Adware that ADWCleaner cannot seem to get rid of

usarapls

New Member
Thread author
May 17, 2017
4
So basically what keeps happening is while Chrome is open, it will open a new tab with some Adware garbage like you need to update Flash or you won a gift card kind of things. Not too annoying, but what I have come to notice over the span of two weeks is that if I do not scan and remove it with ADWCleaner and let it keep doing it for a few days, eventually it will just start spamming new tabs to someone website. So basically it gets worse over time if I don't mitigate it with ADWCleaner. I've never seen something like this, I usually am capable of getting rid of stuff like this, but this ones stubborn! I've reinstalled Chrome several times, and used Chromes Clean-up Tool as well multiple times and its never found anything. The only thing that temporarily seems to help is using ADWCleaner, but it just comes back in a matter of hours.
 

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TwinHeadedEagle

Level 41
Verified
Mar 8, 2013
22,627
Hello,


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Scan with Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and save it to your desktop.
  • Install the progam and select update.
  • Once updated, click the Settings tab, in the left panel choose Protection and tick Scan for rootkits.
  • Click the Scan tab, choose Threat Scan is checked and click Start Scan.
  • If threats are detected, click the Apply Actions button. You will now be prompted to reboot. Click Yes.
  • Upon completion of the scan (or after the reboot), click the Reports tab.
  • Double-click the Scan Log.
  • At the bottom click Export and choose Text file.
Save the file to your desktop and include its content in your next reply.
 

usarapls

New Member
Thread author
May 17, 2017
4
Here is the report from Malwarebytes, I should have mentioned I have used this program along with ADWCleaner and it still persists.
 

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TwinHeadedEagle

Level 41
Verified
Mar 8, 2013
22,627
FRST.gif
Scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

Please re-run Farbar Recovery Scan Tool to give me a fresh look at your system.
  • Right-click on
    FRST.gif
    icon and select
    RunAsAdmin.jpg
    Run as Administrator to start the tool.
    (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
  • Make sure that Addition.txt option is checked.

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  • Press Scan button and wait.
  • The tool will produce two logfiles on your desktop: FRST.txt and Addition.txt.
Please attach report into your next reply.
 

TwinHeadedEagle

Level 41
Verified
Mar 8, 2013
22,627
FRST.gif
Fix with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool

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This fix was created for this user for use on that particular machine.
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Running it on another one may cause damage and render the system unstable.
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Download attached fixlist.txt file and save it to the Desktop:

Both files, FRST and fixlist.txt have to be in the same location or the fix will not work!

  • Right-click on
    FRST.gif
    icon and select
    RunAsAdmin.jpg
    Run as Administrator to start the tool.
    (XP users click run after receipt of Windows Security Warning - Open File).
  • Press the Fix button just once and wait.
  • If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
  • When finishes FRST will generate a log on the Desktop, called Fixlog.txt.

Please attach it to your reply.
 

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