Konglo

I'm going to try the startup repair using a boot USB as stated in the instructions link you sent.

"Startup repair was unable to fix this PC"

Now I cannot boot in safe mode, & keep getting the blue screen when trying to log in... which is the same result my latest PC tower ran into with the same malware & I believe I'm only able to boot Windows through a USB or CD now. Please correct me if I'm wrong or if there are other options.

Restarted again & got to the login screen, only to return to the same blue screen when pressing space bar to type in password.

Thank you for being so helpful & I'm seeing progress! Successfully uninstalled McAfee..however, the tool closed itself multiple times when trying to reinstall after cleaning excess files. I was able to reinstall from website & use the tool to scan for fixes with firewall etc.. but when my laptop restarted, the blue screen popped up with stop code : CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED & has been stuck at 100% complete.

Fixlog (1).txtFSS.txt

FRST (2).txtAddition (2).txtAdwCleaner[S01].txt Here are the new scans as requested

This was all done before seeing your first response. I haven't made any changes myself since then, nor will I change/install anything until you give me the good to go.

Since the first scan, I installed Sophos, tried running hitman pro, rkill (before running malwarebytes), & emsisoft. McAfee was auto installed when I performed the PC reset.

Here are the updated farbar scan logsAddition.txtFRST.txt

Also my laptop reset immediately after completing the farbar fix & force restarts the boot drive before rebooting again every time I reset.

Here's the log report from farbar scan fix & I'm rescanning now with farbar. Getting a bit worried because my security settings are starting to be tampered with again & won't allow me to turn on protection or update malwarebytes.Fixlog.txtAdwCleaner[S00].txt

I also did a full reset of my PC & formatted my C drive before seeing your reply, so I'll attach another farbar scan result of my PC. Also attached a picture of my advanced security settings for my C drive. (posting all these pictures in case they may help other users discover answers from similar malware/problems)

Thank you for responding so quickly. A few issues popped up since I posted this & want to make sure this isn't compromised. I noticed that indexing was turned off & briefly saw that windows & app data were on the "excluded" list before it quickly closed, & reopened the same window without any folders showing. Checked the file location of Microsoft Edge on desktop before opening, & it's within : Program Files (x86) - Microsoft- Edge - Application. Checked security of the file & there are multiple AccountUnlnown & Restricted users with read & execute allowed. My desktop Microsoft Edge icon location is within : Program Data - Microsoft - Windows - Start Menu - Programs & a user(Account Unknown) found in security tab had Special Permissions My question is, will it be safe to even open the internet & download the fix file without having anything compromised? Thanks again for taking the time to help...I really hope we can figure this out together & prevent others from going through this mayhem.

Hello, I hope someone can help me crack this horrendous malware that has been wreaking havoc for most of my career, causing multiple prolonged cases of major depression & reconsideration of even continuing the life path I've been working on for the last decade+... I believe I've unmasked the external drive responsible for this, & will never be using it again..I thought Norton would save me this time around to recover some old files, but it's caused the same chain of events on my new CPU(New system admin controls, BIOS settings changed/infected, multiples of .exe that shouldn't exist & have numerous unsigned, oddly named threads, can't update antivirus or windows defender... the whole nine yards) I'll attach my Farbar scan .txt resultsI got from the laptop that this malware attached itself to 7 years ago that I allowed to run its course to see if anyone can help me pinpoint the actual malware name & a solution to this nightmare. (The pictures are from my current PC that has also been infected with the same malware) FRST.txt Addition.txt Thanks in advance. Addition.txt