used Avast for 2 years after lag ran Ad-aware find 42 viruses

After my PC started to lag after two years using Avast, thanks for free one, but anyway I download Ad-aware and found and deleted 42 viruses including Trojan horses! Now PC works great!
How to insert pictures here? And file reports? Will show everyone.

Attach the adware report and we will see what it shows

To attach use the attachments and other options link to the bottom left of the post

Don’t see any icons to INSERT my pictures from my PC here. How from my PC insert pictures here?

Just here

“Ad-Aware_Report_Full_Manual_2014-11-18T19-51-53.753435.xml.
You cannot upload that type of file. The only allowed extensions are jpg,png,txt,log,gif.”

Here they are

report

Subtract the cookies and the keygens that you downloaded and what is left ?

Cookies are not a threat in any way shape or form

I’m not sure which one exactly cause the big issue because I download access 2003 from torrent 3 weeks ago and after I installed it my PC started lagging and freezing and creating windows pop-ups with error message something like “cookies error 20235230”. I RAN Avast didn’t find anything! after ran ad-aware and detected 42 , cleaned them all issues had gone. Serious virus can’t hide inside the cookies files?

Nope cookies are harmless but if a programme removes lots of them it looks good. The other ones I saw were PUP’s potentially unwanted programmes like toolbars etc… Avast does not scan for them by default but you can select it. Also torrents to download cracks and keygens is an ideal way to get infected. Avast will scan them when you run the programme but until then they are inert.

Let me see what I can find :slight_smile:

Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your Desktop.

Note: You need to run the version compatible with your system. If you are not sure which version applies to your system download both of them and try to run them. Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version.

[*]Right click to run as administrator (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File). When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
[*]Select additions at the bottom
[*]Press Scan button.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73555776/frst.JPG

[*]It will produce a log called FRST.txt in the same directory the tool is run from.
[*]Please attach both logs generated.

This message appeared all the time before “windows cannot find c:\programmdata\microsoft\secure\icon\temp\tmpE3A8.exe”

Here they are

A bit of snapdo and conduit, these are toolbars. The file being referenced is malware yet there is no sign of the launch point so I recon Avast did not quite remove all of that or stopped it being run

I will show you how to set up for PUP’s after this

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 -> {006ee092-9658-4fd6-bd8e-a21a348e59f5} URL = http://feed.snapdo.com/?publisher=SnapdoGOblidooYB&dpid=GOB1&co=US&userid=c0f369be-9230-e8f4-ad48-48865cf851d0&searchtype=ds&q={searchTerms}&installDate=30/10/2013 SearchScopes: HKLM-x32 -> {0633EE93-D776-472f-A0FF-E1416B8B2E3A} URL = SearchScopes: HKU\S-1-5-21-978410073-846054053-3847043086-1001 -> {E5590E6B-99FF-447A-AF47-8AC132EF7B91} URL = http://search.conduit.com/ResultsExt.aspx?q={searchTerms}&SearchSource=4&ctid=CT3311875&CUI=UN11295055421222725&UM=2 c:\programmdata\microsoft\secure EmptyTemp: CMD: bitsadmin /reset /allusers

Save this as fixlist.txt, in the same location as FRST.exe

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73555776/FRSTfix.JPG

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.

Serious virus can't hide inside the cookies files?
avast does not target cookies because it is not malware in any way

Are cookies really spyware and are they dangerous? http://www.superantispyware.com/supportfaqdisplay.html?faq=26

PUP = Possible Unwanted Program … is default off exept for in boot scan. Essexboy will tell you how to select it when he is finish :wink:

Wow, Bro thanks for help but Do I have to do all of these? Why? My PC still infected?

you have some crapware leftovers … follow essexboys instructions and it will be removed

No it is not infected but it will remove all traces of the PUPs on your system

LOG

Where did you study all of this bro?
Here Adwcleaner report. Can I delete everything now?
All my mozilla history deleted ((

He’s a Malware Removal Instructor at one of the UNITE School.

http://uniteagainstmalware.com/instructors/
The list of Schools: http://uniteagainstmalware.com/

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