PC infected help

Ernie · 4 Sep 2007 at 09:30

Hi all,

My sons played some free online games and subsequently infected my PC with something.

I keep running Adaware 2007 and keep's finding MRU/trackers etc and removing them, but after a while I here the click, click of pop-up blocker (even tho IE isn't open) and I know I'm infected again. So, I run Adaware and it finds stuff again.

Any help or advise to clean this rubbish once and for all.

Cheers

G18241 · 4 Sep 2007 at 09:46

try hijack this and then post the results up

Brian Stuart · 4 Sep 2007 at 16:32

Try disabling system restore and then running your spyware cleaner in safe mode

MarcLister · 4 Sep 2007 at 16:54

G18241 said:
try hijack this and then post the results up

Yeah cool suggestion. We can look at the log and see what is on your PC that shouldn't be.

rickyt · 4 Sep 2007 at 17:14

If it's a virus causing problems .........most do . Ad-aware wont get rid of it , it's only for spy/malware . You need an anti-virus program . Virus's can caused popups like this , if you dont get to the root cause they just return .NEVER go on line without a anti-virus program and Firewall .Every now and then whan I connect to BT I gat a popup stating a trojan was blocked from my PC . It's the BT servers , I'ved heard there riddled with virus's.

flying grouse · 4 Sep 2007 at 19:35

MRU and trackers will be in your cookies, delete all you internet history and cookies, run your scanner in safe mode and if you havn't installed anything recently, try restoring your pc to an earlier date. if that is ok then turn off system restore and reboot then turn it on again and run your adware again

PS don't worry about MRUs