I am getting random redirects and fear that I have been hijacked. How do I find out if that is indeed the case, and if so, how can I fix it?
Sometimes when I click a link, I get redirected to "scour" which gives me a list of links that may or may not have anything to do with my search. Also, I play an app on Facebook and am experiencing hella lag and have also been redirected from there to random sites.
For me Malwarebytes and Microsoft Security Essentials did not detect any malware or virus on my computer. Then I tried SuperAntispyware, Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-Aware by Lavasoft. I would NOT recommend them. '''Most definitely do not install Lavasoft Ad-Aware.''' I installed these three programs and did a full scan. They all claimed to have found trojans, etc... and then disinfected and removed them. But they all left remnants and pieces all over the place and the malware kept replicating. It was an absolute mess! I uninstalled SuperAntispyware and Spybot but the Lavasoft Ad-Aware would not uninstall!! I first tried Ad/Remove Programs but it did not give me an "uninstall" button. Then I tried to go to the Start Menu where it had an "uninstall Ad-Aware" option in the Program group, but it was a lie, instead it tried to re-install itself. I ran rkill.exe and repeated everything in Safe-Mode... didn't help. I opened the command prompt in Safe-Mode, it would not let me delete the file AdAwareService.exe. I spent an entire day from morning until night going through the registry and windows files deleting every instance of Lavasoft and Ad-Aware. It fought back all the way but I finally killed it. If you look up reviews on these programs, they all get one or two stars out of five(?). I'm very surprised that Cor-el (the first reply) recommends them. Lavasoft Ad-Aware is bad news, don't install it.
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my iphone is connected to a old account that i have used in a while i have a new icloud i tried reseting my phone but now i can get in becuase it linked in with my old account how can i fix this so i can log in with my new account i reset my phone but i did it before on my new phone but this old is link to a account that i set up when i was so much younger can you advise what to do?
ThanksGo into Settings App and turn OFF Find My iPhone. It will ask for your old password, but in the future you can use your new Apple ID account. If you need to reset the old password try this: https://iforgot.apple.com/password/verify/appleid?language=US-EN&returnURL=https ://appleid.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MyAppleId.woa&app_id=93&app_type=ext
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my iphone 5 is stuck on recovery mode and everytime i tried to restore it , it says that my phone have error -1, how can i fix it or should i send my phone to the appstore ?
This may indicate a hardware issue with your device. Follow Troubleshooting security software issues, and restore your device on a different known-good computer. If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service.
error code - 1
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my iphone 5 is stuck on the recovery mode and everytime i tried to restore it , it said that my phone have error 21, how can i fix it or send my phone to the appstore ?
Follow this one as well...
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I have iphone 4 and recently updated IOS to 7.0.4. After that, my iphone is keep going into 3G mode at home. I thought it was the problem with my internet or router. But my husband's iphone and our ipads are not having any issues. I turned off and turn it on many times. It eventually get the wifi, but it disconnects few times and it is really frustrating.
Also, it seems to me that the battery is dying quicker. Am I the only person having the issue?
How can I fix the connectivity issue? Or is there any way for me to go back to IOS 6? Some of appes don't work under IOS 7.
Thank you.Hi yanylove,
If you are having WiFi issues after upgrading to iOS 7, you may find the following article helpful:
iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1398
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I get an error code 50 when downloading digital movie. How can I fix this issue?
I get an error code 50 when downloading digital copy of a movie to my iTunes. I try to restart and still get the smae error code. I have my PC plugged directly into my modem and still get error, when trying to download failed movies. I have 5 failed downloads. How can I fix this issue?
Try the "Error -50," "-5000," "8003," "8008," or "-42023" section in the Specific Conditions and Alert Messages: (Mac OS X / Windows) section of the following document:
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About 2 weeks ago my Yahoo email account and AIM email account had been compromised and the passwords changed. From what I was told/researched at the time, changing my passwords to more secure passwords was the best option.
I changed my passwords for the two accounts that had been compromised, and I even when as far to change my passwords for everything that I used frequently, and accounts that were tied to the email accounts, facebook, twitter, etc.
This morning at 12:28am (EST) my facebook was accessed by somebody other than me and my password changed. When I noticed this my first thought was to check to see if my email that I log in with was compromised. It had also underwent a password change.
Obviously the next thing I did was to try and change my passwords.
I had my AIM email send a change password form to my Yahoo email (which hasn't been tampered with this time) I followed the form and input a new password. After that, it brought me to a page where I was to enter the new password and sign in. When I input the new password it yet again said, "incorrect password or username". After I tried the new password a few more times it finally brought me to a screen saying basically that my account was locked due to suspicious activity and I still haven't been able to try and log in again.
I also can't access my Facebook account at all. I obviously can't send a new password to my email because I can't access it. Whenever I tried to send my info to an alternate email it wants me to answer a security question, and for some reason the answer I enter, which should be the correct answer, is said to be false.
Facebook offers another option of recovering your account by getting 3 friends to be sent security codes, I tried this method but it would never let me complete it because I locked my account. I locked my account after figuring out it was being tampered with. Whenever I try to get the security codes sent to 3 friends it ultimately leads me to a screen saying my account is locked and I need to sign in to unlock it, which is some major bull considering if I could log in I wouldn't need to be going through the process to begin with!
One friend has told me somebody maybe using some file to track my moves, a keytracker?
Is there anyway I can confirm that?
How can I get rid of it, how can I protect myself?
I've been using the internet almost daily since I was 8 years old, I'm now 20, this is the first of these kinds of problems I've ever had.
Protip: I run Mac OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard.Whatever is going on, it's extremely unlikely to be malware of any kind. See my Mac Malware Guide.
As to what is going on, it's hard to say, but if someone is targeting you specifically, it's not that hard for an experienced person to do. It may not even require actual hacking... see the story of Matt Honan's hacking:
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/
In short, his attacker managed to get access to Mr. Honan's Amazon account, which gave him access to the last 4 digits of Mr. Honan's credit card that was on file. That credit card was also on file with Apple, and those 4 digits were used to give him access to Mr. Honan's Apple ID. And from there all went to h***. No hacking required, just talking to folks on the phone and convincing them to do what the hacker wanted.
In addition, note that some kinds of accounts provide you with a way to give access to another person. For example, GMail provides a way to add someone else's account, giving them access to your e-mail. Hackers have been known to use such features to leave themselves hidden back doors, so they can keep getting in after you have changed the password. I don't know whether AIM or Yahoo have such features, but it's possible.
Finally, note that there are always possible issues with weaknesses in the servers. For example, right now, someone's selling an exploit kit for Yahoo mail. I don't know whether the vulnerability it relies on has been patched or not, but if it hasn't been, your attacker may be using that method to get access.
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I am trying to find out how to find the specs because the machine is my daughters and it is no longer useable but if I know where I can find its details from the serial no I can get it replaced new for old on the house insurance. Where can I find these details?
I lost equipment due to lightening strike several years ago, which also had old equipment and was not available. I gave insurance images and provided original receipts (my purchases were made on Apple.com), and Apple provided electronic copies of the receipts. You may want to contact Apple and check, if they can provide a copy. Insurance may depreciate the original value. I was offered residual value which i used to buy newer replacements, and provided the receipts for replacements back to insurance.
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HT1677 i cant find safari on my i pad settings it seems to have been deleted, how can i get it bak
i cant find safari on my ipad settings how can i get it back?
It must have been moved to another page or put in a folder.
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I had PS Cs6 and signed up for PScc but now i have Cs6 extended, how can i fix this?
My computer is running windows 7 when the download stopped i have only got Cs6 extended,
The creative cloud has three version of Photoshop all are Extended CS6 version 13.1.2, CC version 14.1.2 and CC 2014 version 15.2.2.
CS6 perpetual Windows is CS6 version 13.0.1.3 and either Standard features or Standard features and extended features are enabled.
The perpetual an subscription versions are different the subscription version has a scripting bug fix not the perpetual version and the perpetual version has some plug-in support that has been removed in the subscription version. I kept the Perpetual version installed on one machine and installed the subscription version on my other machine.
CS6 perpetual and CS6 Subscription versions can not co exists on a single machine.
If you now have CS6 13.1.3 I think the only way back to CS6 version 13.0.1.3 may be to use Adobe cleanse to wipeout all Adobe applications then clean out any Adobe rat dropping that may still be on you system in your windows registry and in your user id application data like Photoshop preferences. once you do the you may be able to install your old perpetual version of CS6. The you may be able to download the direct installer for Photoshop CC 2014 and install that and activate it with a sign in you Adobe User ID that has the cloud subscription -
I keep getting a ! next to my songs on iTunes. How can I fix that?
I can play the songs on my iPod but when I want to play them on iTunes I can't. It tells me it can not be found. I found this solution on a posting ....
There easy solution is; when you see the Would you like to locate it message, click on Yes and manually search your folders for it. Open it when you find it and the song will be restored to iTunes. Unfortunately, since those songs are not in the iTunes Music Folder of your computer, this means that those same songs will disappear next time you have a failure and you will have to repeat this process.
but it didn't work for me. I don't want to remove the music on my iPod because I don't want to lose it forever but I need to make room for new music. I didn't really keep the cd's because I had them saved on my iPod so I gave most of my cd's away.
Can someone please HELP?!
ThanksI didn't really keep the cd's because I had them saved on my iPod so I gave most of my cd's away.
This is the problem because iPods are not intended for use that way (aside from the legality of having a copy of music you no longer own). Storing music on your iPod and nowhere else is an extremely risky option because when (and not if) there comes a time to restore your iPod, which is a very common fix for iPod problems, then all the music would be erased. If you no longer have the music in iTunes (or any other back up), then all that music would be lost.
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This problem occurs on most every website I use and is now getting to be very maddening. Is there anyway to fix this other going to another browser, which I would prefer not to do.
It sounds like you have chosen a publishing template rather than a word processing template. There are two basic modes in MS Word: word processing and publishing layout. Word processing mode (and all word processing templates) have a continuous text box in the page for writing text. The publishing layout mode (and publishing templates) are documents that have text boxes placed for articles, titles, pictures, etc. Be sure to choose the word document template and you’ll get what you expect. Do not choose the word publishing document.
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When I'm browsing the internet, the tab I'm on will randomly move to a new window. It's very random and very annoying. Please help me to make it stop!
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I put up with it and generally see it happen as tabs will widen, or my tabs counter will reduce.
bug489729 (Disable detach and tear off tab) :: Add-ons for Firefox
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