Hi I have no idea how I was infected but for a few weeks like 10 times a day but randomly I open a website or click a link in Google Chrome and I get a 2nd tab called totaladperformance.com opening too and then a pop up in the bottom right of my screen and the voice saying a threat has been detected or identified.
Thing is a full system scan from Avast finds nothing. Malwarebytes Premium Threat scan finds nothing.
Avast obviously knows about it cause when the site opens Avast goes haywire but when the site isn’t opening on its own Avast has no idea its on my system and I can’t work out why.
Its not the websites. Same site nothing happens after reloading site and its happened on like 50 sites over the last few weeks.
Think this site may be what gave it to me but am not sure. They are a legit long running aussie business which makes me unsure if its even possible they are to blame.
I was using a free Dreamspark student copy of windows 8.1 pro and then I installed Windows 8.1 basic retail edition over it so that when I upgraded to windows 10 i’d have my retail copy as the one 10 was an upgrade too. I now have windows 10 and had to uninstall Avast and reinstall since after the upgrade to 10 the firewall wouldn’t turn on. Thing is this issue has persisted through from the pro install of 8.1 all the way to windows 10.
Right now I have a license for Avast Internet Security and it and Malwarebytes installed.
You got a laugh out of me and my neighbour for that comment hope you can make heads or tails of them. I’m a techy myself but complex stuff like these logs just do my head in.
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[S0].txt as well.
There we are mind letting me know what the fixlist did?
I pretty much only use Chrome so not sure about FF or Microsoft Edge. As for IE I don’t think that exists anymore in Windows 10 does it? Edge was meant to replace it. Either way I only use FF or IE when Chrome fails to load a page due to bad website coding
No idea will let you know once I get some more testing in things that only happen one in like 20 or so times are hard to work out and fix I find.
Any idea why Avast couldn’t find it? Must admit to being stumped as to hhow antivirus works lol.
Also emsie browser list is what? Google has 0 pages with those 3 words together and no good results without quotes. It asks did I mean MeSH Browser List xD
Click on the link above to be taken to Unchecky.com
click the very large Download button.
click Save
Click Open folder
Right click on the Unchecky_setup and choose to Run as Administrator
Once open click the Install button.
Then click on Finish
Unchecky is now installed and will help you keep unwanted check boxes unchecked, this is a fire and forget programme
It is critical to have both a firewall and anti virus to protect your system and to keep them updated.
To learn more about how to protect yourself while on the internet read this little guide Best security practices Keep safe
OK set Chrome to incognito mode and see if they still appear
If they do not then go back to regular mode do they re-appear
1.In the top-right corner of the browser window, click or touch the Chrome menu
2.Select New Incognito Window (computer) or New incognito tab (mobile).
3.A new window will open with the incognito icon
hope you can make heads or tails of them. I’m a techy myself but complex stuff like these logs just do my head in.
mind letting me know what the fixlist did?
think i’m cured. Thanks for all the help.
it was going so well but it started happening again.