s a presentation Mark gave way back in 2006 but it is still useful for those who are just starting out in malware research and cleaning. I am...

I downloaded version 2.2 to figure out why i keep getting attacked playing monopoly. (See previous post for that story). Anyway im wondering why...

im using AVG as my anitivirus and it detected a TROJAN but it seems not it couldnt delete it or MOVE TO VAULT or HEAL it. and here are the...

I'm looking to purchase an Anti-Virus program. I was wondering which one is the best out there. Any suggestions on which one I should purchase. It's...

Symantec just issued a new Category 3 Virus alert. The name of the virus is W32.Novarg.A@mm and while the information on it is a little thin, you can...

W32.Sasser Worm I went to work today from 8:00am to 4:00pm its typically slow on Sundays but it was slammed today call after call seems like...

Hey guys, I have this question, it's about this program that is running on this specific port. I did a netstat -a and it showed up that port 5180...

Hi, does anybody know something about a trojan or virus with the name taskmgr.exe? I found that there is a taskmgr.exe trying to connect to...

This one's anew wrinkle. Got a laptop infected with twunk_32.exe and wscsvc32.exe, both of which seem pretty new. Anyway, this laptop has two...

I'm not sure if I posted on the right location. My Norton AntiVirus does not update when I click on Live update it would connect to the symantec...