I believe someone's hacking my computer

happyjoyjoy · 10-21-2008, 02:13 PM

This is the situation. Every time I access the internet through AOL 9.1 (windows XP home), and then run a scan using AVG anti-virus software after exiting the internet, the same warning comes up for this item: HKU\S-1-5-21-3095290957-2650805779-3784137826-1006\Software\Hiwire .With a detection name of "FOUND ADWARE.HIWIRE" .This is always in a list along with a bunch of tracking cookies. When I direct the AVG software to clean up and move all these into the virus vault, it always moves all the tracking cookies to the vault but not this FOUND ADWARE.HIWIRE program. The AVG software says it "Healed" this program everytime, yet as soon as I just enter the internet as far as the AOL homepage and then exit, this same program is in the warning section of the AVG anti-virus scan. I would greatly appreciate any information or possible solution to this problem . Thank You.

**belfasteddie** · 10-22-2008, 02:49 AM

Try d/l Superantispyware, it;s free. very good prog.

happyjoyjoy · 10-22-2008, 12:49 PM

Downloaded a superantispyware program, but original problem still present.

**koala** · 10-27-2008, 10:18 AM

Please follow these instructions

10-21-2008, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
happyjoyjoy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	I believe someone's hacking my computer This is the situation. Every time I access the internet through AOL 9.1 (windows XP home), and then run a scan using AVG anti-virus software after exiting the internet, the same warning comes up for this item: HKU\S-1-5-21-3095290957-2650805779-3784137826-1006\Software\Hiwire .With a detection name of "FOUND ADWARE.HIWIRE" .This is always in a list along with a bunch of tracking cookies. When I direct the AVG software to clean up and move all these into the virus vault, it always moves all the tracking cookies to the vault but not this FOUND ADWARE.HIWIRE program. The AVG software says it "Healed" this program everytime, yet as soon as I just enter the internet as far as the AOL homepage and then exit, this same program is in the warning section of the AVG anti-virus scan. I would greatly appreciate any information or possible solution to this problem . Thank You.

10-22-2008, 02:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
belfasteddie Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Belfast N.I. Posts: 1,551 OS: Puppy Linux 4.12	Re: I believe someone's hacking my computer Try d/l Superantispyware, it;s free. very good prog.

10-22-2008, 12:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
happyjoyjoy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: I believe someone's hacking my computer Downloaded a superantispyware program, but original problem still present.

10-27-2008, 10:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,366 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: I believe someone's hacking my computer Please follow these instructions __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here