Re: I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

Hello,

Yes, please do a scan first, followed by a clean.

Thanks,

Re: I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

I did not perform another scan with AdwCleaner as that part confused me. Am I to 'scan' and then 'clean' what it finds? I ask because when you open ADwCleaner, 'clean' is grayed out.

Log from MBAM:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware www.malwarebytes.org

Scan Date: 02-Dec-16 Scan Time: 6:57 PM Logfile: Administrator: Yes

Version: 2.2.1.1043 Malware Database: v2016.12.02.12 Rootkit Database: v2016.11....

Re: I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

Hello,

Can you relaunch it, do a clean. Then, share the logfile shown at reboot.

Then, use MBAM:

  • Please download MBAM: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou/
  • On the Settings tab > Detection and Protection sub tab, Detection Options, tick the box "Scan for rootkits".
  • Under Non-Malware Protection sub tab Change PUP and PUM entries to Treat detections as Malware
  • Click on the Sca...

Re: Adwcleaner cannot clear out one lone task

It didn't crash, so the log you are asking for is not there. Here is the scan log though.

 

 AdwCleaner v6.030 - Logfile created 02/12/2016 at 11:01:28 # Updated on 19/10/2016 by Malwarebytes # Database : 2016-12-01.1 [Server] # Operating System : Windows 10 Home  (X64) # Username : **omitted** # Running from : F:\adwcleaner_6.030.exe # Mode: Scan # Support : https://www.malwarebytes.com/supp...

Re: Adwcleaner cannot clear out one lone task

Can you share the scan logfile?

Then, can you relaunch AdwCleaner, click on Tools -> Options and tick "Debug" in "Mode" section.

Do a scan and a clean, the crash should still occur. Simply exit the freezed window. Then, host the file "C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleaner_Debug.log" on https://up2sha.re/ and copy/paste here the generated link.

Re: I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

Hello

Can you share AdwCleaner logfiles ?

You can get them from C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerC[xx].txt and C:\AdwCleaner\AdwCleanerS[xx].txt

Please host them on https://up2sha.re/ and copy/paste the generated links here.

I'm under the impression my PC has caught a virus of some sort... But...

What does this mean? I don't wish to remove/delete it as it sounds ominous.

I'm under the impression my machine has a virus. Less than 30 minutes ago, windows were opening and closing themselves simultaneously to the point of me rebooting.

Adwcleaner cannot clear out one lone task

I'm a bit stumped on this one. The Task is LaunchApp and I've tried and tried to to remove it with Adwclearner, but a rescan always finds it and the log does not give me a location. It's a Windows 10 Machine.  I see nothing odd in Task Scheduler.