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What is Fanatics Search?The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Fanatics Search is a browser hijacker. These so-called "hijackers" manipulate your browser(s), for example to change your startpage or searchscopes, so that the affected browser visits their site or one of their choice. This one also displays advertisements.How do I know if my computer is affected by Fanatics Search?You may see this entry in your list of installed Firefox add-ons:and these warnings during install:and these changed settings:and you will see this icon in your Firefox menu-bar:How did Fanatics Search get on my computer?Browser hijackers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was bundled with other software.How do I remove Fanatics Search?Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted program. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop. Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. Then click Finish. Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu. If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure. When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected. Restart your computer when prompted to do so. Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of Fanatics Search? No, Malwarebytes removes Fanatics Search completely. How would the full version of Malwarebytes help protect me?We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes would have protected you against the Fanatics Search hijacker. It would have blocked the domain of the extension. The same is true for users of the Malwarebytes Browser Extension for Firefox: Technical details for expertsPossible signs in FRST logs: FF Extension: No Name - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default\Extensions\{82dba0e9-b733-4e16-8c1d-0676cff11f6c}.xpi [2018-09-07] Alterations made by the installer: File system details [View: All details] (Selection) --------------------------------------------------- In the existing folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default\extensions Adds the file {82dba0e9-b733-4e16-8c1d-0676cff11f6c}.xpi"="9/7/2018 12:07 PM, 17226 bytes, A Malwarebytes log: Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 9/7/18 Scan Time: 12:14 PM Log File: bfd74cd0-b286-11e8-b0ab-00ffdcc6fdfc.json Administrator: Yes -Software Information- Version: 3.5.1.2522 Components Version: 1.0.391 Update Package Version: 1.0.6687 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 252762 Threats Detected: 1 Threats Quarantined: 1 Time Elapsed: 3 min, 27 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect -Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected) Module: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Key: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 0 (No malicious items detected) File: 1 PUP.Optional.MoviesFanatic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.default\EXTENSIONS\{82DBA0E9-B733-4E16-8C1D-0676CFF11F6C}.XPI, Quarantined, [4708], [519990],1.0.6687 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end) As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes could have protected your computer against this threat.We use different ways of protecting your computer(s): Dynamically Blocks Malware Sites & Servers Malware Execution Prevention Save yourself the hassle and get protected.

What is MoviesFanatic?The Malwarebytes research team has determined that MoviesFanatic is a browser hijacker. These so-called "hijackers" manipulate your browser(s), for example to change your startpage or searchscopes, so that the affected browser visits their site or one of their choice. This one also displays advertisements.How do I know if my computer is affected by MoviesFanatic?You may see these browser extensions:this icon in your Firex menu-bar:these warnings during install:this new startpage:and this changed search setting:How did MoviesFanatic get on my computer?Browser hijackers use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was downloaded from the Mozilla add-ons site:How do I remove MoviesFanatic?Our program Malwarebytes can detect and remove this potentially unwanted program. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop. Double-click mb3-setup-consumer-{version}.exe and follow the prompts to install the program. Then click Finish. Once the program has fully updated, select Scan Now on the Dashboard. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu. If another update of the definitions is available, it will be implemented before the rest of the scanning procedure. When the scan is complete, make sure that all Threats are selected, and click Remove Selected. Restart your computer when prompted to do so. Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of MoviesFanatic? No, Malwarebytes removes MoviesFanatic completely. How would the full version of Malwarebytes help protect me?We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.Malwarebytes would have protected you against the MoviesFanatic hijacker by blocking their domain.Technical details for expertsPossible signs in FRST logs: FF Extension: No Name - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default\Extensions\{82dba0e9-b733-4e16-8c1d-0676cff11f6c}.xpi [2018-07-06] FF Extension: No Name - C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default\Extensions\{eab534c1-e0a3-4161-a95d-e3997f9827a0}.xpi [2018-07-06] Alterations made by the installer: File system details [View: All details] (Selection) --------------------------------------------------- Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\{profile}.default\extensions Adds the file {82dba0e9-b733-4e16-8c1d-0676cff11f6c}.xpi"="7/6/2018 9:25 AM, 17226 bytes, A Adds the file {eab534c1-e0a3-4161-a95d-e3997f9827a0}.xpi"="7/6/2018 9:25 AM, 15752 bytes, A Malwarebytes log: Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Scan Date: 7/6/18 Scan Time: 9:42 AM Log File: 2acc1778-80f0-11e8-bc63-00ffdcc6fdfc.json Administrator: Yes -Software Information- Version: 3.5.1.2522 Components Version: 1.0.374 Update Package Version: 1.0.5795 License: Premium -System Information- OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 CPU: x64 File System: NTFS User: {computername}\{username} -Scan Summary- Scan Type: Threat Scan Scan Initiated By: Manual Result: Completed Objects Scanned: 251126 Threats Detected: 2 Threats Quarantined: 2 Time Elapsed: 3 min, 26 sec -Scan Options- Memory: Enabled Startup: Enabled Filesystem: Enabled Archives: Enabled Rootkits: Enabled Heuristics: Enabled PUP: Detect PUM: Detect -Scan Details- Process: 0 (No malicious items detected) Module: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Key: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Value: 0 (No malicious items detected) Registry Data: 0 (No malicious items detected) Data Stream: 0 (No malicious items detected) Folder: 0 (No malicious items detected) File: 2 PUP.Optional.MoviesFanatic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.default\EXTENSIONS\{82DBA0E9-B733-4E16-8C1D-0676CFF11F6C}.XPI, Quarantined, [4721], [519990],1.0.5795 PUP.Optional.MoviesFanatic, C:\USERS\{username}\APPDATA\ROAMING\MOZILLA\FIREFOX\PROFILES\{profile}.default\EXTENSIONS\{EAB534C1-E0A3-4161-A95D-E3997F9827A0}.XPI, Quarantined, [4721], [519989],1.0.5795 Physical Sector: 0 (No malicious items detected) WMI: 0 (No malicious items detected) (end) As mentioned before the full version of Malwarebytes could have protected your computer against this threat.We use different ways of protecting your computer(s): Dynamically Blocks Malware Sites & Servers Malware Execution Prevention Save yourself the hassle and get protected.