browser hijacked?

thomas01155

Muse be running quite slow with all this security?
Uninstall or disable these as they may interfere with combofix
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Authentium\AntiVirus\dvpapi.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\PPRT\bin\ITMRTSVC.exe
C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
C:\Program Files\Virgin Broadband\PCguard\Fws.exe
Open spybot then go to Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident
and untick teatimer

Download and run http://www.ccleaner.com/ make sure all you broswers are closed.
Then Run combofix making sure all antivirus and antispyware programs are disabled. Incudling Avira.

aliEnRIK

I missed authentium. That should be uninstalled too (And disable a squared)

tea timer does need disabling to run combofix

maggie5

thanks alienrik i have now fixed the 2 problems using hijack this, have unistalled pc gaurd and installed pc tools firewall. i havent used pc pitstop in ages and im gonna unistall the tuneups registery cleaner.

i havent done the combofix cause i dont wuite understand what im doing with it and it made my computer crash last night.

is there anything else i shoudl do?

thanks again for all the help thomas and alienrik has given me, i really do appricate it

maggie5

thomas01155 wrote: »

Are you still getting silly links when you search in google?

no i think it has finally fixed itself now with all the help from you both

maggie5

thomas01155 wrote: »

Muse be running quite slow with all this security?
Uninstall or disable these as they may interfere with combofix
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Authentium\AntiVirus\dvpapi.exe
C:\Program Files\CA\PPRT\bin\ITMRTSVC.exe
C:\Program Files\a-squared Free\a2service.exe
C:\Program Files\Virgin Broadband\PCguard\Fws.exe
Open spybot then go to Mode > Advanced Mode > Tools > Resident
and untick teatimer

Download and run http://www.ccleaner.com/ make sure all you broswers are closed.
Then Run combofix making sure all antivirus and antispyware programs are disabled. Incudling Avira.

i have no idea what these are

and i have now unistalled the virgin pc gaurd

Marty_J

maggie5 wrote: »

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Authentium\AntiVirus\dvpapi.exe

This is Authentium Antivirus.

C:\Program Files\CA\PPRT\bin\ITMRTSVC.exe

This is eTrust PestPatrol.

maggie5

just wanted to say thank you again to those who helped i think my pc is running a lot better now :-)

have also told my friends to get rid of avg.

again thank you for your time

aliEnRIK

maggie5 wrote: »

have also told my friends to get rid of avg.

Sound advice