A virus from a Hulu Commercial?

Viruses and worms
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I was watching a video from Hulu, and I must have accidentally clicked on a advertisement from “Progresso”. I looked up at my tabs and there was 3 that said “Progresso”. I just canceled them out.

But after I got done watching the video from Hulu, I updated my MBAM and then did a quick scan. Here’s my results:

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware 1.44
Database version: 3639
Windows 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18882

1/25/2010 11:32:42 PM
mbam-log-2010-01-25 (23-32-42).txt

Scan type: Quick Scan
Objects scanned: 100733
Time elapsed: 5 minute(s), 44 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 1
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes{5aa2ba46-9913-4dc7-9620-69ab0fa17ae7} (Adware.ALOT) → Quarantined and deleted successfully.

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

I seen something at the bottom of my internet screen say “Adware.ALOT” as well. (Where it tells you the URL’s when you hover your cursor over a link and where it says “Done” when a website finishes loading)

I’m not really worried about this, but how can I be sure that this is really removed?
Should I do a Thorough scan do make sure I don’t have anymore viruses?

Can you really get a virus from a Hulu commercial? Because I seen the “Adware.ALOT” on the bottom of my internet screen right before the commercial loaded (As in, before the commercial showed up on the video screen).

Or maybe I just found out that I had a virus because I updated MBAM? Is that possible?
What does “Updating” MBAM and Avast really do?
Thanks in advance. :slight_smile:

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What does "Updating" MBAM and Avast really do?
Some info: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000533.htm
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Thank you that’s what I thought they did. :slight_smile:
It seems that every time I update MBAM it updates me to the most recent update, even if I missed a few Updates, is that correct?
Does Avast do that too?
Thanks.

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It seems that every time I update MBAM it updates me to the most recent update, even if I missed a few Updates, is that correct?
Yes.... ;) ...and always run update before you scan
Does Avast do that too?
yes, automatically, you should see a popup when it happens, and hear it if you have the sound on Recomended downloads http://www.avast.com/download-documentation and also look in the help files in avast

If you scan with avast and MBAM now, do they come up clean? do you have any problems?

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Thanks for the info, and yes, both Avast (Though I haven’t scanned with it for a few days) and MBAM has came up clean, no viruses/malware on my computer. But the “Hulu Virus” (I’m not sure if it even came from there, but I’m 85% sure it did) was on my Family’s Computer. But I updated MBAM on my Family’s Computer and then used a Quick Scan with MBAM and it came up clean too.

Thanks. :slight_smile: