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Unwanted suggested hyperlinks for certain text and popups
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cancerian
thanks cypher after resetting the firefox, the problem seems to have gone.
Cypher
Admin/Teacher
Hi cancerian,
Excellent, in that case you should be good to go. Lets cleanup and remove the tools we used.
Clean up with OTL
Next.
Uninstall AdwCleaner
You can now delete any tools/logs we used if they remain on your Desktop.
Protection Programs
Don't forget to re-enable any protection programs we disabled during your fix.
Please read the article below which will give you a few suggestions for how to minimise your chances of getting another infection.
I would be grateful if you could reply to this post so that I know you have read it and, if you've no other questions, the thread can be closed.
Safe surfing!
after resetting the firefox, the problem seems to have gone.
Excellent, in that case you should be good to go. Lets cleanup and remove the tools we used.
Clean up with OTL
- Right click on OTL.exe And select Run as administrator to run it.
- This will remove some of the tools we used to clean your pc.
- Close all other programs apart from OTL as this step will require a reboot
- On the OTL main screen, press the CleanUp! button
- Say Yes to the prompt and then allow the program to reboot your computer.
Next.
Uninstall AdwCleaner
- Right click on adwCleaner.exe and select " Run as administrator " to run it.
- Note: If AdwCleaner prompts you an update is available, click Cancel and continue to uninstall.
- Click on Uninstall.
- Confirm with yes.
You can now delete any tools/logs we used if they remain on your Desktop.
Protection Programs
Don't forget to re-enable any protection programs we disabled during your fix.
Please read the article below which will give you a few suggestions for how to minimise your chances of getting another infection.
I would be grateful if you could reply to this post so that I know you have read it and, if you've no other questions, the thread can be closed.
Safe surfing!
cancerian
Thanks I have uninstalled OTL and AdwCleaner. Should I uninstall ERUNT as well? Also can you suggest any good malware preventive software, that I can install to be safe.
Cypher
Admin/Teacher
Hi cancerian,
Yes, you can uninstall ERUNT.
There are a few recommendations in the link i provided in my last post.
viewtopic.php?p=557965#p557965
Any other questions?
Should I uninstall ERUNT as well
Yes, you can uninstall ERUNT.
Also can you suggest any good malware preventive software, that I can install to be safe.
There are a few recommendations in the link i provided in my last post.
Computer Security - a short guide to staying safer online
viewtopic.php?p=557965#p557965
Any other questions?
Cypher
Admin/Teacher
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