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Ok, tried postig & am getting a message about more emocicons than allowed.

I never use them but see them scattered throughout my post!

Now what?

I tried posting this yesterday, but couldn't, as it gave me warnings about too many emoticons.

I've zipped all the log files & attached, but basically computer was over run with pop ups & redirects,

I tried running Malwarebytes & the Hitman Pro's Kickstart & seemed to have gotten most of them, but proxy settings can't be changed! I was able to change them in Firefox, but Internet Explorer just keeps on going back to same settings.,

 

 

Hi texan767,

My name is OCD. I would be more than happy to take a look at your log and help you with solving any malware problems you might have. Logs can take a while to research, so please be patient and know that I am working hard to get you a clean and functional system back in your hands. I'd be grateful if you would note the following:

  • I will be working on your Malware issues, this may or may not, solve other issues you have with your machine.
  • The fixes are specific to your problem and should only be used for the issues on this machine.
  • Please continue to review my answers until I tell you your machine appears to be clear. Absence of symptoms does not mean that everything is clear.
  • It's often worth reading through these instructions and printing them for ease of reference.
  • If you don't know or understand something, please don't hesitate to say or ask!! It's better to be sure and safe than sorry.
  • Please reply to this thread. Do not start a new topic.
  • Copy and Paste logs directly into the reply window. DO NOT attach the logs unless specifically instructed to do so.

IMPORTANT NOTE : Please do not delete, download or install anything unless instructed to do so.

DO NOT use any TOOLS such as Combofix or HijackThis fixes without supervision. Doing so could make your system inoperable and could require a full reinstall of your Operating System and losing all your programs and data.

Please stay with this topic until I let you know that your system appears to be "All Clear"

Important: All tools MUST be run from the Desktop.

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While I review the logs you posted, please run these additional scans.

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[external image: bullseye_zpse9eaf36e.gif] Security Check

Download Security Check by screen317 from here or here.

  • Save it to your Desktop.
    • Windows XP : Double click on the icon to run it.
    • Windows Vista, Windows 7 & 8 : Right click and select "Run as Administrator"
  • A Notepad document should open automatically called checkup.txt; please post the contents of that document.

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[external image: bullseye_zpse9eaf36e.gif] aswMBR

Download aswMBR.exe and save it to your desktop.

    • Windows XP : Double click on the icon to run it.
    • Windows Vista, Windows 7 & 8 : Right click and select "Run as Administrator"
  • When asked if you want to download Avast's virus definitions please select Yes.
  • Click Scan
  • Upon completion of the scan, click Save log and save it to your desktop, and post that log in your next reply for review. Note - do NOT attempt any Fix yet.
  • You will also notice another file created on the desktop named MBR.dat. Right click that file and select Send To>Compressed (zipped) file. Attach that zipped file in your next reply as well.

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Please locate these logs and include them in your next reply:

 

[2014/04/27 11:12:08 | 000,071,481 | —- | M] () – C:\ComboFix.txt
[2014/04/27 10:53:56 | 000,000,348 | —- | M] () – C:\TDSSKiller.2.7.40.0_27.04.2014_10.53.52_log.txt
[2014/04/27 10:55:15 | 000,200,780 | —- | M] () – C:\TDSSKiller.3.0.0.33_27.04.2014_10.54.31_log.txt

 

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In your next post please provide the following:

  • checkup.txt
  • aswMBR.txt
  • attach MBR.zip
I had to run out of town for what might be a day or two & laptop is at home on my desk.
It may take a day or two to get back to you.
Didn't want you to think I was ignoring you!

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