[intro]
No...i'm not offering malware and viruses for your computer. Computer, unlike human, can take vaccine by using lower level (or dead/corpse) of known viruses to trigger bodily anti-virus. we have to use specific anti- virus (AV); for computers.
Being owner of a legal Windows 7 copy, I use MSE (Microsoft Security Essential) as the main anti-virus software. until recently, i was annoyed with pop up ads (advertisements) in my default browser, Google Chrome. But to my surprise, my Mozilla Firefox also infected. Well....who and how the culprit can do this?
[attempt]
As usual, what we normally do when this happened. FULL SCAN the computer. there...detected something, clean, restart. aaaaaaaaand.... happen again. Scan, detect, clean, and again. Wow...this one die-hard malware.
I remember, some AV cannot treat malware properly. especially my recent reading that reveals MSE among the worst AV. well, its free, cannot expect more. but, being a big, giant company, we can expect more actually.
[next try]
So, i downloaded the renowned Malwarebytes free trial, and scan my system. Again, detected. this time, about 13 PUP (potentially unwanted program) detected. removed.
But there's annoying slide pop up from this software,...always telling some IP number like invading my computer via TIXATI. well, its torrent client, of course people come to download when i'm seeding (being a good leecher and seeder). FYI, Tixati is my new torrent client, replacing uTorrent that by now filled with ads. Thanks to utorrent for all efforts todate downloading hundreds (actually a lot) of gigs for my entertainment.
And yet again, the ads still there. open Google Chrome, click the 3 horizontal line icon (under X close) to view more menu. Click More Tools, Extensions. THERE. unwanted extensions suddenly there without i ever allowing such unknown thing. (go, check yours). I clicked remove (thrash bin). but when i restart, it still there. sigh....
[remember]
What was it that i did when i troubleshooting computers in the old days? COMBOFIX. yeah, for me, when you decided and the only option left is REFORMAT your OS (operating system), try this. use combofix. as the name suggest, it should fix many problems in your OS.
[solution]
so, i revisit that website, bleeping computer, as i remember there they provide not just combofix, but other useful tools. Looking at the "Most Downloaded in Windows", the number 1 rank is ADWCLEANER with more than 333k download...last week only. big WOW! this is trusted software, and they are all free.
As the name suggest, this should function similar to Malwarebytes. but free. totally. So, install and run. immediately detect, and restart. Finally.... no more. based on the report given, i can see the adwcleaner deleted the folders, related files and register keys.
[conclusion]
i've been using and trusting http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/windows/ until now. they provide free software and very useful. you can browse and try other application provided at your own risk.
So, remember guys. when in pinch, find solution in google. and lookup for bleepingcomputer.com. i am not stating that as to promote that website; but as a solution for your (my) problem. It's like i'm telling you the medicine for that illness can be found in a shop near the mountain at the... u know what i mean.
Anyway, enjoy your day. Ma'assalam.
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