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So much adware

c_rodes76 · 2014-04-28T13:52:22+00:00

Last night I foolishly tried downloading a free version of Neat Video and following the installation, all the links to my browsers were deleted. I was also unable to access the internet until I restarted my computer. After I restarted my computer, I was able to get on the internet again, but my browsers were drowning in ads. Everytime I use any browser I'm surrounded by ads and pop-ups. I've run MalwareBytes, Spy-bot, Adaware, and a paid for pro version of SpyHunter4. These applications were able to delete a good chunk of malware/etc. but my problems still persist. However, now whenever I run these apps, they say there are no threats - this is obviously not true. I've run out of ideas so I'm coming to the experts for help. I was unable to run the DDS on my Windows 8.1 PC, so I ran the OTL instead. I couldn't post both the OTL.txt and the Extras.txt because I was over the allowed character limit, so if you need the extras.txt let me know and I'll post it in a separate response. Thanks f

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c_rodes76

May 12, 2014, 3:03 AM UTC

All finished! Thanks so much, nunped! I learned a whole lot from this experience and definitely couldn't have figured it out without your assistance. If I have any problems in the future I'll know where to turn

Cypher Admin/Teacher

May 12, 2014, 10:03 AM UTC

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