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Answer» here it is [attachment deleted by admin]You should uninstall either Avast or McAfee. Two antivirus is never suggested. Leads to too many problems. Scan with Panda ActiveScan 2.0 This scanner REQUIRES Internet Explorer Once you are on the Panda site click the Scan your PC now button A new window will open...click the Check Now button Enter your Country Enter your State/Province Enter your e-mail address and click send Select either Home User or Company Select the appropriate Yes or No to receiving marketing information Click the Free Online Scan button If it wants to install an ActiveX component allow it It will start downloading the files it requires for the scan (Note: It may take a couple of minutes) When download is complete, click on My Computer to start the scan When the scan completes, if anything malicious is detected, click the See Report button, then Save Report and save it to a convenient location. . Post the contents of the ActiveScan report in your next reply.For some reason, i am unable to uninstall Avast. Everytime i click on the "Uninstall" button in Add/Remove Programs, nothing happens, the screen stays the same, and Avast doesnt get removed. [attachment deleted by admin]Use the avast! uninstall UTILITY. http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-uninstall-utility.html --- Clearing Java Cache Go to Start > Control Panel and double-click the Java Icon On the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files, click the SETTINGS button. Next, click on the Delete Files button There are two options in the window to clear the cache - Leave BOTH Checked Applications Applets Trace and Log Files Click OK on Delete Temporary Files Window Note: This deletes ALL the Downloaded Applications and Applets from the CACHE. Click OK to leave the Temporary Files Window Click OK to leave the Java Control Panel. . ---------- Download RegASSASSIN.exe to the desktop. Open RegAssassin and copy the Registry Key in the Code box below. Code: [Select]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{965e6b07-6832-4738-bdbe-25f226ba2ab0} Now paste it in RegAssassins window and click Delete. ---------- Click START then RUN Now type Combofix /u in the runbox Make sure there's a space between Combofix and /u Then hit Enter. The above procedure will: Delete the following: ComboFix and its associated files and folders. Reset the clock settings. Hide file extensions, if required. Hide System/Hidden files, if required. Set a new, clean Restore Point. . ---------- Download ATF Cleaner by Atribune to your Desktop. Alternate download link Note: Vista users must use Run As Administrator Under Main: Select Files to Delete choose: Select All. Click the Empty Selected button. If you use Firefox browser click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All Click the Empty Selected button. If you would like to keep your saved passwords click No at the prompt. If you use Opera browser click Opera at the top and choose: Select All Click the Empty Selected button. If you would like to keep your saved passwords click No at the prompt. Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program. . Note that your system will run slower for a reboot or two after having used this tool so don't panic. ---------- Download OTCleanIt.exe and save it to your Desktop. Double-click OTCleanIt.exe. Click the CleanUp! button. Select Yes when the "Begin cleanup Process?" prompt appears. If you are prompted to Reboot during the cleanup, select Yes. The tool will delete itself once it finishes, if not delete it yourself. . Important: Restart the computer before continuing. ---------- How is the computer running now? well, i did everything on your list, and my computer was running fine. everything was back to normal But just yesterday, when i restarted my computer, i kept getting this error message ("lsass.exe - Application Error") and Windows would not load. I even tried running in safe mode. But Windows will not load, and i keep getting that error message.So it's ran fine for a week or so and now it won't boot?Quote from: evilfantasy on April 28, 2009, 10:11:52 AM So it's ran fine for a week or so and now it won't boot? Yea, pretty much.is there anything that can be done? What happens when you try to start the computer?this is all that happens: i start my computer the microsoft windows loading screen pops up it then switches to a black screen with an error message that pops up reading: "lsass.exe application error" the application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). click ok to terminate the application. and if you click ok it goes AWAY and just stays at a black screenhttp://www.updatexp.com/0xC0000005.html

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[attachment deleted by admin]You should uninstall either Avast or McAfee. Two antivirus is never suggested. Leads to too many problems.

Scan with Panda ActiveScan 2.0

This scanner REQUIRES Internet Explorer

Once you are on the Panda site click the Scan your PC now button
A new window will open...click the Check Now button
Enter your Country
Enter your State/Province
Enter your e-mail address and click send
Select either Home User or Company
Select the appropriate Yes or No to receiving marketing information
Click the Free Online Scan button
If it wants to install an ActiveX component allow it
It will start downloading the files it requires for the scan (Note: It may take a couple of minutes)
When download is complete, click on My Computer to start the scan
When the scan completes, if anything malicious is detected, click the See Report button, then Save Report and save it to a convenient location.

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Post the contents of the ActiveScan report in your next reply.For some reason, i am unable to uninstall Avast. Everytime i click on the "Uninstall" button in Add/Remove Programs, nothing happens, the screen stays the same, and Avast doesnt get removed.

[attachment deleted by admin]Use the avast! uninstall UTILITY. http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-uninstall-utility.html

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Clearing Java Cache

Go to Start > Control Panel and double-click the Java Icon

On the General tab, under Temporary Internet Files, click the SETTINGS button.
Next, click on the Delete Files button
There are two options in the window to clear the cache - Leave BOTH Checked
- Applications
- Applets Trace and Log Files
Click OK on Delete Temporary Files Window

Note: This deletes ALL the Downloaded Applications and Applets from the CACHE.

Click OK to leave the Temporary Files Window
Click OK to leave the Java Control Panel.

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Download RegASSASSIN.exe to the desktop.

Open RegAssassin and copy the Registry Key in the Code box below.

Code: [Select]HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{965e6b07-6832-4738-bdbe-25f226ba2ab0}

Now paste it in RegAssassins window and click Delete.

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Click START then RUN
Now type Combofix /u in the runbox
Make sure there's a space between Combofix and /u
Then hit Enter.

The above procedure will:
Delete the following:
ComboFix and its associated files and folders.
Reset the clock settings.
Hide file extensions, if required.
Hide System/Hidden files, if required.
Set a new, clean Restore Point.

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----------

Download ATF Cleaner by Atribune to your Desktop.

Alternate download link

Note: Vista users must use Run As Administrator

Under Main: Select Files to Delete choose: Select All.
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you use Firefox browser click Firefox at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you would like to keep your saved passwords click No at the prompt.
If you use Opera browser click Opera at the top and choose: Select All
Click the Empty Selected button.
If you would like to keep your saved passwords click No at the prompt.
Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.

.
Note that your system will run slower for a reboot or two after having used this tool so don't panic.

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Download OTCleanIt.exe and save it to your Desktop.

Double-click OTCleanIt.exe.
Click the CleanUp! button.
Select Yes when the "Begin cleanup Process?" prompt appears.
If you are prompted to Reboot during the cleanup, select Yes.
The tool will delete itself once it finishes, if not delete it yourself.

.
Important: Restart the computer before continuing.

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How is the computer running now?
well, i did everything on your list, and my computer was running fine. everything was back to normal

But just yesterday, when i restarted my computer, i kept getting this error message ("lsass.exe - Application Error") and Windows would not load.
I even tried running in safe mode. But Windows will not load, and i keep getting that error message.So it's ran fine for a week or so and now it won't boot?Quote from: evilfantasy on April 28, 2009, 10:11:52 AM

So it's ran fine for a week or so and now it won't boot?

Yea, pretty much.is there anything that can be done?
What happens when you try to start the computer?this is all that happens:
i start my computer
the microsoft windows loading screen pops up
it then switches to a black screen with an error message that pops up reading: "lsass.exe application error"
the application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005). click ok to terminate the application.

and if you click ok it goes AWAY and just stays at a black screenhttp://www.updatexp.com/0xC0000005.html

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