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captfalcon View Member Profile	Oct 6 2009, 07:51 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 14 OS: windows XP	It does not matter which search engine I use whether its google or yahoo when I search and click on a result, I will get redirected to another random search engine I never heard before or random ads. It does not slow down my computer or give me porn pop ups as other people who has the same problem. I ran avira, malwarebytes, super anti-spyware, and spybot and removed virus but still didn't fix the problem. I was going to try the combofix or hijack this, but decided not to sense I do not know to use them. Please help

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Rorschach112 View Member Profile	Oct 7 2009, 06:04 AM Post #2
GeekU Teacher Posts: 42,897 From: Dublin OS: XP	hi Please download ComboFix from Here or Here to your Desktop. Note: In the event you already have Combofix, this is a new version that I need you to download. It is important that it is saved and renamed following this process directly to your desktop If you are using Firefox, make sure that your download settings are as follows: Tools->Options->Main tab Set to "Always ask me where to Save the files". During the download, rename Combofix to Combo-Fix as follows: It is important you rename Combofix during the download, but not after. Please do not rename Combofix to other names, but only to the one indicated. Close any open browsers. Close/disable all anti virus and anti malware programs so they do not interfere with the running of ComboFix. ----------------------------------------------------------- Very Important! Temporarily disable your anti-virus, script blocking and any anti-malware real-time protection before performing a scan. They can interfere with ComboFix or remove some of its embedded files which may cause "unpredictable results". Click on this link* to see a list of programs that should be disabled. The list is not all inclusive. If yours is not listed and you don't know how to disable it, please ask.* ----------------------------------------------------------- Close any open browsers. WARNING: Combofix will disconnect your machine from the Internet as soon as it starts Please do not attempt to re-connect your machine back to the Internet until Combofix has completely finished. If there is no internet connection after running Combofix, then restart your computer to restore back your connection. ----------------------------------------------------------- Double click on combo-Fix.exe & follow the prompts. When finished, it will produce a report for you. Please post the "C:\Combo-Fix.txt" for further review. Note: Do not mouseclick combo-fix's window while it's running. That may cause it to stall

Rorschach112 View Member Profile	Oct 7 2009, 02:03 PM Post #4
GeekU Teacher Posts: 42,897 From: Dublin OS: XP	hi Download TFC to your desktop Open the file and close any other windows. It will close all programs itself when run, make sure to let it run uninterrupted. Click the Start button to begin the process. The program should not take long to finish its job Once its finished it should reboot your machine, if not, do this yourself to ensure a complete clean Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from Here Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application. Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish. If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version. Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan. The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient. When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results. Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected. When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.(See Extra Note) The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM. Copy&Paste the entire report in your next reply. Extra Note: If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove,you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts,click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process,if asked to restart the computer,please do so immediatly. Go to Kaspersky website and perform an online antivirus scan. Read through the requirements and privacy statement and click on Accept button. It will start downloading and installing the scanner and virus definitions. You will be prompted to install an application from Kaspersky. Click Run. When the downloads have finished, click on Settings. Make sure these boxes are checked (ticked). If they are not, please tick them and click on the Save button: Spyware, Adware, Dialers, and other potentially dangerous programs Archives Mail databases Click on My Computer under Scan. Once the scan is complete, it will display the results. Click on View Scan Report. You will see a list of infected items there. Click on Save Report As.... Save this report to a convenient place. Change the Files of type to Text file (.txt) before clicking on the Save button. Then post it here.

captfalcon View Member Profile	Oct 8 2009, 05:27 PM Post #5
Member Posts: 14 OS: windows XP	Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41 Database version: 2916 Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3 10/8/2009 3:49:13 PM mbam-log-2009-10-08 (15-49-13).txt Scan type: Quick Scan Objects scanned: 118178 Time elapsed: 10 minute(s), 7 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 0 Memory Modules Infected: 0 Registry Keys Infected: 0 Registry Values Infected: 0 Registry Data Items Infected: 0 Folders Infected: 0 Files Infected: 0 Memory Processes Infected: (No malicious items detected) Memory Modules Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Keys Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Values Infected: (No malicious items detected) Registry Data Items Infected: (No malicious items detected) Folders Infected: (No malicious items detected) Files Infected: (No malicious items detected) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KASPERSKY ONLINE SCANNER 7.0: scan report Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (build 2600) Kaspersky Online Scanner version: 7.0.26.13 Last database update: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 23:18:54 Records in database: 2931287 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scan settings: scan using the following database: extended Scan archives: yes Scan e-mail databases: yes Scan area - My Computer: C:\ D:\ Scan statistics: Objects scanned: 69529 Threats found: 0 Infected objects found: 0 Suspicious objects found: 0 Scan duration: 02:15:00 No threats found. Scanned area is clean. Selected area has been scanned.

Rorschach112 View Member Profile	Oct 9 2009, 06:39 AM Post #6
GeekU Teacher Posts: 42,897 From: Dublin OS: XP	hi CLICK HERE to download the HijackThis Installer: Save HJTInstall.exe to your desktop. Double-click on HJTInstall.exe to run the program. By default it will install to C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis. Accept the license agreement by clicking the "I Accept" button. Click on the "Do a system scan and save a log file" button. It will scan and then ask you to save the log. Click "Save log" to save the log file and then the log will open in Notepad. Click on "Edit -> Select All" then click on "Edit -> Copy" to copy the entire contents of the log. Come back here to this thread and paste the log in your next reply. Do NOT have HijackThis fix anything yet! Most of what it finds will be harmless or even required.

Rorschach112 View Member Profile	Oct 13 2009, 10:12 AM Post #7
GeekU Teacher Posts: 42,897 From: Dublin OS: XP	Due to lack of feedback, this topic has been closed. If you need this topic reopened, please contact a staff member. This applies only to the original topic starter. Everyone else please begin a New Topic.

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