Ceder Posted March 21, 2020 ID:1368288 Share Posted March 21, 2020 So just realized I get a lot of search ads when using Google. Searched with malwarebytes but did not find anything so I tried with AdwCleaner and there I found some.. pup.optional.banggood and pup.optional.softonic Tried to remove them using AdwCleaner but they seem to come back as the ads are still there. Please help. FRST.txt Addition.txt AdwCleaner[C01].txt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted March 22, 2020 Root Admin ID:1368300 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hello @Ceder and STEP 1 Your System Restore is disabled. Please enable it and create a new System Restore Point ATTENTION: System Restore is disabled (Total:96.31 GB) (Free:23.28 GB) (24%) Please uninstall JAVA it is an old compromised version. Control Panel, Programs, Add / Remove STEP 2 Please download the attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop.NOTE. It's important that both files, FRST or FRST64 and fixlist.txt are in the same location or the fix will not work. NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on this particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to your operating system. Run FRST or FRST64 and press the Fix button just once and wait. If the tool needs a restart please make sure you let the system restart normally and let the tool complete its run after restart. The tool will make a log on the Desktop (Fixlog.txt). Please attach or post it to your next reply. Note: If the tool warned you about an outdated version please download and run the updated version. fixlist.txt STEP 3 Please follow the directions in the following topic to clean up Google Chrome Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceder Posted March 22, 2020 Author ID:1368334 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hmm, as before neither Adw or Malwarebytes seems to find anything but it is still there after all the steps. Here is the log from the fixlist thing. Fixlog.txt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted March 22, 2020 Root Admin ID:1368385 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Are you using an Ad blocker? Please try installing Malwarebytes Browser Guard Let me know if that helps improve the issue or not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceder Posted March 23, 2020 Author ID:1368435 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Yes. I am using ublock, tried the browser guard now as well but still the same. Feels like it´s time to reinstall windows as nothing seems to help.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted March 23, 2020 Root Admin ID:1368437 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Please show me a screen shot or two of what you're seeing. Maybe you have Push Notifications enabled? https://blog.malwarebytes.com/security-world/technology/2019/01/browser-push-notifications-feature-asking-abused/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceder Posted March 23, 2020 Author ID:1368462 Share Posted March 23, 2020 This is what I saw. Might be that the browser guard acctually caught it as I didn´t get it back now until I removed browser guard.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted March 23, 2020 Root Admin ID:1368515 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Yes, Ads are not illegal or in and of themselves always a threat, thus using a tool specifically designed to stop or slow them down is recommended. Malwarebytes Browser Guard works pretty well but if that's still not good enough then uBlock Origin would help for some that we don't block as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceder Posted March 23, 2020 Author ID:1368553 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Thanks for all your help. Gonna run both of them now and see if that gets rid of all the ads, seems to be working for now.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted March 23, 2020 Root Admin ID:1368559 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Great, sounds good. I'll go ahead and leave you with some information to better help protect your privacy and data. If I don't hear anything back in a day or two I'll go ahead and close your topic as resolved. Take care and have a great week @Ceder If you're not backing up your data and you're still using Google Chrome then you're just not serious about Privacy, Safety, and protecting your data. Malwarebytes is a fantastic program but you still need to back up your data and you still need to block scripts and Ads in your browser. If you're still using Google Chrome I would highly suggest you consider using Firefox instead. For more advanced users you might consider installing NoScript as well (it does have a higher learning curve though) PrivacyTools - Encryption, and tools to protect against global mass surveillance - https://www.privacytools.io Help Secure your browsers You may be interested in using our new Malwarebytes Browser Guard to help protect your browser from items that uBlock or others don't target. Please install uBlock Origin for your browsers to better protect your system. FireFox, Chrome, Opera , Safari, Microsoft EdgeAdBlock Plus for Internet ExplorerHow to use uBlock Origin to protect your online privacy and security | uBlock Origin tutorial 2018This video tutorial above explains how to use uBlock Origin in advanced user mode and all the advanced settings to protect your online privacy and help prevent unwanted sites from changing your browser settings Delete Cookies Automatically Cookie AutoDelete pluginChrome | Firefox Browser push notifications: a feature asking to be abusedHTTPS EverywhereNOTHING TO HIDE documentary Review your email and Office choices Quit Gmail for free encrypted email - TutanotaWhy ProtonMail Is More Secure Than GmailLibreOffice - Free and open source office suite Use Password Management software BitwardenKeePass Password Safe Make sure you use a strong master password Then set the key transformation settings (the link below helps provide information on how to choose good settings)https://pthree.org/2016/06/29/further-investigation-into-scrypt-and-argon2-password-hashingKeePass Password Manager: Full Detailed Setup (good YouTube video on setup and using Keepass but choose the Argon2 method for Key transformation) Encrypted Instant Messenger and Voice Calls Please review the following site for a breakdown of features of different Messenger applications. SafeSwissRiotSignalWire NOTE: Recent news of Wire having new investors and moving to the United States.Wickr Me Follow-up Reading Everything you need to know about cybercrime 10 easy ways to prevent malware infection Keep your data backed up Thank you for choosing Malwarebytes as your preferred security protection software and tell your friends and family too. We're here to help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted March 27, 2020 Root Admin ID:1369211 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Glad we could help. 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 thread. 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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