Unable to remove Offers4U after following MalwareTips advice
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Hello,
They call me TwinHeadedEagle around here, and I'll be working with you.
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Temporary disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware protection - instructions here.
Post its content into your next reply.
They call me TwinHeadedEagle around here, and I'll be working with you.
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That being told, if any evidence of illegal OS, software, cracks/keygens or any other will be revealed, any further assistance will be suspended. If you are aware that there is this kind of stuff on your machine, remove it before proceeding!
The same applies to any use of P2P software: uTorrent, BitTorrent, Vuze, Kazaa, Ares... We don't provide any help for P2P, except for their removal. All P2P software has to be uninstalled or at least fully disabled before proceeding!
Failure to follow these guidelines will result with closing your topic and withdrawning any assistance.
Please download ZOEK by Smeenk and save it to your desktop (preferred version is the *.exe one)
Temporary disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware protection - instructions here.
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- Wait patiently until the main console will appear, it may take a minute or two.
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Code:createsrpoint; autoclean; emptyalltemp; ipconfig /flushdns;b - Make sure that Scan All Users option is checked.
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Results attached - thanks for your help.
I think that's worked. Unfortunately I suspended all the popups for a week because they were so annoying and I couldn't see my screen but there was a white box and hyperlinks that appeared regardless. These have now gone.
Thanks
I think that's worked. Unfortunately I suspended all the popups for a week because they were so annoying and I couldn't see my screen but there was a white box and hyperlinks that appeared regardless. These have now gone.
Thanks
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. Since this malware affected the user, it infiltrated all browsers as well (FireFox/IE)
My wife was downloading iTunes to her laptop and inadvertently downloaded a generic version, which installed this very malware when she forgot to uncheck the box. I say generic because I can't believe that Apple would allow such garbage in their executables. In any case, I scanned with Norton, which didn't get it. I scanned with Malwarebytes, which removed some surface stuff, but the ads returned anyhow.
After a "very" quick search of the offending hijacking page "Bikiniland", I find this forum. I followed the directions by TwinHeadedEagle and Zoek got it done. Thanks Smeenk/Zoek and thank you TwinHeadedEagle for taking the time to share and help out. I have now added that Zoek tool to my growing utilities folder for future use.
You have have certainly "Gone ahead, and made my day"
Kind regards,
savedbygraceofp
My wife was downloading iTunes to her laptop and inadvertently downloaded a generic version, which installed this very malware when she forgot to uncheck the box. I say generic because I can't believe that Apple would allow such garbage in their executables. In any case, I scanned with Norton, which didn't get it. I scanned with Malwarebytes, which removed some surface stuff, but the ads returned anyhow.
After a "very" quick search of the offending hijacking page "Bikiniland", I find this forum. I followed the directions by TwinHeadedEagle and Zoek got it done. Thanks Smeenk/Zoek and thank you TwinHeadedEagle for taking the time to share and help out. I have now added that Zoek tool to my growing utilities folder for future use.
You have have certainly "Gone ahead, and made my day"
Kind regards,
savedbygraceofp
I worked this out for my Macs, but it might also lead you in the right direction:
I tried to get rid of the annoying "offers4u" pop-ups for days and followed all kinds of instructions, that I researched online. NOTHING worked (incl. AdwareMedic, Malwarebytes, ClamXav, Sophos, etc.). Neither on OS 10.9.x nor 10.6.8 (running both on different partitions). But it looks like, that I did find a SOLUTION, which I will describe with the following 6 steps:
1. Find out, on which websites the "offers4u" windows pop-up. In my case it was mostly on Amazon and on ebay, not immediately though, only after I was searching for some specific items. I tried to find out, to which domains or IPs the browser was connecting short before the "offers4u"-windows pop-up. As that happens so fast, it is nearly impossible to write down or memorize this info, so I recorded the screen with a screen recording program. I have uploaded the result here: (PW = video). Going through the video you will see domains like cloudfront.net, mgicinsrc.org and mgicinsrc.info show up before the actual offers4u-windows pop up. So here are the next steps I did:
2. Using the selectivecookiedelete-Extension for Firefox, I deleted all cookies, that contained “cloudfront” and “mgicin”. If you don't have this extension, I suggest, you delete all cookies.
3. Most important: I copied the file “hosts” (located in ~/private/etc/hosts) to my desktop, opened with a regular text program and added the following lines:
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 f.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.org
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.net
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.com
127.0.0.1 dew9ckzjyt2gn.cloudfront.net
===> If OTHER domains show up in your browser, of course you need to paste those into the hosts-file <===
4. I deleted the original hosts-file and moved/copied the one created on the desktop to the etc-folder.
5. I ran “Repair Disk Permissions” with Disk Utility.
6. I restarted my iMac, ran Firefox and (until now) the offers4u annoyance did not reappear.
Theoretically this should also make offers4u disappear on all other browsers you are using (don't forget to delete the cookies there too).
Please respond to the above, if it worked for you too (or not). Best wishes, A.
I tried to get rid of the annoying "offers4u" pop-ups for days and followed all kinds of instructions, that I researched online. NOTHING worked (incl. AdwareMedic, Malwarebytes, ClamXav, Sophos, etc.). Neither on OS 10.9.x nor 10.6.8 (running both on different partitions). But it looks like, that I did find a SOLUTION, which I will describe with the following 6 steps:
1. Find out, on which websites the "offers4u" windows pop-up. In my case it was mostly on Amazon and on ebay, not immediately though, only after I was searching for some specific items. I tried to find out, to which domains or IPs the browser was connecting short before the "offers4u"-windows pop-up. As that happens so fast, it is nearly impossible to write down or memorize this info, so I recorded the screen with a screen recording program. I have uploaded the result here: (PW = video). Going through the video you will see domains like cloudfront.net, mgicinsrc.org and mgicinsrc.info show up before the actual offers4u-windows pop up. So here are the next steps I did:
2. Using the selectivecookiedelete-Extension for Firefox, I deleted all cookies, that contained “cloudfront” and “mgicin”. If you don't have this extension, I suggest, you delete all cookies.
3. Most important: I copied the file “hosts” (located in ~/private/etc/hosts) to my desktop, opened with a regular text program and added the following lines:
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 f.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.org
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.net
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.com
127.0.0.1 dew9ckzjyt2gn.cloudfront.net
===> If OTHER domains show up in your browser, of course you need to paste those into the hosts-file <===
4. I deleted the original hosts-file and moved/copied the one created on the desktop to the etc-folder.
5. I ran “Repair Disk Permissions” with Disk Utility.
6. I restarted my iMac, ran Firefox and (until now) the offers4u annoyance did not reappear.
Theoretically this should also make offers4u disappear on all other browsers you are using (don't forget to delete the cookies there too).
Please respond to the above, if it worked for you too (or not). Best wishes, A.
One more time, as the linkt to the video was not displayed ...
I worked this out for my Macs, but it might also lead you in the right direction:
I tried to get rid of the annoying "offers4u" pop-ups for days and followed all kinds of instructions, that I researched online. NOTHING worked (incl. AdwareMedic, Malwarebytes, ClamXav, Sophos, etc. Neither on OS 10.9.x nor 10.6.8 (running both on different partitions). But it looks like, that I did find a SOLUTION, which I will describe with the following 6 steps:
1. Find out, on which websites the "offers4u" windows pop-up. In my case it was mostly on Amazon and on ebay, not immediately though, only after I was searching for some specific items. I tried to find out, to which domains or IPs the browser was connecting short before the "offers4u"-windows pop-up. As that happens so fast, it is nearly impossible to write down or memorize this info, so I recorded the screen with a screen recording program. I have uploaded the result here: (PW = video). Going through the video you will see domains like cloudfront.net, mgicinsrc.org and mgicinsrc.info show up before the actual offers4u-windows pop up. So here are the next steps I did:
2. Using the selectivecookiedelete-Extension for Firefox, I deleted all cookies, that contained “cloudfront” and “mgicin”. If you don't have this extension, I suggest, you delete all cookies.
3. Most important: I copied the file “hosts” (located in ~/private/etc/hosts) to my desktop, opened with a regular text program and added the following lines:
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 f.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.org
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.net
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.com
127.0.0.1 dew9ckzjyt2gn.cloudfront.net
===> If OTHER domains show up in your browser, of course you need to paste those into the hosts-file <===
4. I deleted the original hosts-file and moved/copied the one created on the desktop to the etc-folder.
5. I ran “Repair Disk Permissions” with Disk Utility.
6. I restarted my iMac, ran Firefox and (until now) the offers4u annoyance did not reappear.
Theoretically this should also make offers4u disappear on all other browsers you are using (don't forget to delete the cookies there too).
Please respond to the above, if it worked for you too (or not). Best wishes, A.
I worked this out for my Macs, but it might also lead you in the right direction:
I tried to get rid of the annoying "offers4u" pop-ups for days and followed all kinds of instructions, that I researched online. NOTHING worked (incl. AdwareMedic, Malwarebytes, ClamXav, Sophos, etc. Neither on OS 10.9.x nor 10.6.8 (running both on different partitions). But it looks like, that I did find a SOLUTION, which I will describe with the following 6 steps:
1. Find out, on which websites the "offers4u" windows pop-up. In my case it was mostly on Amazon and on ebay, not immediately though, only after I was searching for some specific items. I tried to find out, to which domains or IPs the browser was connecting short before the "offers4u"-windows pop-up. As that happens so fast, it is nearly impossible to write down or memorize this info, so I recorded the screen with a screen recording program. I have uploaded the result here: (PW = video). Going through the video you will see domains like cloudfront.net, mgicinsrc.org and mgicinsrc.info show up before the actual offers4u-windows pop up. So here are the next steps I did:
2. Using the selectivecookiedelete-Extension for Firefox, I deleted all cookies, that contained “cloudfront” and “mgicin”. If you don't have this extension, I suggest, you delete all cookies.
3. Most important: I copied the file “hosts” (located in ~/private/etc/hosts) to my desktop, opened with a regular text program and added the following lines:
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 f.mgicinjs.info
127.0.0.1 i.mgicinjs.org
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.net
127.0.0.1 mgicinjs.com
127.0.0.1 dew9ckzjyt2gn.cloudfront.net
===> If OTHER domains show up in your browser, of course you need to paste those into the hosts-file <===
4. I deleted the original hosts-file and moved/copied the one created on the desktop to the etc-folder.
5. I ran “Repair Disk Permissions” with Disk Utility.
6. I restarted my iMac, ran Firefox and (until now) the offers4u annoyance did not reappear.
Theoretically this should also make offers4u disappear on all other browsers you are using (don't forget to delete the cookies there too).
Please respond to the above, if it worked for you too (or not). Best wishes, A.
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