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deebom
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17. November 2008 @ 17:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My firefox keeps popping up twice with new pages for anti virus software, sometimes it's porn pages and sometimes it's crappy search engines. AVG doesnt find it, neither does spybot, so i removed them and installed Avira anti virus and ran the scan but that didnt find it either. firefox still keeps doing it. I really dont wanna nuke my drive and reinstall xp. does any one have any ideas on how to remove this problem?
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18. November 2008 @ 05:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi deebom

Please download Superantispyware Free and install it. Follow the prompts and reboot if required.

Launch Superantispyware Free either by running C:\Program Files\SUPERAntiSpyware\SUPERANTISPYWARE.exe or right-click on the SuperAntispyware icon in your task bar (it looks like a bug) and click on Scan for Spyware, Adware, Malware...

Configuring SuperAntispyware

? Click on Preferences.
? In the tab General and Startup, make sure the box Start SuperAntispyware when Windows starts is unchecked. This will prevent SuperAntispyware from starting everytime, because it may interfere with other fixes that may be run.
? Navigate to the tab Scanning Control.
? Make sure only these boxes are checked:

Close browsers before scanning

Scan for tracking cookies
Terminate memory threats before quarantining
Scan Alternate Data Streams
Use Kernel Direct File Access (recommended)
Use Kernel Direct Registry Access (recommended)
Use Direct Disk Access (recommended)


? Click on Close.

Updating SuperAntispyware

? At the main window, click on Check for Updates....
? Wait for SuperAntispyware to be fully updated.

Scanning Time

? Boot into safe mode by repeatedly pressing the F8 key after you press the power button. If safe mode does not work, tell me and do the scan in normal mode.
? Launch SuperAntispyware.
? At the main window, click on Scan your Computer....
? Make sure all drives (excluding CD drives) are checked, select Perform Complete Scan, and then click on Next.
? Wait for the scan to complete, and then click on Next>. This will quarantine and remove all detected items.
? Reboot your computer.

Post A Log

? Launch SuperAntispyware
? Click on Preferences
? Navigate to the tab Statistics/Logs.
? Choose the latest scan log, and the click on View Log....
? Copy and paste the contents of the log here in your next post.

Best Regards :D

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Success is relative; the more success the more relatives.
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deebom
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21. November 2008 @ 05:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Cheers for your reply but found a prog called malware bytes. applied the same settings and worked. thanks.
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21. November 2008 @ 05:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Glad to hear your problem's fixed!

Life is but a dream; you dont feel any pain unless you want to or you fall off the bed.
Success is relative; the more success the more relatives.
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.
To be or not to be; thats a dumb question.

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