Avast says Firefox(brand new install) is malware and when I open it or another tab it dings and says it has blocked, …/ protected me from a virus, etc. When I click on more info, I get this:
Wouldn’t go so far to add an exception until know more about this site. Is it important to you to visit anyway despite avast! block, if that is what it is? Screenshot of warning will help.
A really serious infection would have avast! blocking and popping up warnings even when you are not doing anything. Don’t worry, run and attach your logs in your next reply. Help is on the way when that is done.
Thanks for your help and advice, as well as encouragment ppl - I really appreciate it. That being said - yes on occasion now - I am getting the avast “ding-ding” threat detected when NOT even opening a chrome or firefox page :o (which it seems to be imbedded at the moment.) Here, I have followed the advice of Pondus and here are the logs…(as attachments) -
Also - if this helps at all and might - this all happened AFTER I downloaded a .cbr reader(comic book format but better than .pdf) called Cdisplay.ex (http://www.cdisplayex.com/) - kind of funny how for the one of many times I did not get infected by an adult-orientated website but I child-teenage one. :-X
CAUTION : This fix is only valid for this specific machine, using it on another may break your computer
Open notepad and copy/paste the text in the quotebox below into it:
SearchScopes: HKLM-x32 - DefaultScope value is missing.
SearchScopes: HKCU - DefaultScope {014DB5FA-EAFB-4592-A95B-F44D3EE87FA9} URL =
SearchScopes: HKCU - {0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A} URL =
SearchScopes: HKCU - {164F2467-6840-48CF-A4D1-F77B8E40F27F} URL = http://www.ant.com/search?s=browser&q={searchTerms}
SearchScopes: HKCU - {2DD26F2D-30CB-44C5-AA58-507C23654273} URL = http://websearch.ask.com/redirect?client=ie&tb=ORJ&o=&src=kw&q={searchTerms}&locale=&apn_ptnrs=&apn_dtid=OSJ000&apn_uid=E81BA657-23ED-4ABE-A6ED-4F81432A1E5B&apn_sauid=547642FC-C185-4B78-A98A-B9FC75A4E9CB
SearchScopes: HKCU - {55D29253-5869-47FC-8DFB-3DC9E8889BA1} URL = http://start.iplay.com/searchresults.aspx?o=chrome&q={searchTerms}
BHO-x32: No Name -> {346FDE31-DFF9-418A-90C8-BA31DC9FF2EF} -> No File
Toolbar: HKLM - No Name - {CC1A175A-E45B-41ED-A30C-C9B1D7A0C02F} - No File
Toolbar: HKLM-x32 - No Name - {2E924F4F-67F0-4BD8-9560-49F468E843D2} - No File
Toolbar: HKCU - No Name - {47833539-D0C5-4125-9FA8-0819E2EAAC93} - No File
Toolbar: HKCU - No Name - {2E924F4F-67F0-4BD8-9560-49F468E843D2} - No File
2014-07-31 01:35 - 2012-05-11 23:39 - 00000414 _____ () C:\windows\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro64 startups.job
2014-07-31 01:35 - 2012-01-18 17:30 - 00000402 _____ () C:\windows\Tasks\FreeFileViewerUpdateChecker.job
C:\ProgramData\flashax10.exe
Task: {0F735381-2FB2-4747-933E-D331FBFC2489} - System32\Tasks\0 => Iexplore.exe
Task: {157610C4-F73E-4173-BEEA-5F8A3515BA9E} - \e3cefae2-45fd-47e6-99c9-7fa478a7ebe6-11 No Task File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {1CE4B272-913F-44AC-B3B7-7EF2EC00629B} - \BlockAndSurf_wd No Task File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {2B8CB2B4-6B24-4941-96AB-7F55BF8B40B7} - \ProgramUpdateCheck No Task File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {48DC386C-5306-4F10-81B0-7AC1B1BE775D} - \Optimizer Pro Schedule No Task File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {5414EDD7-BF7A-44C1-8A36-FB11C9683697} - \Mext Guard FBE8818C-5B13-48C2-A93E-AD731167DBF2 No Task File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {84889E64-B404-4C95-8EE8-E125FE3F735F} - \BlockAndSurf Update No Task File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {DBC8A571-D87E-4B7C-9090-3B609DAB6703} - \EnergoTech Update No Task File <==== ATTENTION
Task: {F3F5FA38-DC39-49B2-AD8B-A383AB7AB874} - System32\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro64 startups => C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\StartApps.exe <==== ATTENTION
Task: C:\windows\Tasks\FreeFileViewerUpdateChecker.job => C:\Program Files (x86)\FreeFileViewer\FFVCheckForUpdates.exe <==== ATTENTION
Task: C:\windows\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro64 startups.job => C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\StartApps.exe <==== ATTENTION
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Chris\Local Settings:DTtOcTJt4bPWZxBVScjwqN3Ua7
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Chris\Local Settings:Ovg9QybaOP47aOnj37eddv
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local:DTtOcTJt4bPWZxBVScjwqN3Ua7
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local:Ovg9QybaOP47aOnj37eddv
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\Application Data:DTtOcTJt4bPWZxBVScjwqN3Ua7
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Chris\AppData\Local\Application Data:Ovg9QybaOP47aOnj37eddv
CMD: bitsadmin /reset /allusers
CMD: DEL %TEMP%\*.* /F /S /Q
CMD: RD /S /Q %TEMP%
REBOOT:
Save this as fixlist.txt, in the same location as FRST.exe
Run FRST and press Fix
On completion a log will be generated please post that
THEN
Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode onto your desktop.
[*]Close all open programs and internet browsers.
[*]Double click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool.
[*]Click on Scan.
[*]After the scan is complete click on “Clean”
[*]Confirm each time with Ok.
[*]Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart.
[*]Please post the content of that logfile with your next answer.
[*]You can find the logfile at C:\AdwCleaner[S1].txt as well.
WARNING:Java is the #1 exploited program at this time. The Department of Homeland Security recommends that computer users disable Java
See this article
I would recommend that you completely uninstall Java unless you need it to run an important software.
In that instance I would recommend that you disableJava in your browsers until you need it for that software and then enable it. (See How to diasble Java in your web browser and How to unplug Java from the browser)
Now that you are clean, to help protect your computer in the future I recommend that you get the following free programmes:
CryptoPrevent install this programme to lock down and prevent crypto ransome ware
I was having this trouble after a recent reformat and the inevitable reinstall of mt favourite software. Whilst none of the usual programs were finding any malware Avast kept producing this pop-up on almost every webpage I visited so I installed the No-script add on for Firefox and it stopped immediately.
- kind of funny how for the one of many times I did not get infected by an adult-orientated website but I child-teenage one. :-X
