Pendaws Posted September 21, 2018 ID:1270767 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Tonight while I was using my machine, I get a warning from Windows Defender that tells me it has found 2 files which can affect my machine? they are PUA: Win32/iBryteInstaller, there were 2 entries, one dated the 13th and the other today the 21st??? How come MWB didn't pick up on these? MS calls them a SEVERE threat. Did I do something wrong? I thought MWB was supposed to catch these sorts of things? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasdaq Posted September 21, 2018 ID:1270808 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Hello, Welcome to Malwarebytes. I'm nasdaq and will be helping you. If you can please print this topic it will make it easier for you to follow the instructions and complete all of the necessary steps in the order listed. === It might be a new variant. Download the version of this tool for your operating system.Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (64 bit)Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (32 bit) and save it to a folder on your computer's Desktop. Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer. Press Scan button. It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory the tool is run. Please copy and paste it to your reply. The first time the tool is run, it makes also another log (Addition.txt). Please attach it to your reply. How to attach a file to your reply: In the Reply section in the bottom of the topic Click the "more reply Options" button. Attach the file. Select the "Choose a File" navigate to the location of the File.Click the file you wish to Attach.Click Attach this file.Click the Add reply button. === Please post the logs for my review. Wait for further instructions Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendaws Posted September 22, 2018 Author ID:1270987 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Thank you for the reply and I am adding the files as requested: FRST.txt Addition.txt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasdaq Posted September 22, 2018 ID:1271028 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Hello, Welcome to Malwarebytes. I'm nasdaq and will be helping you. If you can please print this topic it will make it easier for you to follow the instructions and complete all of the necessary steps in the order listed. === Hi, Please download the attached Fixlist.txt file to the same folder where the Farbar tool is running from. The location is listed in the 3rd line of the FRST.txt log you have submitted. Run FRST and click Fix only once and wait. The tool will create a log (Fixlog.txt) please post it to your reply. === Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode onto your Desktop. Close all open programs and internet browsers. Double click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool. Click the Scan button and wait for the process to complete. Click the LogFile button and the report will open in Notepad. IMPORTANT If you click the Clean button all items listed in the report will be removed. If you find some false positive items or programs that you wish to keep, Close the AdwCleaner windows. Close all open programs and internet browsers. Double click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool. Click the Scan button and wait for the process to complete. Check off the element(s) you wish to keep. Click on the Clean button follow the prompts. A log file will automatically open after the scan has finished. Please post the content of that log file with your next answer. You can find the log file at C:\AdwCleanerCx.txt (x is a number). === Let me know if the problem persists. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendaws Posted September 24, 2018 Author ID:1271179 Share Posted September 24, 2018 I used the AdwCleaner (latest) The ONLY thing the scan finds is two programmes I use regularly that your company believes is a PUP?? They are not and many people have a similar problem, Driver Booster and Advanced System Care are programmes I have paid for and are NOT bad programmes. Oh well, thanks for the effort but I will check it more and see if I can fix it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasdaq Posted September 24, 2018 ID:1271227 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Hi, You may have notice I did not attach the Fixlist.txt in my previous fix. Please download the attached Fixlist.txt file to the same folder where the Farbar tool is running from. The location is listed in the 3rd line of the FRST.txt log you have submitted. Run FRST and click Fix only once and wait. The tool will create a log (Fixlog.txt) please post it to your reply. === p.s. The AdwCleaner is recommending to remove the PUP programs. The decision is always your. How is the computer running now? fixlist.txt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted October 20, 2018 Root Admin ID:1276582 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Due to the lack of feedback, this topic is closed to prevent others from posting here. If you need this topic reopened, please send a Private Message to any one of the moderating team members. Please include a link to this topic with your request. This applies only to the originator of this topic. Other members who need assistance please start your own topic in a new thread. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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