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@BlairWitch What does your sig mean? What is the translation?

Hello Doug: So far, I've posted on Wilders, DSL Reports (Security), and Usenet (A.C.A-V). Good luck to us all. Subsequently, my post at Wilders was removed. Oh well... Perhaps somebody can "reach out" there.

T'was a fairly clear Saturday. The two photos from the PCH are stunning. Thank you Ron.

Hello Khristos: If you purchased MBAM online, from Malwarebytes, you may contact Cleverbridge and fill out their on-line Customer Support Form for your product ID and product Key: Request ID & KEY However, if you purchased through an MBAM reseller, please contact your reseller. HTH

I've tried to avoid installing the Google toolbar. My personal tastes I guess. Thank you though Steve.

I usually try to avoid IE as a rule. Spel check may not be working as I thoughtt.

Yes. Agreed. Maybe a spell checker too. I know I could use one. Other forums, that use IPB, have a sub-forum for polls. FWIW

Undoubtably you're thinking of 4 foot 8 inch, Acadamy Award winning actress Linda Hunt. HTH

Posting removed by moderator. Please refer to This Listing of users authorized to help in the malware forum. Thanks!

http://www.geekstogo.com/2010/08/20/malware-played-a-role-in-plane-crash/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38790670/ns/technology_and_science-security/ ...and the denial: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/fact-check-malware-did-not-bring-down-a-passenger-jet/2354

Thank you Bruce. All is well now w/5840.

Hello stymie: If you purchased MBAM online, from Malwarebytes, you may email Cleverbridge for your product ID and product Key: Request ID & KEY However, if you purchased through an MBAM reseller, please contact your reseller. HTH

Virus Total Jotti VirScan HTH

Hello Mainard: Excellent. Thank you.

Perhaps these additional symbols in use should be added to the ledgend for deciphering. t_hot_read_dot.png t_read_dot.png

I saw that. Good catch!

Hello Matt: I need to sleep and I may be a bit busy when I get up. If any other forum members wish to contribute from this point, please step in. You may wish to run DDS again and please attach both output report files in a reply. Thank you.

Hello Matt: I believe I noticed a very old Java, version 6 update 7. Please delete that for safety. I also noticed Norton Security Scan. If that is still present, please uninstall. What application did you run that was downloaded via Torrent? Does your system launch Skype with every bootup? Your Skype is/was version 4 and it should have been updated to v5.1.0.112 recently. Please update it. How much RAM is installed in your Dell system? How do you connect to the Internet? Dial-up, DSL, broadband? A full system backup is where you have a copy of your hard disk on separate media so that if something bad happens to your system, you can restore to that image. The following is more than you probably want to know about backups: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup Thank you.

Hello Matt: I didn't go through the previous thread with a fine toothed comb yet, but I did see you were running three anti-virus applications. Have you removed at least two of the three yet? Your Internet Explorer was at version 7. Will you be updating to IE8 soon? I noticed you were not running an up-to-date Java. Can you update that soon? Do you remember what you were doing with the system just before it slowed down? Do you have any full system backups from before your system slowed down?

Hello MossyRock: Can your friend remember the URL they used for their download? If so, could you post it here please? Thank you.

Hello Jeffery: You might try an interior cleaning of the computer's enclosure and a check of all cooling fans as poor heat disipation will certainly contribute to a shortened life for an overheated disk drive. Good luck.

Hello Jeffery: You shouln't feel uncomfortable about running HD Tune as it is non-destructive by design. If you still feel uncomfortable, select only the "Health" tab and see if all categories in the rightmost 'Status' column are "Ok". If they are, your hard disk is likely to be healthy, at this time, and you should revisit this application from time to time. If the categories are not Ok, you can use the descriptions in the previous Wikipedia link to render a brief description. Suffice to say if any of the categories go non-Ok, it's probably time to do a full-disk backup and begin to think about a replacement HDD. HTH

Hello Chris: I've tried the OP's link in different browsers. The MSNBC server calls it 404 if you scroll down a few lines. Perhaps the article was removed from their server soon after the post.

Your link goes 404

Hello Jeffrey: Download the freeware version of HD Tune and look at the S.M.A.R.T. data. One can often forcast the demise of their HDD by keeping an eye on these values. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.. HTH