any help is much appreciated .
the only thing I recently installed was dropbox . I have removed it , I have scanned with antimalware malwarebytes and it found nothing .
any help is much appreciated .
the only thing I recently installed was dropbox . I have removed it , I have scanned with antimalware malwarebytes and it found nothing .
apologies eddy, it has been a while since I have been on here and I forgot the procedure .
many thanks for the quick reply
I have tried running mbam , but it just seems to freeze after 1-2 minutes . the “currently scanning” is the same file with no change
lpmxp2125.com virusalso posted in MBAM forum https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/155267-malware-browser-pop-up/ (you need to be logged in to see the screenshot ) https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/155273-website-not-blocked/#entry867424 https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/155536-fake-browser-update/
ok thanks , I have run theFRST scan and here are the logs .
I will re-load mbam and scan with that in 60 minutes ( after work )
btw , I have never had any pirate software or torrents websites/programs on this computer . I only downloaded dropbox yesterday
I will re-load mbam and scan with that in 60 minutes ( after work )No need ..... removal experts here will probably kill it with a FRST fix .... wait for advice
great , thanks pondus
Let me know if this stops it
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 - {0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A} URL = SearchScopes: HKLM-x32 - DefaultScope value is missing. SearchScopes: HKCU - DefaultScope {0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A} URL = SearchScopes: HKCU - {E5680039-E135-40FD-BF8B-06FB7147F2A8} URL = Toolbar: HKLM - No Name - {318A227B-5E9F-45bd-8999-7F8F10CA4CF5} - No File 2014-08-21 07:27 - 2012-06-06 09:29 - 00000000 ____D () C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\SoftThinks 2014-08-21 07:27 - 2012-06-06 09:29 - 00000000 ____D () C:\Users\Default User\AppData\Local\SoftThinks Task: {2E1CDCFD-C5AF-45C6-91AC-8806D75E0B67} - System32\Tasks\SystemToolsDailyTest => uaclauncher.exe Task: {586ACAAF-91FC-48AF-97F4-AA39D73AD0E2} - System32\Tasks\FGRun => C:\Users\brendan\AppData\Roaming\pack.exe EmptyTemp: CMD: bitsadmin /reset /allusers
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.
is this the fixlog ?
many thanks for your help
I will run the other scan now
here is the adw one
Are the alerts still appearing
so far no alerts have appeared . thank you Essex boy .
I shall keep you informed .
do I need to change passwords etc ?
No as Avast was blocking any data transfer (which I do not believe was happening)
If all is well tomorrow let me know and I will tidy up
great . many thanks for your help