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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== You will need to run MBAM on each user account on the pc. Once your account has been cleaned up, we will go through the other accounts. == Please download FixWareout from this site: [url]http://downloads.subratam.org/Fixwareout.exe[/url] Save it to your desktop and …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and [b]Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b], then click [b]Finish.[/b] * If an update …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== You must have a different Google to me :). [url]http://www.google.com/search?client=opera&rls=en&q=Windows+Anti-virus+2008&sourceid=opera&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8[/url] Nothing but pages on how to remove it. == Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, …

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I see that you have another thread in progress here; [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread140137.html[/url] so please continue on in that thread until the issue is resolved.

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Also, trojans tend to invite more of the same, so try and keep away from them.

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Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and [b]Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b], then click [b]Finish.[/b] * If an update is found, it will download and install the latest …

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Hi and welcome to Daniweb :). Two pieces of free advice; Norton is rubbish and most "paid for" anti-malware tools are not worth the money! == You still have trash from Vundo present, so if you can, get a refund for Spywarebot. == Hi. First of all you need to …

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Can you please do the following. =============== Go to [b]Add/Remove programs[/b] and uninstall the following, if present: [b][color=#ff0000]MyWebSearch[/color][/b] [b][color=#ff0000]Viewpoint Manager[/color][/b] [b][color=#ff0000]Viewpoint Toolbar[/color][/b] The above could appear anywhere within the entry. Be careful not to remove any [i]personal[/i] or [i]system[/i] software. =============== Scan with [b]HijackThis[/b] and then place a check next …

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sonowthen. Please do not double post! I just spent 10 minutes of my time going through your log in your other post only to find this thread too. [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread138999.html[/url]

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Go to [b]Add/Remove programs[/b] and uninstall the following, if present: [b][color=#ff0000]Viewpoint Manager,Viewpoint Media Player,Viewpoint Toolbar[/color][/b] The above could appear anywhere within the entry. Be careful not to remove any [i]personal[/i] or [i]system[/i] software. =============== Scan with [b]HijackThis[/b] and then place a …

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[QUOTE=Violent potatoe;664281]P.S what do you mean by the condition of my computer? Thanks for answering[/QUOTE] What do [b]you[/b] mean by that?

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There is no way to safely abort that I know of. Unless someone can say otherwise, I reckon you are going to have to see it through.

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You may want to finish off with your other thread before starting another though; [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread138430.html[/url]

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Please do not hijack other users threads as it only causes confusion and you will not receive the help you need :). I have split your post out to your own thread. == Please re-run hijackthis again, select [b]Do a system …

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I agree with what jholland1964 has said. We need some logs to look at before anything can be determined. I personally have not seen this one before. == Download [url=http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/Deckard/dss.exe]Deckard's System Scanner (DSS)[/url] to your Desktop. [b]Note:[/b] [color=green]You must be logged onto an account with administrator privileges.[/color] [b]Close[/b] all applications …

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[QUOTE=Killer_Typo]he said he's already done that to no avail. I would suggest just doing a HJT log if non of the scanners seemed to help.[/QUOTE] Actually this was said; [QUOTE]after using adware and spybot removers[/QUOTE]

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Can you please do the following. =============== You will have to disable [b]Spybot's Teatimer[/b] before we begin, as it will interfere with the fix. To do this can you start Spybot and go to the [b]Mode[/b] button and select [b]Advanced.[/b] Go …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== [b]Download [color=blue]HijackThis Executable[/color] from [url=http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download][u]here.[/u][/url][/b] Save it to your desktop. Start HJT & press the "Do a system scan and save a log file" button. When the scan is finished a window will pop up giving you the option of where …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Please download [url=http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix.zip][b][color=red]SmitfraudFix[/color][/b][/url] (by [b]S!Ri[/b]) Extract the content (a folder named [b]SmitfraudFix[/b]) to your Desktop. Open the [b]SmitfraudFix[/b] folder and double-click [b]smitfraudfix.cmd[/b] Select option #1 - [b]Search[/b] by typing [b]1[/b] and press "[b]Enter[/b]"; a text file will appear, which lists infected …

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[QUOTE=networkmancer;660581]IM not dumb enough to click install the antispyware SIR..... [/QUOTE] Still got infected though :icon_wink: == Please download [url=http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/Deckard/daft.exe][color=blue][u][b]DAFT[/b][/u][/color][/url] and save it to your desktop: [list=1] [*]Double-click the [b]daft.exe[/b] icon. Read the disclaimer and click [b]OK[/b]. [*]Click on the [b]Scan[/b] button. [*]Place a checkmark next to the following entries: …

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Has anyone else had the use of your pc whilst you were out? [b]Download [color=blue]HijackThis Executable[/color] from [url=http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download][u]here.[/u][/url][/b] Save it to your desktop. Start HJT & press the "Do a system scan and save a log file" button. When the scan is finished a window will pop up giving you …

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Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and [b]Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b], then click [b]Finish.[/b] * If an update is found, it will download and install the latest …

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Can you please do the following. =============== Scan with [b]HijackThis[/b] and then place a check next to all the following, if present: [color=#9933cc][b] R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Local Page = [/b][/color] [color=#9933cc][b] O3 - Toolbar: (no name) - {BF53502D-3BEF-4273-9925-89D7526A5F87} - (no file) [/b][/color] [color=#9933cc][b] O4 - Global Startup: Digital Line Detect.lnk …

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When you run malwarebytes antimalware, you need to actually get it to quarantine what it finds. You set it for no action.

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread83821.html[/url] <<<<Update hijackthis! == Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and [b]Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b], then click [b]Finish.[/b] …

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Start HJT & press the "Do a system scan and save a log file" button. When the scan is finished a window will pop up giving you the option of where to save it. Save it to desktop where it is easy to access. Open the log file and then …

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Download [url=http://downloads.andymanchesta.com/RemovalTools/SDFix.zip][b][color=red]SDFix[/b][/color][/url] and save it to your desktop. Please then reboot your computer in [b]Safe Mode[/b] by doing the following :[list] [*]Restart your computer [*]After hearing your computer beep once during startup, but before the Windows icon appears, tap the F8 key continually; [*]Instead of Windows loading as normal, a …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and [b]Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b], then click [b]Finish.[/b] * If an update …

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Running option #2 in Smitfraudfix on an uninfected pc will remove the desktop background :). Tumbleweed, you gotta stop getting infected :D.

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Please download [url=http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix.zip][b][color=red]SmitfraudFix[/color][/b][/url] (by [b]S!Ri[/b]) Extract the content (a folder named [b]SmitfraudFix[/b]) to your Desktop. Open the [b]SmitfraudFix[/b] folder and double-click [b]smitfraudfix.cmd[/b] Select option #1 - [b]Search[/b] by typing [b]1[/b] and press "[b]Enter[/b]"; a text file will appear, which lists infected …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Please post the entire hijackthis log next time. == Please [u]download[/u] [b]ComboFix[/b] by sUBs from [url=http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe][color=red][b]HERE[/b][/color][/url] or [url="http://subs.geekstogo.com/ComboFix.exe"][color=red][b]HERE[/b][/color][/url][list] [*] [color=blue][b]You must [u]download it to and run it from[/u] your Desktop[/b][/color] [*]Physically disconnect from the internet. [*] Now [b]STOP all your monitoring …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Can you please do the following. =============== Go to [b]Add/Remove programs[/b] and uninstall the following, if present: [b][color=#ff0000]MyWebSearch[/color][/b] [b][color=#ff0000]Viewpoint Manager[/color][/b] [b][color=#ff0000]Viewpoint Toolbar[/color][/b] The above could appear anywhere within the entry. Be careful not to remove any [i]personal[/i] or [i]system[/i] software. =============== …

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Please download [url=http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/Deckard/daft.exe][color=blue][u][b]DAFT[/b][/u][/color][/url] and save it to your desktop: [list=1] [*]Double-click the [b]daft.exe[/b] icon. Read the disclaimer and click [b]OK[/b]. [*]Click on the [b]Scan[/b] button. [*]Place a checkmark next to the following entries: [b].reg .scr[/b] [*]Click the [b]Fix[/b] button. [*]Re-scan and save a logfile. By default, it will save as …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== [color=blue][b]Download and Run ATF Cleaner[/b][/color] Download [URL=http://www.atribune.org/ccount/click.php?id=1]ATF (Atribune Temp File) Cleaner© by Atribune[/URL] to your desktop. Double-click [b]ATF Cleaner.exe[/b] to open it. Under [b]Main[/b] choose: [b]Windows Temp Current User Temp All Users Temp Cookies Temporary Internet Files Prefetch Java Cache[/b] *The …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Go to system properties (right click MyComputer > properties) > Advanced tab > under startup and recovery click settings > under System failure make sure "Write an event to the system log" is checked AND that "Automatically restart" is UNchecked. Then …

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Please do not double post. Thread closed. Posted here already [url]http://www.daniweb.com/forums/thread136317.html[/url]

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Norton is crap, plain and simple. [b]Download [color=blue]HijackThis Executable[/color] from [url=http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download][u]here.[/u][/url][/b] Save it to your desktop. == Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and [b]Launch Malwarebytes' …

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If you formatted your drive correctly, there is nothing on there other than what you installed.

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Download [b]Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] ([url]http://www.majorgeeks.com/Malwarebytes_Anti-Malware_d5756.html[/url]) to your desktop. * Double-click [b]mbam-setup.exe[/b] and follow the prompts to install the program. * At the end, be sure to checkmark the [b]Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b] and [b]Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware[/b], then click [b]Finish.[/b] * If an update …

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Google toolbar should be able to be removed from add/remove programs. Please [u]download[/u] [b]ComboFix[/b] by sUBs from [url=http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe][color=red][b]HERE[/b][/color][/url] or [url="http://subs.geekstogo.com/ComboFix.exe"][color=red][b]HERE[/b][/color][/url][list] [*] [color=blue][b]You must [u]download it to and run it from[/u] your Desktop[/b][/color] [*]Physically disconnect from the internet. [*] Now [b]STOP all your monitoring programs[/b] (Antivirus/Antispyware, Guards and Shields) as they …

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Hi and welcome to the Daniweb forums :). ========== Can you please do the following. =============== Download the newest version of [url=http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=5554]HiJackThis[/url]; [i]version 2.0.2[/i]. Place it in a permanent folder before scanning. Repost your log after following the steps below. [color=#ff0000][i]This version has features that might be more helpful in …

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