[Closed] Trying to stop ads from Intelligent Advisor

Hey there, I've starting getting pop-ups from intelligent advisor/zedo which i think are the result of a free mp3 program. I downloaded and ran the anti-malware program and below are the results… Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.23 Database version: 999 Windows 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1 8:26:49 PM 27/7/2008 mbam-log-7-27-2008 (20-26-49).txt Scan type: Quick Scan Objects scanned: 36156 Time elapsed: 4 minute(s), 8 second(s) Memory Processes Infected: 0 Memory Modules Infected: 1 Registry Keys Infected: 13 Registry Values Infected: 1 Registry Data Items Infected: 0 Folders Infected: 9 Files Infected: 16 Memory Processes Infected: (No malicious items detected) Memory Modules Infected: C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\1.bin\MWSSRCAS.DLL (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Delete on reboot. Registry Keys Infected: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00a6faf6-072e-44cf-8957-5838f569a31d} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00a6faf1-072e-44cf-8957-5838f569a31d} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{00a6faf1-072e-44cf-8957-5838f569a31d} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\{1d4db7d2-6ec9-47a3-bd87-1e41684e07bb} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\playmp3 (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MediaHoldings (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mirar (Adware.Mirar) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PlayMP3 (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\FBrowsingAdvisor (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\fbrowsingadvisor_is1 (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MyWebSearch (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FunWebProducts (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FocusInteractive (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Values Infected: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks\{00a6faf6-072e-44cf-8957-5838f569a31d} (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Registry Data Items Infected: (No malicious items detected) Folders Infected: C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\1.bin (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Program Files\FunWebProducts (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowserAdvisor (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\PlayMP3z (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PlayMP3z (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Users\Melinda\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PlayMP3z (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. Files Infected: C:\Program Files\MyWebSearch\SrchAstt\1.bin\MWSSRCAS.DLL (Adware.MyWebSearch) -> Delete on reboot. C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\regxpcom.exe (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Users\Melinda\AppData\Local\Temp\tem4B4.tmp.exe (Adware.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Users\Melinda\AppData\Local\Temp\temC794.tmp.exe (Adware.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Users\Melinda\AppData\Local\Temp\temC831.tmp.exe (Adware.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor\IXPCOMEvents.xpt (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor\Logo.png (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor\main.db (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor\main.db-journal (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor\unins000.dat (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor\unins000.exe (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\FBrowsingAdvisor\XPCOMEvents.dll (Trojan.FBrowsingAdvisor) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\PlayMP3z\PlayMP3.exe (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Program Files\PlayMP3z\uninstall.exe (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PlayMP3z\Run PlayMP3z.lnk (Adware.PlayMP3Z) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. C:\Windows\System32\ias.dll (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully. The pop-ups are still here so i must of done something wrong along the way! Any chance you could help me out on this one?? Thanks heaps!!

Hello murphyslaw

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