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Laptop infected ?

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  • AndyPix
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    Deleted_User wrote: »
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    Common adware - nothing sinister
  • [Deleted User]
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    Common adware - nothing sinister

    Nothing can get rid of that Browser hijack so far
  • [Deleted User]
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    Go into chrome settings, remove any addons , then set your homepage back to google or whatever.
    That should finish the job.


    Although i would have expected ADW cleaner to remove the offending addon(s)

    Bingo.
    This worked.
    Thanks to everyone for your help.
  • DoaM
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    Kimba1244 wrote: »
    Thanks for sharing, very helpful!

    I agree with Andy's post in the other thread you created. :)
  • haronaroum
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    I think this might be browser hijacker. Some antivirus software can not detect browser hijacker. So, you can do it yourself. You can reset browser settings like homepage and remove suspicious extensions/add-on. Then check "properties" and delete malicious links.
  • AndyPix
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    haronaroum wrote: »
    I think this might be browser hijacker. Some antivirus software can not detect browser hijacker. So, you can do it yourself. You can reset browser settings like homepage and remove suspicious extensions/add-on. Then check "properties" and delete malicious links.


    Another spammer building his post count.
    Useless posts, along with your other one that suggests a system restore to resolve ransomware issues !!


    cretin - spam reported
  • Sicard
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    I recently got infected although I use Avast and Shadow Defender. I ran scans with MBAM, JunkWare Removal Tool and AdwCleaner which cleaned out the nasties but I ran a further scan with RogueKiller and that picked up one the others missed.
    You know what uranium is, right? It's this thing called nuclear weapons. And other things. Like lots of things are done with uranium. Including some bad things.
    Donald Trump, Press Conference, February 16, 2017
  • AndyPix
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    Laurie_Sicard-Askey wrote: »
    I recently got infected although I use Avast.


    No surprise there - Avast is pants
  • Gillor
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    Laurie_Sicard-Askey wrote: »
    I recently got infected although I use Avast and Shadow Defender.....

    The Avast bypass I can understand, but how the **** did you get infected if Shadow Defender was activated??
  • Sicard
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    Gillor wrote: »
    The Avast bypass I can understand, but how the **** did you get infected if Shadow Defender was activated??

    No idea. Maybe the rsoles are getting cleverer.
    You know what uranium is, right? It's this thing called nuclear weapons. And other things. Like lots of things are done with uranium. Including some bad things.
    Donald Trump, Press Conference, February 16, 2017
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