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malwarebytes wont remove the infections

Hi , yesterday i thought id like to play space invaders ,led where to download it from for free, the top result is where I went ,but unfortunately instead of space invaders ,I have got some kind of adware taken over my computer.
I first went to ccleaner and removed the program ,then used malwarebytes to scan , it found a load (about 6) pups , which were duly quarantined and system restarted.
I have since been constantly scanning and restarting , but there is always some thing found , about 3 now ,which just wont go away.
I went through all my programmes on ccleaner to see if I can find anything by date, but nothing showing up as being downloaded yesterday.
I started computer in safe mode with networking earlier and used malwarebytes chameleon to identify what is on here , then scanned again ,same story on restart . My graphics now seem to be worse than they used to be , screen is mainly white .
I'd be greatful if anyone can spare the time to give me a suggestion on what to do ? I looked through the forums first but cant seem to find anything to help , and I must have scanned system 10 times by now ! thanks
my favourite food is spare ribs

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  • esuhl
    esuhl Posts: 9,409 Forumite
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    Have you run a scan with your antivirus?

    If you have Avast installed on another PC, you can use that to create a Rescue Disk. Booting from that will mean that you can run an in-depth scan without booting Windows and allowing the malware to execute.

    http://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB114

    Once you've scanned with an antivirus, run MalwareBytes' AM again.
  • roonaldo
    roonaldo Posts: 3,420 Forumite
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    The spyware removal programs are useless. You either need to edit windows registry to remove it or do a system restore which usually works.
  • bigblackdog
    bigblackdog Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    thanks , I can see how that may work , I don't suppose there is any way of maybe buying this pre loaded ? as I don't have access to another pc at present , would getting an anti virus from pc world clean the virus up ?
    my favourite food is spare ribs
  • elektra
    elektra Posts: 1,361 Forumite
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    try tools mentioned above
  • bigblackdog
    bigblackdog Posts: 1,076 Forumite
    roonaldo wrote: »
    The spyware removal programs are useless. You either need to edit windows registry to remove it or do a system restore which usually works.


    I have now done the system restore , lets hope its now sorted , thanks for your help
    my favourite food is spare ribs
  • Kernel_Sanders
    Kernel_Sanders Posts: 3,617 Forumite
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    edited 6 December 2014 at 4:25PM
    thanks , I can see how that may work , I don't suppose there is any way of maybe buying this pre loaded ? as I don't have access to another pc at present, would getting an anti virus from pc world clean the virus up ?
    If your town is big enough to have a PC World then surely it's big enough to have a library.
    esuhl wrote: »
    If you have Avast installed on another PC, you can use that to create a Rescue Disk. Booting from that will mean that you can run an in-depth scan without booting Windows and allowing the malware to execute.
    http://www.avast.com/faq.php?article=AVKB114
    I'm stumped by this: 04a-en_a9rd_gui_rescuedisk_usb.png
    Before I use what?
    This article is poorly written IMHO. Apart from the grammar in Computer manufactured around year 2001 or before may not have ability to boot from USB flash drive ,it was inserted after all the insrtructions instead of before them!
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