What the heck is wrong with this crazy computer?

Dell diminsion 2400, will crash and turn power off.

I have installed new anti-virus protection, new modem, all i have available for now is dial up where I live. had 256 ram installed another 512 have windows defender,spy bot S/D. I have windows XP home. Most crashes occur when trying to connect with internet but not always. Cleaned out cobwebs and dust bunnies, hooked up a fan blowing directly on inside of puter. Basicly done all I have been told to do. When I do connect I can be surfing and sometimes it will randomly shut down. Would love to resolve this myself if possible. My recovery disk has been lost or I would try to wipe hard drive and reinstall win.XP Please can anyone give me a helping hand with this. If I can find someone I would spend my dime on a call for the help.

THANKS in advance for all input.

Also along with these problems there are times when the CD-ROM will open and close ALL BY ITSELF. This is driving me nuts. Thanx for any help

What the heck is wrong with this crazy computer?photoshop

Go to Microsoft.com and look up support for this problem. They will instruct you on how to read the error logs after an unexpected shutdown. Or how to make your system didplay the error type you are having instead of shutting down.

Eventhough this link does not list your problems exactly as you described them, it will give you the tools you need to capture any errors that are occuring that could be causing your problems.

What's the best virus protection for computers?

Kaspersky

http://www.kaspersky.com/

Then probably NOD32

http://www.eset.com/

There are free anti-virus scanners availble. They work well. I like AVG the best of all the free anti-virus programs. If you are not currently running anything at least install AVG

avg

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

avast

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.ht...

Avira AntiVir

http://www.free-av.com/

What's the best virus protection for computers?pop up blocker

PC World says ''TrendMicro''

What's the best virus protection for computers?systemworks

Kaspersky has the best detection rate. Also, McAfee is good and AVG too.
Well, there are tons of free antivirus programs out there. However, the new device used to disrupt your PC harmony is spyware. People contract spyware up 200 more times than computer viruses. The best thing to do is to get antispyware computer that is bundled with anitviurs program. That way you get full protection without software conflict etc. The page below offers some free scans. Hope this helps!

http://www.delete-computer-history.com/b...
http://www.kaspersky.com/trials

Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 combines all the latest technological developments from Kaspersky Lab to protect against malware, repel network attacks and prevent spam. Our powerful personal firewall and our antispam module is seamlessly integrated with our award-winning antivirus %26 antispyware software to provide you with the best protection available.

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No antivirus installed, but Security Center says Virus Protection is ON?

Whenever I go to Control Panel -%26gt; Security Center, I see that my antivirus protection is on, even though I do not have any antivirus software installed on my computer. How do I fix this?

No antivirus installed, but Security Center says Virus Protection is ON?product key

you must have one that you are not aware of. this free tool has an option for start up items.it shows every thing that is running on your pc and gives you the option to stop any thing you want to. http://www.iobit.com run the updates and then click on tools up top when tool is open and then startup then look at whats running. good luck.

No antivirus installed, but Security Center says Virus Protection is ON?triumph

Your computer must have come with a virus protect already installed that you are unaware of.

How can i get around media(music) file protection to burn that file on a cd using nero 4 burning sof

I bought many cd's and copied them onto my computer using Windows Media Player 9. Now I want to make some mixed cd's but every single song is protected; i can't burn cd's with wma files, only wave files. What do i do?

How can i get around media(music) file protection to burn that file on a cd using nero 4 burning software?security

To turn off content protection when copying CDs

On the Tools menu, click Options.

Click the Copy Music tab.

Clear the Copy protect music check box.

Note

Content protection helps to protect tracks copied from CDs from illegal distribution. This feature applies only to tracks copied from CDs to Media Library that are Windows Media Audio files.

Is there a special tool for a browser or a browser that has a pasword protection before you can acce

i have IE, Fierefox %26 Opera. is there any more browsers that cann offer password before accessing the net. coz my sisters keeps on doing her myspace, friendster, facebook %26 etc. on my computer and it pisses me off. hope you guys can help me! thanks!

Is there a special tool for a browser or a browser that has a pasword protection before you can access the netsoftware

Well its easy ,in iexplorer go to ''tools'' and ''internet option''

and ''content '' you will have a tab saying ''content advisor ''

just click enable give a pass word and you can select limited sites for browsing without password or you can also make it fully blocked with your pass word ,if you want to browse disable that option and get going and dont forget to again enable it or your sister will have a nice time browsing

bye ....

Is there a special tool for a browser or a browser that has a pasword protection before you can access the netvincent

OK. if you a have a Vista go to control Panael and click parenting control.Same with XP.Then it tells you instructions

Am i safe if i turn my computer off when someone is trying to hack in?

It said that there has been an internet attack. i ran both of my protection programs. One said i didnt have any infections. The other said i only had one. What the heck should i do? i turned my computer off so... please your help will be much appreciated!!!!

Am i safe if i turn my computer off when someone is trying to hack in?spyware removal

Just pull out your internet cable, boot into SafeMode and run the tests again

Am i safe if i turn my computer off when someone is trying to hack in?virus protection software

Firewall protection is key, it should stop hackers from getting in.

If you turn your computer off, they wont be able to get in, no.....but once you turn it back on, its open world to them

Just keep your firewall protection updated.
Your question is very misleading. You made it sound as though a hacker (which is an outdated term) is trying to personally break into your computer. That's apparently not the case. You either have a virus or spyware. If you do have either one, turning off the computer won't stop them. Antivirus and antispyware will.

Even after disabling firewall protection with Norton's help, I still can't open email atta

I have a new computer and the Norton's internet security package that came with it. When I try to open an e-mail attachment, I get the window showing papers moving from a globe to a folder. It never ends, however, and even twenty minutes later it's still going at it. As noted, I disabled the personal firewall, and it still didn't work. Any ideas on how to open attachments?

Even after disabling firewall protection with Norton's help, I still can't open email attachments. Any tips?spyware remove

turn off firewall is wrong, go to option and disable block dangerous attachement it will block all the attachement so disable it in norton

Even after disabling firewall protection with Norton's help, I still can't open email attachments. Any tips?virus protection

well, you have two choices. it's either your firewall that is blocking, or try going through your internet settings.
get rid of norton...we had it when we got our computer and had nothing but problems...get macafee
Norton is probably the most problematic piece of software you can install on your PC. It is a resource hog but even worse it does what it wants to do not what you want it to do, which in my opinion is very deceptive.

Anyone knows a flash drive (1GB minimum) that comes with some kind of threat protection or anti-viru

I need to buy a flash drive for classes and work purposes and I am thinking 1GB or 2GB, maybe 4GB. Since I will be using it on any computer available around the campus and in the work office, I need a flash drive that comes with some kind of threat protection or anti-virus.

My biggest concern is to not to bring any virus to the company's computer!

I did a fast research on the web and the flash drives most consistent in my view were: SanDisk Cruzer Titanium 2GB, Memorex Mini TravelDrive U3 1GB (comes with U3 Anti-Virus Powered by McAfee) and Verbatim Store n Go U3 Smart Drive 1GB.

Your thoughts about these flash drives or any other suggestion?

Thank you

Anyone knows a flash drive (1GB minimum) that comes with some kind of threat protection or anti-virus?spyware remover

You could use a U3 device, or get ClamWin portable for you usb, a little chaeper and works with any USB. You may want to check out some other portable apps too.

Anyone knows a flash drive (1GB minimum) that comes with some kind of threat protection or anti-virus?virus removal

Yes, CA makes one. You can get it at Tigerdirect.com, free after rebate.
flash or thumb drives are just storage disks. for virus protection, you must have a operating system and software installed.
well there shouldn't be any virus on your flash drive unless you have a infected computer. so what i am saying its that you don't need any ''anti virus flash drive'' ( no such thing BTW , i think its just a virus scan that you can't update + auto starts when you plug it in ) your best bet is to scan the files on the flash drive when you plug it in.

For the size i would just suggest the smallest, i am guessing its just for word documents. 512 megs holds 1000+ Microsoft word files.
If you have a virus scanner on the computer then you can just scan the drive with that before you unload any files onto your C drive. The only benefit of having virus protection on the flash drive its self is that you will defanitly have a virus scanner everywhere you take it.

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Where can I download a free spyware protection?

My computer has been having many problems. I've been getting pop-up's constently by Outerinfo and ad.oinadserver.com. My computer has been running VERY SLOW. And there's constent noises from my PC. Oh and somthing always pop-ups saying Server Busy.... I have a hp pavillion a705w. How can I fix this so I won't get these constent problems and my computer can run smoothly. I think my computer is infected by Spyware.. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!

Where can I download a free spyware protection?spyware

If you want to download free spyware protection you can get Ad-Aware and Spybot. You can also go to trendmicro and run a free scan. Good luck.

Where can I download a free spyware protection?virus scan

Pop ups can be taken care of by AVG Free Edition, as for Spyware, NoAdware.com can take care of than.
One such is AdAware from LavaSoft. I use it.
You can download spyware doctor for free here http://1.mdzakri.com/index.php/2007/07/1...

Thats my review on spyware doctor.
Both of these are free.

Spybot - Search %26 Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been ''hijacked'' (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S%26D is free.

http://www.spybot.info/

SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!

Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!

http://www.superantispyware.com

* You will probably recieve several answers to your question. Whoever helped you the most,please come back and give that person Best Answer.
avg provides a free version of their spyware removal tool. you should check out their site.

Hi.I was here about a keylogger on my computer.Thats been resolved or has it?Im not getting proper u

antivirus protection from microsoft.I run a Dell p4xp Professional(2003) with McAFee internet suite.I downloaded snoop-free and avanti browser.The keylogger tried twice to access my net,one through messenger and the other through avanti browser.I used to have site advisor plus but due to lack of updates,that bit the dust 2 days ago(duplicating macro virus),from a bulk mail getting in my inbox.Why is this happening?Ive written fifteen letters to microsoft about getting proper updates but they just say change your password and avoid mentioning anything about updates.I recieve a McaFee virtual technician and they take it away saying it will hurt my computer but its the only solution to get proper updates.Why is microsoft so against a virtual tech?Im to the point where I disconnect and sell all my gear and save 70$ a month.Security is at medium as well as privacy.Im running out of letters to type.Is there anyone who can help me?

Hi.I was here about a keylogger on my computer.Thats been resolved or has it?Im not getting proper updates forstinger

I'm confused,

If you are running 2 anti virus programs at the same time. Windows onecare ?/mcafee. Competeing antivirus programs are known to not play nice with each other. Pick one.

Who takes away your virtual tech? why do you need virtual tech.

It sounds like you need to also run.

adaware

http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-Fr...

And search and destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/

As for other problems you will have to relax and clarify

Is anti-virus software enough to protect your computer? I am a frequent internet user.?

I have Kaspersky antivirus installed on my new computer. However, is it enough to protect my computer. I do use internet alot and I want an efficient protection. I was thinking firewall, anti-malware, anti-spyware, e-mail protection. Basically, what all do I need to get???

Is anti-virus software enough to protect your computer? I am a frequent internet user.?symantic

Fire wall would be a good idea and you should have at least two spyware protection programs installed. I would go with two of theses.

Anti Super Spyware

Spybot

Ad-ware se

Windows Defender.

As far as e-mail, unless you are using outlook, most e-mail provoders have built in mail protection.

Also I have noticed that people who use Kaspersky, complain of there computer lagging. So if that ever ends up becoming your case, you may want to uninstall it and go with AVG free.

Is anti-virus software enough to protect your computer? I am a frequent internet user.?viruses

Antivirus is not enought for sure.

These are all free and very good.

Antispyware:

Superantispyware, A-Squared Free 3.0 or Spyware Terminator (2-3 can be run)

Firewall:

Comodo Firewall or Pc Tools Advanced Firewall

Registry Cleaner:

Iobit Advanced Windowscare or CCleaner.

What is the difference surge protectors for computers versus those for HDTVs?

Some surge protectors indicate protection for computers and equipment while others say HDTV and their equipment. Is there any difference between the two or is it just marketing?

What is the difference surge protectors for computers versus those for HDTVs?systemworks

PCs are generally gonna draw more power. its probably a dummy way of telling you what level of protection it offers.

on the other hand, surround sound equipment can draw the power of 10 PCs...so maybe it is just marketing.

What is the difference surge protectors for computers versus those for HDTVs?windows

A surge protector is an appliance designed to protect electrical devices from voltage spikes. Surge protectors attempt to regulate the voltage supplied to an electric device by either blocking or by shorting to ground voltages above a safe threshold. Following text discusses specifications and components relevant only to the type of protectors that diverts (shorts) a voltage spike to ground.

A power strip is sometimes miscalled a surge protector, but provides no such protection.

Important Specifications

Here are some specifications which define a surge protector for AC mains and some communication protection.

* Clamping voltage - better known as the let-through voltage. This specifies what voltage will cause the metal oxide varistors (MOVs) inside a protector to conduct electricity to the ground line. A lower clamping voltage indicates better protection, but a shorter life expectancy. The lowest three levels of protection defined in the UL rating are 330 V, 400 V and 500 V. The standard let-through voltage for 120 VAC devices is 330 volts.

Is it legal ';according to the DRM'; to pay for and download music onto your computer and ba

Songs would be saved as files unable to be played in regular cd players. Assuming also you have no problems backing them up. (no copy protections.) This question is about the law as it is, not what is possible with our software. Thanks!

Is it legal ''according to the DRM'' to pay for and download music onto your computer and back it up to a cd?triumph

I am taking a computer class in college right now and we just got done this subject. According to the law if you have purchased the misic and you want to back it up for personal use you can. What you can not do with that cd is use it for anything other than personal use then it illegal. Hope this helps.

Why is my computer infected?

I keep getting a pop up in the lower right corner of my computer that says my computer is infected. is there anyway to get rid of this without having to buy some anti virus protection or something along those lines?

Why is my computer infected?trojan

sorry, you need to have anti virus and firewall....that is if you want to have a computer.............I think yahoo has a free 30 day download...check out the downloads on yahoo and get rid of the crap that's already on your computer.

Why is my computer infected?abtuvurys 2005

Be careful. When you click on it, instead of removing viruses, it will download more. It is a common trick.

Go to http://www.filehippo.com/ and download one of the free anti-virus programs, avast, avg, or anti-vir.They are all good, but you can only have one anti-virus program running on your computer. Then download some spyware programs spybot search and destroy, and ad-aware.
This is Spyware. Normally an executable called wininstall.exe will be placed in c:\

In addition running in the background is an executable that is a mixture of letters such as dsfhjfhjdsgf.exe

This changes each time the executables are launched. Furthermore, startup links are placed in the registry.

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Can we have afree spyboth download on the computer at free of charge .?

is there such thing of free spyboth and free download for protection on my computer .

Can we have afree spyboth download on the computer at free of charge .?vincent

Free Antispyware

http://www.safer-networking.org/microsof...

http://www.lavasoft.de/ms/index.htm

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareg...

http://www.tenebril.com/consumer/spyware...

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/ind...

http://www.superantispyware.com/

http://www.paretologic.com/xoftspy/se/ne...

http://www.spywareterminator.com/

Can we have afree spyboth download on the computer at free of charge .?adware remover

These are all free http://www.basicspywaretips.com/spywarer...
Yes there are many programs free to protect your pc there is a link to a few here

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/websitehome...
try ccleaner,mcafee, norton all can be access at googles.com
Go to softpedia.com

You will see lists of spyware and other security programs, some of which are free, along with ratings, reviews, and description of what each will do.
the best rated spywear free program rated from PC Magazine that I use for years is:

spybot search and destroy. It removes all spywear and along with this program for free also download adaware personal use program. They both work just fine and take away all the addwear you do not know exists on your computer. Run spywbot search and destroy then select to remove all the spywear found. Close off your computer and restart it then rund add aware and once the scan is done select to remove the items it might have found and then close off your computer and then restart it. Your computer will no long have any spywear for a few days. Always run these programs at least once a week to make your computer work faster and not be slowed down from having spywear you never knew existed on your computer. Got to:

http://www.adaware-antispyware.com/

and for spybot search and destroy go to:

http://www.spybot.info/en/download/index...

hope this helped you out and I use both of these programs for many years because when I had a huge problem with my computer I read about both of these articles on ZD net and pc magazine and they are great.
Plenty of free Snti-spyware programs go here and look around.

http://www.freewarefiles.com

How do I get rid AntiVir Protection Program? Add/Delete does not solve the problem?

Ant Vir Protection Classic was installed by People PC. When I swithched to AT%26T People left Anti Vir Classic on my computer and I can not uninstall

How do I get rid AntiVir Protection Program? Add/Delete does not solve the problem?virus protection software

open your computer in safemode then delete AntiVir Protection Program from safemode desktop find the uninstaller then click on uninstall if you cant find that go to program files right click on the

AntiVir Protection Program folder click on delete then go to start all programs right click on the folder of the AntiVir Protection Program

then click on delete

How do I get rid AntiVir Protection Program? Add/Delete does not solve the problem?adware

This action depends on the OS (operating system) loaded on your pc. On win98 /2000 / Xp you open......

Control Panel and goto add/remove. Or open the AntiVirus....

and goto its' own unistall.exe.

Good Luck !!!
by starting comp in safe mode ad remove programs delt it then start all programs it will be done or just format
get registry mechanic which is freely available in softarchive.net and you can delete that sfotware.
This will remove it free.

http://superantispyware.com/

SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!

Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!

When I turn on my computer a notice appears (something like)CTicketmanagerWnd applicatio n failed pe

because I do not have sirenacm. The appears a notice to say there is an error and windows has to close but the I close this notice but it doesn't shut down and I can carry on What is my problem and what should I do. My computer is extremely slow to start. I have virus protection

When I turn on my computer a notice appears (something like)CTicketmanagerWnd applicatio n failed perhaps bevirus protection

Have you downloaded something from the internet lately?

I think that it is a virus program, trying to launch, but cannot do so, coz of your anti-virus protection.

This sends crazy messages and prompts, to go to recovery state. The result is that, while the virus is able to do nothing, your computer issues prompts to the user, and then returns to earlier program state when nothing launches..

When I turn on my computer a notice appears (something like)CTicketmanagerWnd applicatio n failed perhaps beagv

you can get rid of the startup of this application either by the startup tab on your windows menu, or using run from the start menu and typing msconfig from this you can check what is starting up when you turn on your pc, and uncheck what you don;t need.

use a registry cleaner and a mailware detector like prevx to get rid of apps you didn't want and reduce slow startup
I tried to do a search for any info regarding this to no avail. What I would suggest doing is disabling any program(s) from running on boot that aren't necessary to see if that stops the error

Start%26gt;Run%26gt;type in MSCONFIG%26gt;go to the startup tab and there you will see the list of programs that run when you turn on your pc

Here are some links that will help in identifying what programs you should uncheck

Streamline your startups

http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_ind...

http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_...

http://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/index....

http://www.3feetunder.com/krick/startup/...

http://www.greatis.com/appdata/

My norton anti-virus ran up and a window keeps popping up that my computer is at risk and it keeps c

Basically I do not want to renew norton anti virus and a window keeps popping up saying Security Alert, Your computer is at risk in the following areas

-Virus protection is turned off

Open your Norton product to resolve these issues

How do I stop this from comming up every 30 seconds?

My norton anti-virus ran up and a window keeps popping up that my computer is at risk and it keeps coming up!!virus removal

Go to Nortons website and use the removel tool to COMPLETLY remove Norton.

If you are looking for another AV, both of these are free.

Download Grisoft AVG 7.5 Anti-Virus,Anti-Malware.(free)

AVG is a collection of anti-virus protection tools that gives you full protection against viruses, worms, Trojans and malware. AVG provides you with all that you need to be completely protected: including a tool for scanning your hard drive and e-mail, as well as a real-time shield to prevent infections.

Top Features

禄 Provides automatic update functionality

禄 Its a reliable anti-virus scanning engine

禄 Provides free Virus Updates for life

禄 Options to define file name extensions

禄 Real time protection with resident shield, email scanning

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/...

PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition feature highlights

Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing

How do you get spyware off your computer?

I have security protection installed on my computer but still a spyware attack from the address of safenavweb.com has infected my computer. It started when I was helping someone do a family tree seach. when I googled a name and saw a site, I clicked on the site and it was the wrong name and address put on that site and it went to a spam fake porn site. Now I keep scanning my computer security protection for virises, but I'm still getting pop ups from Internet Explorer saying spyware and virises have been found and to click yes. When I click yes my security says that was sent from the unsafe address safenav.com and is trying to send me spam and infect my computer with viris and spyware. Does anyone have advice what I can do?

How do you get spyware off your computer?virus scan

This is what I suggest you do. Use both of these prgrams to clean up your PC. Both are free.

http://www.superantispyware.com

After you use the above, then use this.

Ewido.

Go to the left of the page where it says,''Scan your computer now online

and clean it for free!''

http://www.ewido.net/en/

How do you get spyware off your computer?anti virus scan

Try Spyware Doctor (http://www.pctools.com)

And SAS (http://www.superantispyware.com)

Is there any free, (no monthly charge ) virus protection that i can put on this windows xp presario

i have windows firewall, but i see that it does not give virus protection. whatever it would be, ( if any exists) i'd need it explained in an understanding matter for a person new at computers. thank-you

Is there any free, (no monthly charge ) virus protection that i can put on this windows xp presario ?virus scanner

most virus are spread through IE. IE is not a safe browser.

you should use a more secure browser to protect your PC from virus. i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar.

firefox can block any any popup and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE browser.

as you know, most of virus spread throught internet and webpage.

besides, firefox is much smaller than IE, so it run faster than IE. download firefox for free, Just have a try:

http://www.seconddoor.net/firefox/

Good Luck !

Is there any free, (no monthly charge ) virus protection that i can put on this windows xp presario ?anti virus software

AVG free anti-virus. IT DOES UPDATE AFTER 30 days and will always update. Im a Auth reseller for grisoft so i know their software inside and out. The Anti-Malware automatically updates and then after 30 day you have to do it manually. The free anti-virus will ALWAYS update it self. It only does it once a day on the free version and you can schedule it for every hour on the paid version. They have one of the bigger databases of know threats. You cant go wrong with AVG
http://www.avast.com/
Among all freebies, I suggest Avast. IMO, it's better than NOD32 and AVG. Antivir is good as well. For free firewall, you can use Zonealarm.
There is a Firewall for free. www.Zonealarm.com then anti virus for free....Grisoft's AVG www.AVG.com Then you have antispyware..... www.Spybot.com

Spyware is evil, you don't need it on your computer.
Zone alarm edition free can be downloaded. Avg antivirus can also be downloaded from just searching from xtra
AVG FREE?

http://free.grisoft.com

Its awesome, i use it. It downloads new virus listings about 3 times per day so you are always up against new viruses.

Edit: Looks like im too late....
Try AVG. I use it and its free.
www.grisoft.com. You can download and use for free, but after 30 days it won't update. Will still give you protection though.

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