Viciously Persistent Yahoo PUP/Malware

[DistressedPomegranate]

Two days ago, after downloading a certain file, I scanned it with Ad-Aware (free version), and when the scan came out okay, I executed it.

After execution, Ad-Aware Active-Protect awoke and let me know of a malicous program running amok. Parallel, my default browser (Chrome) started showing malware symptoms. They are listed above.
Notice, this all happened to while on vacation, with the most primitive internet connection alive, so removing the malware proved extra-difficult for that reason. Also, this makes effectively making a backup for my important files rather impossible as I have no external storage available here. Additionally, I am stressed out in deadlines for work and study. So this is one (or several) successfully annoying piece of malware.

After becoming aware of the issues, I began trying to solve them. After following the states mentioned in the relevant space, I am now only left with the Yahoo-related problems. I'm guessing the search engine is doing so badly they have to physically force people to use it?

Anyway, I'm in quite a jam here with it, as I'm affraid of working parallel to dealing with the Malware, as I fear some phishing action might take place, so I stay out of my E-mail and such.

Any help would be very much appreciated. I'm attaching here the ADWCLeaner scan-log. I read other guidelines but from all the scanning programs and heavy-duty apps I got a bit mixed up. Please let me know what else to attach and run that might help identify and end this annoyance.

Thanks a bunch!

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

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[DistressedPomegranate]

Attached.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Scan with ZOEK

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Temporary disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware protection - instructions here.

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  createsrpoint;
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  emptyalltemp;
  ipconfig /flushdns >>"%temp%\log.txt";b

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Post its content into your next reply.

 

[DistressedPomegranate]

Done, I gotta mention that ZOEK did not shut itself down even after finishing the scan (and remaining static for almost 2:30 hours, so I figured it must be some glitch). Anyway, here are the contents:


Zoek.exe v5.0.0.0 Updated 04-May-2015
Tool run by Rimon on Tue 11/08/2015 at 10:48:40.33.
Microsoft Windows 8.1 6.3.9600 x64
Running in: Normal Mode Internet Access Detected
Launched: C:\Users\Rimon\Desktop\zoek.exe [Scan all users] [Script inserted]

==== System Restore Info ======================

11/8/2015 10:50:51 AM Zoek.exe System Restore Point Created Successfully.

==== Empty Folders Check ======================

C:\PROGRA~3\Oracle deleted successfully
C:\Users\Rimon\AppData\Local\EmieBrowserModeList deleted successfully
C:\Users\Rimon\AppData\Local\EmieSiteList deleted successfully
C:\Users\Rimon\AppData\Local\EmieUserList deleted successfully

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Zoek did not finish, do you have C:\Zoek-results.log report?

 

[DistressedPomegranate]

Yep, I can't upload it because 'file is empty' but I pasted it's contents in the aforementioned post.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Can you run Zoek again?