Hello and happ-e-trails to all,
Ref. my 32-bit, 2009 HP Pavilion, once Vista, but wiped and now using Windows 7 Pro.
Posting here, mostly because the help seen provided here appears exceptionally top notch.FBPGYT
Of note, my up to now freeware versions of freeware Avast AV didn’t detect my OS’s virus or it’s exploits, until I myself centered focus on problematic GOM Player (recently anytime a vid file was added), it’s player window overlaid with a white strip advising of a java script error (otherwise remanding me to select either yes or no to continue, and yes I clicked ‘only’ no but one time),
Having fallen for that ploy, still the ‘error’ prompts always reappeared every time I tried to play a vid file using GOM, and always the vid file then would play, even repeat as I’ve set it to, but any and all subsequent vids, the same ‘error’ prompt would appear.
I believe since I was very suspicious of the ‘error’ prompt, and I know that most app’s like to ‘phone home’ for updates and whatever (sometimes despite our opposing it), I don’t think I ever played a vid file while online, but I can’t be certain of that.
Nevertheless having at least fallen for the virus’s ploy, until I uninstalled the GOM Player, only then did Avast AV hit on the virus (Open Candy) and the ‘associated’ Win32 exploits.
Lastly, given the fact that I believe the AV and Malwarebytes were likely installed after infections had occurred, it’s understandable somewhat, that neither hit on it until I uninstalled the GOM Player.
And in as much as now I’m running a trial version of Avast (expiring in some 5 days unless I cough up some cash), it will I suppose revert to a freeware version, I don’t know yet, but bottom line seems to be…
Simply use one of my system images to restore the OS, as it’s likely (?) simpler and less time consuming than the expect-able cleanup that seems all but inevitable (as the laptop’s sluggish and numerous oddities are at the very least, nuisances.
Again, best regards and happ-e-trails to all,
yourweldguru