How to remove: Adssite
by NonSuch

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Keep in mind this infection can be accompanied by other infections as well. We strongly suggest you Register after running this fix and posting a HijackThis log for one of the pro's to check over.


Please do not delete anything unless instructed to.


Removing "Adssite" requires uninstalling FireFox

To uninstall Firefox completely, you want to clear out everything related to Firefox, e.g., the profile or profiles, add-ons and cookies.

Profile info here:

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder

Note:
Uninstalling Firefox does not remove the user profiles, etc. To get a truly clean re-install it, that's all needs to be removed...

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox

In XP, the profile folder is usually located here:

C:\Documents and Settings\[User Name]\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

Go to the Program Files folder and delete the "Mozilla Firefox" folder there.

After the above:

Download Firefox from its official site.

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/



To prepare your computer for the help we offer, you can safely do the following before obtaining help:

1. You can get a complete installer that installs HijackThis to C:\Program Files\HijackThis, making an entry in the start menu and also providing a desktop shortcut from http://www.whatthetech.com/hjt202/HJTInstall.exe.
2. Click on the link and select Save, save it to your desktop.
3. Go to the HijackThis Logs and Spyware/Malware Removal
4. Click the
5. Double click the HJTsetup.exe file on your desktop to install it.
6. Open HijackThis and select: Do a system scan and save a log file.
7. When the scan is finished, Click Edit> Select All> Edit> Copy> and paste its contents here please use the button below.
8. Give the thread a title that describes your problem and in the post please explain what is happening to your PC and what you have tried to do so far to fix it.
   Do NOT fix anything that you see in the log (scanning will not make any changes to your computer).

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1. Please copy and paste your log. DO NOT add it as an attachment
2. Post in one thread only. Use Add Reply (another button at the top of the list of posts in the forum, with the New Topic button) to answer or post new logs when they are requested, instead of starting another New Topic.
3. If you have run and fixed anything with any programs please reboot before scanning with HJT
4. Please DO NOT bump your log. Posting in multiple threads may also slow a reply to your post.
5. You can also go to the #whatthetech chatroom to ask for help with your problem, but you will still need to post your HJT log in the forum. You will require an IRC chat program or you can use the Java applet?
6. We will get to you as soon as we can, often within a few hours. At times the forums are very busy and there are not many trained volunteers available, so please be patient.