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Please help with browser pop-up adds

chessi69 · 2009-01-04T02:11:05+00:00

I downloaded a smiley program and got infected with some malware that is causing constant browser pop-up adds. I ran my AVG anti virus - no virus. I ran Spybot and fixed a couple of items. I ran Ad Aware but it did not find any problems. I downloaded and ran CWShredder and got rid of CoolWebSearch. I also found some instances of incredimail and deleted those from the registry. I then downloaded Malwarebyte's anti malware and first ran the quick scan and then the full scan. It quarantined five 'Rogue.XXX' items. However, it now finds no infection. I also installed Spyware Blaster and I replaced my hosts file with the generic Microsoft version. So, the pop-up adds have decreased, but they are still there using both IE and Firefox. I'm hoping someone can help. Here is my Hijack This Logfile. Thank you for any assistance you can provide. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 8:42:52 PM, on 1/3/2009 Platform: Windows Vista SP1 (WinNT 6.00.1905) MSIE: Internet Explorer v7.00

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January 13, 2009, 10:52 PM UTC

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