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Posted March 06, 2016
Last Friday I somehow got some kind of adware on my computer: every browser gets popups, overlays, really annoying stuff. This happens on Firefox, on chrome, on the fucking steam client. I've got avg installed and ran a full scan, I installed and checked every recommended anti malware program here, yet nothing. I even tried to reinstall firefox, but after a couple hours ad free the ads do come back, so I must have something on the system that no anti malware is capable of detecting. Any suggestions on what I could do to get rid of this annoyance, besides a full format?
Posted March 06, 2016
This is probably a dumb suggestion, but perhaps go to add/remove programs (appwiz.cpl) and sort by install date?
Sometimes those shitty things get installed alongside another application by hiding itself in the custom installation.
Posted March 06, 2016
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P1na: Last Friday I somehow got some kind of adware on my computer: every browser gets popups, overlays, really annoying stuff. This happens on Firefox, on chrome, on the fucking steam client. I've got avg installed and ran a full scan, I installed and checked every recommended anti malware program here, yet nothing. I even tried to reinstall firefox, but after a couple hours ad free the ads do come back, so I must have something on the system that no anti malware is capable of detecting. Any suggestions on what I could do to get rid of this annoyance, besides a full format?
How about system restore?
See if you get those in safe mode.
check msconfig if there is some suspicious there.

Also can you show me your installed program list?


THERE Are few adware remover tools available too.

http://www.adwareremovaltool.org/
http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/adware-removal-tool-for-pc.html
Post edited March 06, 2016 by amrit9037
Posted March 06, 2016
I suggest Malwarebytes and Avira (instead of AVG). Besides having Adblock on your browsers, you can also run CCleaner and Baidu for cleaning registry files (cause if the popups coming back it has to be from registry).
Posted March 06, 2016
Hi. The best tool for this pro is adwcleaner. The most powerful tool to delete adware. You can check on google if you don't trust me. Link here : https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/
Posted March 06, 2016
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P1na: Last Friday I somehow got some kind of adware on my computer: every browser gets popups, overlays, really annoying stuff. This happens on Firefox, on chrome, on the fucking steam client. I've got avg installed and ran a full scan, I installed and checked every recommended anti malware program here, yet nothing. I even tried to reinstall firefox, but after a couple hours ad free the ads do come back, so I must have something on the system that no anti malware is capable of detecting. Any suggestions on what I could do to get rid of this annoyance, besides a full format?
You sure its not just the steam client?
Posted March 06, 2016
I've got to run now, but I'll go through every suggestion once I come back so keep them coming. Just to say, at this point I do have anti malware installed, running the scan and fixing the problems it claims to fix does nothing. Not in regards to the adware at least. Same for super anti spyware and the rest menitoned on the mozilla page.
Posted March 06, 2016
Have you checked the add-ons/extensions-tab of Chrome and Firefox? It could be a adware-extension that has installed itself in your browsers. It's strange that it happens in Steam too though.
Post edited March 06, 2016 by Random_Coffee
Posted March 06, 2016
MBAM+ Avira+ Combofix + HiJackThis! and http://www.hijackthis.de/ if you fdont know programs and publishers by their names
Posted March 06, 2016
Try Comodo Internet Security Premium.

After cleaning out a lot of infected machines, I found it is very good at stopping malicious processes that malwarebytes fail to remove. Both the Antivirus and the firewall part in the package should be one of the best on the market according to this list:

http://www.matousec.com/projects/proactive-security-challenge-64/results.php

If you give it a try, be sure to make a custom installation and deselect all unnessecary stuff (Geekbuddy, dns settings, yahoo start page, and the chromado browser.)
Posted March 06, 2016
Prevention is the best key obviously but in case of removal, hands down AdwCleaner. Been using for almost three years on friends, family and clients computers. Not a trace of those nasty buggers. Really powerful tool.
Posted March 06, 2016
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neurasthenya: Prevention is the best key obviously but in case of removal, hands down AdwCleaner. Been using for almost three years on friends, family and clients computers. Not a trace of those nasty buggers. Really powerful tool.
+1 the best one
Posted March 06, 2016
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P1na: Last Friday I somehow got some kind of adware on my computer: every browser gets popups, overlays, really annoying stuff. This happens on Firefox, on chrome, on the fucking steam client. I've got avg installed and ran a full scan, I installed and checked every recommended anti malware program here, yet nothing. I even tried to reinstall firefox, but after a couple hours ad free the ads do come back, so I must have something on the system that no anti malware is capable of detecting. Any suggestions on what I could do to get rid of this annoyance, besides a full format?
i see you're in spain now. by chance were you still in romania last friday?

normally i'd try to be helpful but you hurt my feelings so i won't tell you about my best antivirus - it's some software which scans every file with world's top ~60 antiviruses. all at once. and it's super fast too. i check every day but i didn't have a virus in many years
Post edited March 06, 2016 by ciomalau
Posted March 06, 2016
Another shout for Malwarebytes. I would download it and let it update itself. Then just allow it to scan and quarantine anything it finds that is dodgy. I think it's only a free trial but should be enough to get you through this.

Also, you might want to get Revo Uninstaller, it allows you to delete things all the way down to the registry so no remnant of them remains.
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Nel-A: Another shout for Malwarebytes. I would download it and let it update itself. Then just allow it to scan and quarantine anything it finds that is dodgy. I think it's only a free trial but should be enough to get you through this.

Also, you might want to get Revo Uninstaller, it allows you to delete things all the way down to the registry so no remnant of them remains.
my father managed to get himself infected even after i installed malwarebytes on his computer. i know a much better way but i'm not telling :P look if you pina want me to forgive you it's simple - record yourself on webcam with a shoe on your head and i'll be satisfied (^_^)
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