Hello,
I have seen a lot of good posts on here resolving the same type of issue but with older versions of Windows. I am using Windows 10 Pro and I just would like some help tailored for me.
I became infected while trying to download a serial to usb driver online. (sneaky viruses) I know because it was constantly running adware through the speakers and hijacking my browser for ads as well. I could tell as soon as it downloaded it was malicious.
I was not able to use windows defender so I went to regedit and reset the value for do not use antimalware. Defender did not help.
I attempted to download MBAM directly to infect laptop. Received an error, would not let me download
Downloaded MBAM to usb drive and put on laptop, ran MBAM. Lots of malware, all deleted. Or so I thought. Still having issues.
Tried emsisoft, problems persist.
Ran RKill. Keeps shutting down a proxy server.
Active Proxy Server Detected
* Proxy Disabled.
* ProxyOverride value deleted.
* ProxyServer value deleted.
* AutoConfigURL value deleted.
* Proxy settings were backed up to Registry file.
Ran multiple programs multiple times, no malware detected, ads still running.
Hopefully this helps.
Thanks In Advance! Also I am starting to become really interested in cyber security after three days of trying to get at this virus so explanations and other reading materials are greatly appreciated.
R,
Cody