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Re: Launchpage infection

on Disinfection by JoshRoss

Hopefully, you can understand English or google translate this. I know this is an old forum, but since it doesn't have a definitive answer, I'd like to share my experience and a solution. My friend had a similar couple of weeks ago. You are dealing with a redirect virus or some form of adware. Quite annoying really. I have used Malwarebytes and Adwcleaner to elevate the issue alongside these in...

Re: Start\Windows icon

on Clean_DNS by JoshRoss

Have you noticed anything else weird/out of the ordinary on your PC? Can you try booting into Windows "Safe mode with networking" and see if you can do any of the actions through that. Otherwise, I would recommend doing a thorough malware check just in case.

Full and thorough malware check:

1. Restart your PC in “Safe mode with networking.” 2. Install and run RKill to kill malicious processes...

Re: False positives?

on AdwCleaner by JoshRoss

Since PUP is a potentially unwanted software, it might not be an infection, just some rogue application running or installed on your PC. Do a thorough scan with Malwarebytes and see if it helps to deal with the issue. Also, you can try searching for the folder manually, as the path is listed and remove it that way. If you have issues, kill the process with the task manager and then remove it.

Re: False positives?

on AdwCleaner by Clovers

Here's the log... I still get that one PUP.Optional.Legacy result, dammit.

So it's really an infection after all?

# AdwCleaner 7.0.2.0 - Logfile created on Sun Aug 13 19:14:04 2017 # Updated on 2017/29/08 by Malwarebytes # Database: 08-11-2017.1 # Running on Windows 7 Home Premium (X86) # Mode: scan # Support: https://www.malwarebytes.com/support

***** [ Services ] *****

No malicious servic...