Firefox hijacked
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First tell us how much memory you have on that Toshiba, and how much free space on the hard drive.
You do apparently have something lurking there.
I would remove Spybot with Teatimer, and adaware,
Then run Avira Antivir or Avast, followed by SuperAntiSpyware once more, MalwareBytes, and Windows Defender... It could take three or four hours before you are done... Run everything you can in SAFE MODE.
Then repost here for the experts.
You might want to look elsewhere on this forum for the 8 Steps... they will have to be individualized to your system.
You do apparently have something lurking there.
I would remove Spybot with Teatimer, and adaware,
Then run Avira Antivir or Avast, followed by SuperAntiSpyware once more, MalwareBytes, and Windows Defender... It could take three or four hours before you are done... Run everything you can in SAFE MODE.
Then repost here for the experts.
You might want to look elsewhere on this forum for the 8 Steps... they will have to be individualized to your system.
Bobbye
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A bit of added help- it is like a deja vous day for me so far! Every log I've checked shown an excess of processes running. That means they are on the startup menu, start on boot, then run in the background. THAT'S why you're slow.
Malware shows in HijackThis follows. But it will require that you run the other two programs, Malwarebytes and Superantispyware, follow with new HJT and attach all three logs.
First, you need to disable the Real Time Protection:
Disable AdWatch:
SPYBOT TEATIMER
Then run Mbam, SAS : links here: https://www.techspot.com/community/...lware-removal-preliminary-instructions.58138/
and follow them with this:
Please download ComboFix HERE:
Do not click on the ComoboFix window, as it may cause it to stall.
CF disconnects your machine from the internet. The connection is automatically restored before CF completes its run. If CF runs into difficulty and terminates prematurely, the connection can be manually restored by restarting your machine.
Do new HJ scan when through.
Attach logs from:
Malwarenytes
Superantispyware
Combofix report
New HJ log.
Comment: I'd rather have you run everything in Normal Mode if possible. some entries don't show up in Safe Mode.
Malware shows in HijackThis follows. But it will require that you run the other two programs, Malwarebytes and Superantispyware, follow with new HJT and attach all three logs.
First, you need to disable the Real Time Protection:
Disable AdWatch:
- Right click on the Ad-Watch icon in the system tray.
- At the bottom of the screen there will be two checkable items:
[o] Active: This will turn Ad-Watch On\Off without closing it.
[o]Automatic: Suspicious activity will be blocked automatically. - Uncheck both of those boxes.
SPYBOT TEATIMER
- Launch Spybot S&D, go to the Mode menu and make sure "Advanced Mode" is selected.
- On the left hand side, click on Tools, then click on the Resident Icon in the list.
- Uncheck the "Resident "TeaTimer" (Protection of overall system settings) active." box.
- Click on the "System Startup" icon in the List
- Uncheck the "TeaTimer" box and "OK" any prompts.
- If Teatimer gives you a warning that changes were made, click the "Allow Change" box when prompted.
- Exit Spybot S&D when done.
- When we are done, you can re-enable Teatimer using the same steps but this time place a check next to "Resident TeaTimer" and check the "TeaTimer" box in System Startup.
Then run Mbam, SAS : links here: https://www.techspot.com/community/...lware-removal-preliminary-instructions.58138/
and follow them with this:
Please download ComboFix HERE:
- With ComboFix, at the download window, please rename it to Combo-Fix(.exe) before downloading it.
- Please disable all security programs, such as antiviruses, antispywares, and firewalls. Also disable your internet connection.
- Run Combo-Fix.exe and follow the prompts.
(Understand that things like your system clock changing and your desktop disappearing might happen. Do not worry, because all will be restored later.) - Wait for the scan to be completed.
- If it requires a reboot, please do it.
Do not click on the ComoboFix window, as it may cause it to stall.
CF disconnects your machine from the internet. The connection is automatically restored before CF completes its run. If CF runs into difficulty and terminates prematurely, the connection can be manually restored by restarting your machine.
Do new HJ scan when through.
Attach logs from:
Malwarenytes
Superantispyware
Combofix report
New HJ log.
Comment: I'd rather have you run everything in Normal Mode if possible. some entries don't show up in Safe Mode.
Bobbye
Posts: 16,313 +36
You have Superantispyware on the system but didn't give us a log. Do that please.
Also, we need an AV scan and log.
And new scan with HijackThis and new log.
McAfee hides their log so it might be easier for you to do an online scan so we can see it:
Run Eset NOD32 Online AntiVirus Scanner HERE
Note: You will need to use Internet Explorer for this scan.
Summary: Logs and reports:
1. SAS
2. AV
3. New HJT.
Also, we need an AV scan and log.
And new scan with HijackThis and new log.
McAfee hides their log so it might be easier for you to do an online scan so we can see it:
Run Eset NOD32 Online AntiVirus Scanner HERE
Note: You will need to use Internet Explorer for this scan.
- Tick the box next to YES, I accept the Terms of Use.
- Click Start
- When asked, allow the Active X control to install
- Disable your current Antivirus software. You can usually do this with its Notification Tray icon near the clock.
- Click Start
- Make sure that the option "Remove found threats" is Unchecked, and the option "Scan unwanted applications" is checked
- Click Scan
- Wait for the scan to finish
- Re-enable your Antivirus software.
- A logfile is created and located at C:\Program Files\EsetOnlineScanner\log.txt. Please include this on your post.
Summary: Logs and reports:
1. SAS
2. AV
3. New HJT.
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