Powershell not working and computer running hard

[Lawren05]

Hello,

I have been having the same problem as several others have experienced. I have followed the instructions given to pjtaylor in Dec 2014. And the powershell error has not appeared since then. I have attached the four files you asked him to do and I would appreciate any additional advice you can give, Thanks.

Addition.txt

mbar-log-2015-07-09 (13-50-21).txt

system-log.txt

FRST.txt

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Hello,

    

 

They call me TwinHeadedEagle around here, and I'll try to help your with your issue.

 

     

    

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Do you still experience some issues, or you only wanted to see if something else needs to be done?

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[Lawren05]

Thanks for the reply. I have not gotten the powershell error message since I followed your instructions from a previous forum member. I can't interpret much from the attachments I sent so I wanted to see if you think anything else needs to be done to help protect my computer. The mbar program did detect and eliminate 9 viruses which got by my firewall. Thanks.

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Let's run one more scan:

Scan with ComboFix

This is a very powerful tool that should be used only if advised by Malware Analyst.

Do not run ComboFix on your own!

Referring to this instruction, please download ComboFix by sUBs and save it to your desktop.

Temporary disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware protection - instructions here.

• Right-click on icon and select Run as Administrator to start the tool.
• Accept the disclaimer and agree if prompted to install Recovery Console.
• Do not take any actions while ComboFix goes through your System - it may cause it to stall!
• This scan may take some time!
• When finished - it will display a logfile (located also on your main drive, usually C:\ComboFix.txt).

Include that log in your next reply.

If you'll encounter any issues with internet connection after running ComboFix, please visit this link.

If an error about operation on the key marked for deletion will appear after running the tool, please reboot your machine.

[Lawren05]

That was uncomfortable running ComboFix with all the caveats and warnings. Attached is the txt file.combofix.txt

[TwinHeadedEagle]

There is still some Adware present, so we will run one more scan:

Fix with AdwCleaner

Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save the file to your Desktop.

• Right-click on icon and select Run as Administrator to start the tool.
• Wait until the database is updated.
• Accept the Terms of use and click Scan.
• When finished, please click Clean.
• Upon completion, click Report. A log (AdwCleaner[s*].txt) will open.

Please include the contents of that file in your reply.

Note: Reports will be saved in your system partition, usually at C:\Adwcleaner

[Lawren05]

O.K. this should do it.

AdwCleanerS0.txt

[Lawren05]

Now get  message:

C:\Users\Diane\AppData\LocalConduit\BackgroundContainer\BackgroundContainer.dll  Specified module cannot be found.

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Yes, there is Adware leftover.

Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Please re-run Farbar Recovery Scan Tool to give me a fresh look at your system.

• Right-click on icon and select Run as Administrator to start the tool.

  (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).

• Make sure that Addition option is checked.
• Press Scan button and wait.
• The tool will produce two logfiles on your desktop: FRST.txt and Addition.txt.

Please include their content into your next reply.

[Lawren05]

Attached two files.

 

 

Addition.txt

FRST.txt

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Uninstall some programs

We need to uninstall some unwanted/unneeded programs.

• Press the + R on your keyboard at the same time. Type appwiz.cpl and click OK.
• Search there for each entry mentioned below, right-click the entry and click Uninstall one at a time

The list of programs to uninstall:

• Catalina Savings Printer

After completing uninstalls, please manually reboot your machine!

Note: If you get the message like: An error occurred while trying to uninstall, just press Yes.

Fix with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

This fix was created for this user for use on that particular machine.

Running it on another one may cause damage and render the system unstable.

Download attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop:

Both files, FRST and fixlist.txt have to be in the same location or the fix will not work!

• Right-click on icon and select Run as Administrator to start the tool.

  (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).

• Press the Fix button just once and wait.
• If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
• When finished FRST will generate a log on the Desktop, called Fixlog.txt.

Please upload it to your reply.

fixlist.txt

[Lawren05]

At first could not find program "Catalina Savings Printer" under User: Dennis however it was shown under User:Diane and I uninstalled it and restarted computer. Attached is the fixlog.txt

 

Under User:Diane we still get the message "There was a problem starting C:\Users\Diane\AppData\Local\Conduit\BackgroundContainer\BackgroundContainer.dll  Specified module cannot be found."

Fixlog.txt

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Please run FRST from Diane user and attach both reports.

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