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My Laptop wont update
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It's three years old and running on 1GB. Mind you; mine's four years old and 512MB. It's !!!!! though."Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.0
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1 GB and running Vista Home Premium. May be time to look at the 'Task Manager' and to post a HijackThis log.0
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I've run a Malware scan and can't click on the log, but it has found "WORM.P2P" / value: desktop sms0
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lovethymini wrote: »I've run a Malware scan and can't click on the log, but it has found "WORM.P2P" / value: desktop sms
Have you followed the instruction in post #5 to the letter?0 -
Here is a guide for you:
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Thanks Donnie, I reread your post and have just rebooted, here's the log;-
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46
https://www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: 4315
Windows 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18882
15/07/2010 15:58:52
mbam-log-2010-07-15 (15-58-52).txt
Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 133209
Time elapsed: 21 minute(s), 12 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 1
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\desktop sms (Worm.P2P) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)0 -
danthemoneysavingman wrote: »RAM is memory, hard drive is different.
I have no idea how to find out what memory it's got but it's standard.0 -
In malwarebytes press UPDATE tab then click CHECK FOR UPDATES.
After the update, run a FULL SCAN.0 -
The_Grandmaster wrote: »In malwarebytes press UPDATE tab then click CHECK FOR UPDATES.
After the update, run a FULL SCAN.
Full scan completed;-
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46
https://www.malwarebytes.org
Database version: 4316
Windows 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18882
15/07/2010 20:50:43
mbam-log-2010-07-15 (20-50-43).txt
Scan type: Full scan (C:\|E:\|)
Objects scanned: 253042
Time elapsed: 2 hour(s), 8 minute(s), 54 second(s)
Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0
Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)0 -
I'm now going to see if just the first update goes okay0
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