Solved www-search.net by tuvaro

[sinbowden]

Hello,

Ive been spending a few hours trying to remove www-search.net by Tuvaro, this pops up every time I open firefox as default search engine. Ive run malwearbytes, comodo, rougkiller, tdsskiller, reinstalled firefox ect. I have not found an extention for it on firfox and its not my default page and its not in add remove programs and I cant find it searching my hard disk. A blank black.exe box pops up periodically and started the same time the www-search.net by Tuvaro took over my web browsers firfox and chrome.

I have followed all the instructions from http://MalwareTips.c...ch-net-removal/ to no avail. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Sinbowden

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Hi,

Before we begin, I want you to have this in mind:

• At the top of your post, please click on the "Watch thread" button and make sure to check Watch this thread...and receive email notifications. This will send an email to you as soon as I reply to your topic, allowing me to solve your problem faster.
• Please do not install any new software during the cleaning process other than the tools I provide for you. This can hinder the cleaning process.
• Instructions I give to you are very simple and made for complete beginner to follow. That's why you need to read through my instructions carefully and completely before executing them.
• Please do not run any tools other than the ones I ask you to, when I ask you to. Some of these tools can be very dangerous if used improperly. Also, if you use a tool that I have not requested you use, it can cause false positives, thereby delaying the complete cleaning of your machine.
  
• All tools we use here are completely clean and do not contain any malware. If your antivirus detects them as malicious, please disable your antivirus and then continue.
• If during the process you run across anything that is not in my instructions, please stop and ask. If any tool is running too much time (few hours), please stop and inform me.
• I visit forum several times at day, making sure to respond to everyone's topic as fast as possible. But bear in mind that I have private life like everyone and I cannot be here 24/7. So please be patient with me. Also, some infections require less, and some more time to be removed completely, so bear this in mind and be patient.
• Please stay with me until the end of all steps and procedures and I declare your system clean. Just because there is a lack of symptoms does not indicate a clean machine. If you solved your problem yourself, set aside two minutes to let me know.
  
• Please attach all report using
  
  button below. Doing this, you make it easier for me to analyze and fix your problem.

Please download zoek.zip or zoek.rar by smeenk (

) from here or here and save it to your Desktop.
Unpack the archive...

• Close any open browsers
• Temporarily disable your AntiVirus program. (If necessary)
  If you are unsure how to do this please read this or this Instruction.
  
• Double click on zoek.exe to run the tool .
  Please wait while the tool does not start...
  
• Copy the text present inside the code box below and paste it into the large window in the zoek tool:
  NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to the operating system
  
  

  createsrpoint;
  gpt.ini;z 
  C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy;v
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\GroupPolicy;v 
  StandardSearch; 
  emptyfolderscheck; 
  installer-list; 
  installedprogs; 
  uninstall-list;

• Click on
  
  button.
  Please wait until a logreport will open (this can be after reboot)
  
• Save notepad to your Desktop and attach here zoek-results.log
  Note: It will also create a log in the C:\ directory named "zoek-results.log"

 

[sinbowden]

zoek-results.log

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

> Re-run zoek with the script below and attach here fresh zoek log results.
NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to the operating system

emptyfolderscheck;delete
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\Machine;fs
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\User;fs
C:\Windows\System32\GroupPolicy\gpt.ini;f
[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run];r
"Exetender"=-;r
C:\Program Files (x86)\Free Ride Games;fs
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-19\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run];r
"Exetender"=-;r
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run];r
"Exetender"=-;r
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-18\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run];r
"Exetender"=-;r
C:\Windows\tasks\PC Optimizer Pro64 startups.job;f
C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro;fs
autoclean;
emptyalltemp;
emptyclsid;
FFDefaults;
ipconfig /flushdns;b

 

[sinbowden]

That took away the tuvaro from firefox, I still have the blank black box Taskeng.exe.

Thank you for your help btw.

 

[sinbowden]

Also, aside from what we are working on, if you notice any other files/programs ect., that should not be on my pc please let me know after. I just purchased this pc from a pawn shop a month or two ago. If you can not, its ok.
Thank you, either way.

 

[sinbowden]

So I left to go to the store and came back and tuvaro is back as before. This is the link that pops up in my browsers: http://www-search.net/search/search.html?s=E65yobryu1%2cf7adb689-a610-4bce-8c8b-93f7c6d64e9e%2c&pi=1&vp=bp

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your desktop.

Note: You need to run the version compatibale with your system. If you are not sure which version applies to your system download both of them and try to run them.
Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version.

• Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
• Press Scan button.
• It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory the tool is run. Please attach it to your reply.
• The first time the tool is run, it makes also another log (Addition.txt). Please attach it to your reply.

 

[sinbowden]

I didn't click any of the optional scan items. Here is the logs from each file...

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

WARNING: I noticed you have more than one antivirus installed.

Never install more than one Antivirus! Rather than giving you extra protection, it will decrease the reliability of it seriously! The reason for this is that if both products have their automatic (Real-Time) protection switched on, your system may lock up due to both software products attempting to access the same file at the same time. Also because more than one Antivirus installed are not compatible with each other, it can cause system performance problems and a serious system slowdown.

Please uninstall either Norton or Comodo or Microsoft.


PC seems clean, now is the situation now?

 

[sinbowden]

I went to uninstall Norton from add remove programs and it wont uninstall. Also Tuvaro is still poping up as my home page on my browsers. Google is set in Firefox as my home page and no Google tab opens. Here is the link that pops up: http://www-search.net/search/search.html?s=E65yobryu1%2cf7adb689-a610-4bce-8c8b-93f7c6d64e9e%2c&pi=1

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Go here and download Norton uninstall tool

https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/kb20080710133834EN_EndUserProfile_en_us


> Re-run zoek with the script below and attach here fresh zoek log results.
NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to the operating system

FFdefaults;
autoclean;

 

[sinbowden]

Something else that happened the other day, I noticed that a home group shortcut was on my desktop which was odd because I didn't create it and I keep my desktop short cuts organized in a specific manner. Not sure if that has anything to do with tuvaro.

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Delete that shortcut and proceed with my instructions.

 

[sinbowden]

Firefox loads google's home page. Tuvaro is still on chrome. and Taskeng.exe still pops up. here is the tuvaro link in google http://www-search.net/search/search.html?s=E65yobryu1,f7adb689-a610-4bce-8c8b-93f7c6d64e9e,&vp=add

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Can I see how pop up looks like?

About chrome, change it manually.

 

[sinbowden]

Looks similar to this one except T is capitalized in the word task and the box only shows briefly before is closes by itself..

 

[TwinHeadedEagle]

Download attached fixlist.txt on the same location as FRST (otherwise the fix won't work)
NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Running this on another machine may cause damage to the operating system

Open FRST, and click Fix. Attach me that report after it is finished.


Tell me how is computer after this.

 

[sinbowden]

Here it is.

 

[sinbowden]

PC looks great, thank you!