Have I got a bug?

wadewade

I don't know much about computers so perhaps you can help.

My computer has been working perfectly normally - until yesterday. The only difference yesterday was that I received a message to update Java, which I started.

I started getting messages come up about disk nearly full so I can cancelled it.

Now, every time I open google it suddenly changes to

http://search.snapdo.com/?st=hp&q=

and I still get messages about improving my computer's performance.

I use Chrome.

I see someone else has posted recently about slightly similar troubles. But I'm not sure there's any connection.

I did a scan with Kaspersky and I did a System Restore to 8 days ago but without success.

What should my step be, please?

bod1467

Please check these two threads ...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4941715
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4942056

indesisiv

Run a scan with Malwarebytes.

Also read here

wadewade

I ran the first link and followed the first two steps to remove Snap Do and it seemed to work then I ran ADWcleaner as in step 3 and now when I start up I get

http://search.conduit.com/?gd=&ctid=CT3325805&octid=EB_ORIGINAL_CTID&ISID=MF4A5E8F9-1B7A-49AE-A570-9E2EFA34CA40&SearchSource=55&CUI=&UM

which seems to be the same problem with a different name!

Perhaps I should have tried Malwarebytes instead?

wadewade

My mistake, sorry, I actually ran this from one of the posts I was linked through to:

How to Remove Snap.Do toolbar http://malwaretips.com/blogs/snap-do-toolbar-removal.

Should I still try Malwarebytes?

indesisiv

Yes, malwarebytes is always worth running in situations like this.

wadewade

Yes, malwarebytes dealt with it, thank you.

The opening page still pointed to it so I changed the default setting back to Blank and that seems to have cleared the rest of the problem. Just hoping it won't pop up again.