I do not recommend using programs that clean / optimize your system. System registry cleaners are extremely powerful applications that can corrupt the registry by using aggressive cleanup procedures and problems on your computer system.
Uninstall a Program
- Press the Windows Key + R.
- Type appwiz.cpl in the Run box and click OK.
- The Add/Remove Programs list will open. Locate the following program(s) on the list:
- Select the above program(s) and click Uninstall.
- Restart the computer if prompted.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
You may have Malwarebytes Anti-Malware installed but if not, you can download it from
here:
- run the program
- click on the ‘Dashboard’ to make sure everything is up to date, (it is not necessary to upgrade to the premium version of MBAM)
- click on the ‘Scan’ tab, (directly below the Dashboard tab)
- select the Custom Scan option
- at the bottom, click on Configure Scan
- in the right window, place a checkmark next to the drive letter of your USB device
- click the Scan Now button
- Threat Scan will begin
- when the scan has completed and if malware was found, click the Quarantine Selected button to allow MBAM to quarantine what was found
- if prompted to restart the computer, close all other programs and click Yes to restart your computer
- once you are back at your desktop, open MBAM once more
- click on the ‘Reports’ tab
- double-click on the most recent Scan Report
- click on Export, then Copy to Clipboard
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AdwCleaner
Download AdwCleaner from
here and save it to your desktop.
- run AdwCleaner by clicking on Scan Now
- when it has finished, leave everything that was found checked, (ticked), then click on Clean and Repair
- if it asks to reboot, allow the reboot
- on reboot, click on View Log File; please attach the content of the log to your next reply.
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Re-scan with FRST
- Double-click FRST.exe/FRST64.exe to run it.
- Press the Scan button.
- When finished, it will produce logs called FRST.txt and Addition.txt in the same directory the tool was run from.
- Please copy and paste the logs in your next reply.
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In your next reply, please include:
- Mbam.txt
- AdwCleaner log
- FRST.txt
- Addition.txt