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  1. There is no issue at present. Malwarebytes has updated itself already, without my intervention. Thank you for all your help.
  2. ESET Scan Completed in a little over 8 hours. 65 Items detected, 41 of which were false positives. Scan Log is attached, slightly edited, in order to show the false positives. Path name of each false positive is preceded by a # sign. 2020-06-17 ESET Scan Log (Edited).txt
  3. Just one more quick question: I have a feeling that if I'm going to run this scan with ESET, I should first disable all Malwarebytes Real-Time Protection, for two reasons: I've already run a full, deep scan of my whole machine, all 1.9 million files, which took a little over 15 hours. I consider that it is possible that, even if Malwarebytes does not conflict with ESET, running both programs together will slow down the ESET scan considerably. Before undertaking this scan, I would like to have your opinion on the above points. Thanks
  4. OK, I've done that, but I'm not sure why it was disabled in the first place. I use a backup program called Macrium Reflect, and it normally does a scheduled backup each day, but during this latest period with the HOSTS / PUP problem, I disabled that, and I'm glad that I did, because that recent full Malwarebytes scan of my whole computer took over 15 hours! 😲 As an aside, I'm wondering whether Macrium Reflect may have disabled the Windows System Restore service...? I'm not really sure just how useful it is when, every day, I'm already doing a full image backup of my system drive. If you know of any special reason why System Restore should be running when I'm already using an automated backup program, I would appreciate it if you would share it with me. I am intending to upgrade both my hardware and OS ASAP, but it's taking me some time to amass the requisite funds - quite a considerable amount, BTW... OK, I'll give it a try, but I hope that it's not going to take another 15 hours! 😕 I'll get back to you with the results ASAP. Thanks for your help.
  5. Attached is the AdwCleaner Clean Report file. Also, In my earlier post, I also attached a number of files generated by an FRST scan. Considering you have not mentioned FRST in you later posts, I'm just wondering whether or not you would like to peruse them, just in case there is anything of concern contained in them. AdwCleaner[C01].txt
  6. Nothing was removed, but 55 items were quarantined. I sent the report without taking any of the appropriate actions, because I also wanted to run FRST64 so that I could also supply the files it generates. After running FRST64, I removed some of the files referenced in the report, and restored some of the others, because I know 100% they were false positives. I also removed some of the files that were false positives because I no longer have any use for the software that they install, but I know for certain that they are not malware of any kind. As for KMSAUTO and ROSETTA STONE, I did remove them, as they are no longer of any use to me either. I suspect that the BitComet installer is the adware culprit, and is probably responsible for the search-conduit.com and isearch.omiga-plus.com entries in my HOSTS file, probably because MBAM interrupted the installation, (an automated upgrade), and probably added the entries itself to counteract any actions the BitComet installer might take. Interestingly, I also found some other entries in my HOSTS file, redirecting the host name of my previous internet router to 127.0.0.1, which is probably the reason why I had not been able to access it through my browser for a very long time. I am well aware that the BitComet torrent client is the subject of a good deal of controversy in cyber-security circles,, and I am also well aware that the BitComet installer is often flagged by anti-malware apps, but in about 7 or 8 years of using it, I have never had the slightest problem with it. On the same topic, I was surprised to see that MBAM had also flagged an old μTorrent installer as PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.UPX! Anyway, my browsers seem to be behaving themselves better now.
  7. Attached are the requested files. Please note that many, but not all, of the quarantined files listed in the MBAM scan results log are false positives. I also ran FRST64 in order to obtain all the files it creates, but without performing any fixes. These files are attached as well. MBAM Custom Scan Results Log 2020-06-14 22.33.54.txt FRST Shortcut 2020-06-15 11.14.52.txt FRST 2020-06-15 11.14.52.txt FRST Addition 2020-06-15 11.14.52.txt
  8. Hello, Maurice. You can call me "Chris," and my pronouns are "you," "he," "him,"and "his." WRT the page you linked in your post, I already have Malwarebytes Premium, and it already does a scheduled daily threat scan. I forgot to mention in my OP that I had already restored my HOSTS file to its original condition. I am also aware that 127.0.0.1 is the standard loopback address. I could attach the result of the scheduled scan from today, (which showed nothing), or I could now do a deep scan and post the results of that. Please let me know what you would prefer me to do. Thanks and regards Chris Souter
  9. Hi all, Today, I decided to try to find out why my Google Chrome browser has been running very sluggishly for the last couple of weeks. Also, I wanted to access my router through its web interface, and I got a weird error, to the effect that the DNS was not found. So, the first thing I checked was my HOSTS file, and I found two entries in it that I didn't put there. The first entry said "127.0.0.1 search-conduit.com" The second entry said "127.0.0.1 isearch.omiga-plus.com" A quick Google search informed me that both of these items have been installed by browser hijackers, and that there were various ways to remove them. However, most of these instructions were on pages that dated back as far as 2013, the latest one being 2015, and when I tried following the steps, neither of these items was found on my machine. I have also tried clearing all my browsing data, except for stored passwords, then I shut down and restarted Chrome, which now seems to be working a little better, but YouTube in 1920x1080 HD is still locking up and buffering very badly with certain videos. (I don't know how relevant this information is, but I'm including it because it's one of several browser problems that I have been experiencing lately, along with almost complete browser lockup when accessing Facebook through the browser). I am well aware that there are many possible causes for these problems, including completely resetting Chrome to its defaults, removing all add-ons, and even deleting all my bookmarks, (which number in the thousands), and maybe even a full format and Windows reinstallation, but I don't want to have to go to those lengths if I can help it. Does anyone know anything about either of these browser hijackers, and what can be done about them? Thanks in advance for any info.
  10. Well, it would be nice to see an option for ISO 8601, too: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:SS] because, (IMHO), that is the best way to sort dates/times.
  11. That's very good to hear! In that case, you may find this Wikipedia useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_and_time_notation_in_Australia It's about 95% correct but I can't edit the actual page, or someone would call me out for original research, which is a Wikipedia "no-no!" I don't think that the use of ISO 8601 is as widespread as the page would suggest, and I've never seen a government publication with an ISO 8601 date.
  12. Hi exile360, Many thanks for your quick reply, and for the help contained therein! That was the one menu item that I had not noticed, and yes, the date is now displaying as DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM (24-hr), which is pretty close to what we use in Australia. (IIRC, our railway platform indicators display train arrival times in 24-hour format, but general usage in Australia is 12-hour AM/PM format). At least I'm not getting confused by dates any more, but I wish there could be an ISO8601date/time display setting, (but I realise that the display language setting would then need a bit more granularity). Best regards to all, Christopher (Chris) Souter (Sydney, Australia)
  13. Hello, and greetings from Australia! System Information: Malwarebytes 3.0 Premium Version: 3.6.1.2711 Component Package Version: 1.0.482 Update Package Version: 1.0.7873 Windows 7 Ultimate x 64 SP1 I am just wondering why Malwarebytes 3.0 Premium displays dates and times in the U.S. standard format, (MM/DD/YY H:MM AM/PM), even though my Windows Region and Language Settings are set to display dates and times in ISO 8601 format, (YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM[:SS]). This anomaly is most readily apparent when perusing history and sorting log files by ascending (or descending) date and time. I quite understand that my Region and Language Settings are not the local standard for my country, (Australia), (DD/MM/YY H:MM AM/PM), but all my other installed programs, (including MS Office), respect my customised regional settings, and I don't understand why Malwarebytes does not. I cannot seem to find any item in the settings that would allow me to change this behaviour, and I'm wondering if anyone here has any suggestions as to how I might be able to change it. I realise this is a relatively trivial problem compared with most of the problems posted in this forum, but if anyone here might be kind enough to offer any suggestions as to how I might fix this, I would appreciate it very much. I was thinking that, rather than raise a support ticket, (which would be private, and therefore unshareable), it would be better to post a public question about the problem in this forum, so that any advice or suggestions offered here might help anyone else who may have noticed this phenomenon. FYI, I have attached 3 screenshots, showing my About Screen, my Dashboard Screen and my Reports Screen. Thanks in advance for your help! Best regards to all Christopher (Chris) Souter (Sydney, Australia)
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