Hi guys, I need help. Ever since I put in a few flash drives into my computer (I know I know, but I had to do it) Avast keeps popping up every 5 seconds with two notifications:
Avast Web Shield has blocked a harmful webpage or file.
So far, I’m doing a full system scan with Avast, did a full system scan with Malwarebytes (got rid of quite a few things but it didn’t solve the problem) and I’m quite lost as to what to do.
Please help.
Edit:
Am currently uploading the files, but it said that asw doesn’t work on Windows 8 which is the system that I’m using. Is that ok? There other scans will be uploaded in a few minutes once scanned.
[*]Then click the Run Fix button at the top
[*]Let the program run unhindered, reboot the PC when it is done
[*]Open OTL again and click the Quick Scan button. Post the log it produces in your next reply.
THEN
Download MCShield to your desktop and install
It will initially run a scan and show the result as a toaster by the system clock
Then in the control centre select scanner and tick unhide items on flash drives
Well, first of all, that you all so much for all of your help. Getting rid of this virus almost feels like a job…and I’m just following a couple of instructions. On a positive note, the AVAST pop-ups have stopped, however I noticed something interesting. Every-time I turned on the computer, two cmd.exe windows would appear and disappear. Now, they stay because a command box opens saying that it can’t find C:\Users\Omar Eldahan\AppData\Roaming\asadfkjowea.exe or something like that. I’ve attached the scan logs that you asked for. Enjoy ;D.
[*]Then click the Run Fix button at the top
[*]Let the program run unhindered, reboot the PC when it is done
[*]Open OTL again and click the Quick Scan button. Post the log it produces in your next reply.
Ok, well I did as you said and everything seems to be fine. The cmd.exe windows stopped appearing. However, I have a few questions. first of All, the MCShield said that their were suspicious files on my flash drive and that it “renamed” them. Does that mean it fixed them? Also, which of these programs that I downloaded should I keep, and which should I get rid of? Huh, this experience has been kind of depressing. I usually consider myself to be pretty good with computers, and yet I do not have the slightest clue as what I’ve done; it seems to have worked though. Hats off to all of you.