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gallygirl
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Please help - this has somehow installed itself. Only appears to be on Firefox. Is not showing up under Uninstall Progs and doesn't seem to be an add-on with Frefox (or ie). Can anyone help?

Thanks.
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
:) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    download this

    http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html



    install , update and do a full scan

    post the log file it produces in your reply

    ta
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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Browntoa wrote: »
    download this

    http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html



    install , update and do a full scan

    post the log file it produces in your reply

    ta

    Em........ I seem to have installed it but where can I find it to run it? Sorry to be such a muppet.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    should be a desktop item like this

    http://www.rantsfromamadman.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/malwarebytes.png

    worse case redownload and choose "run" when downloading (mabye do it from internet explorer )
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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Thanks, doing it now.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Found in 2 places:

    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.70.0.1100
    https://www.malwarebytes.org

    Database version: v2012.12.28.05

    Windows 7 Service Pack 1 x64 NTFS
    Internet Explorer 9.0.8112.16421
    Allison :: ALLISON-PC [administrator]

    28/12/2012 09:31:40
    MBAM-log-2012-12-28 (09-39-45).txt

    Scan type: Quick scan
    Scan options enabled: Memory | Startup | Registry | File System | Heuristics/Extra | Heuristics/Shuriken | PUP | PUM
    Scan options disabled: P2P
    Objects scanned: 208552
    Time elapsed: 7 minute(s), 34 second(s)

    Memory Processes Detected: 0
    (No malicious items detected)

    Memory Modules Detected: 0
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Keys Detected: 0
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Values Detected: 2
    HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\New Windows\Allow|playbryte.com (PUP.PlayBryte) -> Data: -> No action taken.
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform|playbrytetoolbar_Playbryte (PUP.PlayBryte) -> Data: -> No action taken.

    Registry Data Items Detected: 0
    (No malicious items detected)

    Folders Detected: 0
    (No malicious items detected)

    Files Detected: 0
    (No malicious items detected)

    (end)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,612 Forumite
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    you need to "remove seleacted"

    you will need to rerun the scan if you closed the program
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  • gallygirl
    gallygirl Posts: 17,240 Forumite
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    Many thanks, touch wood it is fixed :)
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
    :) Mortgage Balance = £0 :)
    "Do what others won't early in life so you can do what others can't later in life"
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