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by PudgyOne May 14, 2005 3:58AM PDT

My suggestion is to make a forum up for the people who post the hijack logs. Put it right underneath the Virus forum. Make a special note with it saying it may take a little time to have someone analyze it. For faster results, go to

http://www.help2go.com/modules.php?name=HJTDetective

or the other places that check them for faster results.

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NOT a good idea !!!!!!

by Marianna Schmudlach May 14, 2005 9:19AM PDT

Before you can work on HJT logs - you need to go through BootCamp at SWI and you have to keep up-to-date with the newest infections. Does NOT make sense to post the HJT logs here at V&S as there are NOT enough "security experts" !

I am against HJT logs at V&S. I am already helping out at CastleCops and SWI -

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well then

by PudgyOne May 14, 2005 7:19PM PDT

Well then why not have some sort of progran that when
this line appears in any forum

Logfile of HijackThis

they would get a message not allowing them to do this or telling then to post it at the proper place(s) Kinda like the forbidden word F R E E

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I can ONLY speak for V&S.....

by Marianna Schmudlach May 15, 2005 2:05AM PDT

and we already have for a LONG time this warning up:

FYI - PLEASE do NOT post any HJT logs in this forum !

Donna deleted accidently MY original post - which was already running for a long period of time.

http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6132-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=97199&messageID=1106892

We can not make a stickie - so, we are trying to "bump up" this post to the first page at V&S - so everyone is informed.

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To add to what Marianna said these

by roddy32 May 14, 2005 8:55PM PDT

Automated HJT websites are also prone to false positives and even though there are warnings on those websites, many people don't read the warnings and they just start clicking the fix button. I have posted the same log at different ones as tests in the past and got different results on all of them. I have also posted logs from my own computer and they have told me that things that I know are 100% legitimate are nasties. Sending people to a HijackThis expert forum so people that have been trained in dealing with these logs are actually the ones telling others what to fix is the only safe way to do it IMO.

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Is there

by PudgyOne May 15, 2005 6:32PM PDT

Is there a way for the forum to automatically keep it bumped up to the top position. That way on weekends, when it seems like there are more posts, They would always see it?

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No there is not automatic way but

by roddy32 May 15, 2005 9:08PM PDT

people don't see it many times even when it is on top. It's like the forum tip. It's written in red now directly above where the subject title is and MANY people don't see it or choose not to follow it.

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