My web pages are being hijacked by a virus / malware / router / whatever, although I can’t figure out which on. Regardless, this started yesterday, I thought I had it cleaned out but it continues today.
Avast Pro has not caught it although they did catch proquota.ext this morning. I’m stuck. Every time I go to Google to search, find the web page I want and then click on the link, it takes me someplace else.
I have everything in Pro set to High and it is currently running.
(1) Schedule a Boot Time Scan with Test Archive files enabled…
(2) Download, install & updateMalwarebytes Antimalware… Have a scan & post the scan results here…
(3) Download Hijack This… Install it, then run, select scan & save a log file… Copy the contents of the notepad that will pop-up & post it here… Alternatively, you may attach the .txt report file on your next post…
If you are having trouble accessing Malwarebytes or HijackThis sites, you could try could try Hostsxpert, this will not remove any malware, but may help you access sites that are blocked
Hostsxpert,download,unzip,and run it from wherever you downloaded it to.
Run HostsXpert 4.2 - Hosts File Manager from its new home
Cyberdefender has nothing to do with MalwareBytes AntiMalware and is most likely a rogue application trying to extort money and or properly infect your system.
Any unsolicited pop-up like this (buy me, etc.) should be treated with the utmost suspicion. How would they know you need it, how would they know your infected, without first having done a scan and or being installed, they can’t.
-= We’ve got CyberDefender on topic before… Debating whether it was legit or not… So far, majority of info we got speaks of it as a rogue one… Better not install it… MBAM & SAS are waaaaay better…