kate : that was going to be my last ditch response :) that she backup / format / reinstall

that way youre starting with a clean slate :done:

I had this problem several months ago, that was my experience. I think it's a sort of easier to unistall a single soft than to rerun the entire os.
Well, at least it does't sound like a virus to me.

I deleted my KaZaA a loooong time ago. First of all, when you download a file from KaZaA there's a 70% chance that it's corrupt or fake, and second of all... well the first reason is good enough. With mIRC available, who needs KaZaA?

By the way, if anyone has trouble using mIRC, tell me by PM, and if we have enough people I'll make a tutorial thread. That way we'll never have to download fake movies and bad mp3s!! :D

it is easier to try and sort out smaller problems for sure, but sometimes if it isnt possible to sort out the smaller ones ... then unfortunately a complete backup/format/reinstall is a better solution :(

speaking from experience tho, as long as your OS is still intact, then technically the machine is salvageable

It is in my experience that the longer you use your installed Windows, the slower and more annoying it becomes. So, it's a good thing to reinstall it once in a while anyway. I like clean starts, anyway.

files uploaded:

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worked great, mossopp.. happy first attachment mail.. may the next be for better reasons :rose:

edit: just noticed.. might want to install the updates ready for windows. It's the globe in the right corner.. double click and click install if ready for installation

omniscient.exe is the culprit ! doing som reading will post findings in a few. not going to bed yet :)

teeny, Thanks. Absolutely no suspicios soft running.

Thanks. :rose:
I really am gonna have to go off to bed now cos I've been running myself into the ground recently and I need some sleep. Thanks to everyone who's tried to help me with this problem. It's greatly appreciated.
Mossopp
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Really? How do you know this??

yay.. good thing you're staying up, rosh :rose:

edit: hehe.. didn't even know what you were thanking me for at first, forre. Guess it's the hosting and thats no trouble at all.. it's the easiest part actually. After suggesting it I figured we could have used the member gallery for it.. though I guess it would be misuse of the system? :lalala:

Only thing I can suggest from the top of my head is installing the windows updates. And then go check at the update page afterwards to check for more. At least one of the updates is the firewall option that can prevent some troubles later on :)

flddrrk.exe is also worrying me ... but cant find anything on this just yet

Indeed.
And now I'm staying up to see what she can find out for me!

um my dial up just GROUND to a terribly slow speed. great timing....

does anyone mind if i leave this for first thing tomorrow morning when im at work ?

That's fine by me.
Thanks again for trying so hard to help me out. :rose:

okay ! i have answers

uninstall Windows SA

its whats running omniscient which is a known dodgy program ...

also also also !!!

shit i am trying to type this fast enough without editing so youll see the posts :

your hosts file ? its just called host or hosts,

delete everything in it !

hosts file is located here : C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

just delete everything in it. if there is anything in it.

if omniscient.exe isnt gone ... you can also just search for all files called omniscient [search for omniscient.*] and paste a list here. ill tell you which you can delete.

Mossopp, Okay, just stop those processes and see if it will be better.
Ctrl+Alt+Del > Processes > omniscient.exe > End Process

Edit: Okie, Rosh has a good plan I think. Go for it, Mossopp.

OK, Windows SA is now gone.
Currently trying to find this host file of which you speak.....