From: smurf on
Dell Christopher wrote:
> I will try SAS. In the meantime, I came across ComboFix and it
> identified some rootkit activity. After completing its scan on a
> reboot, the browser is behaving normally.
>
> Many thanks for the replies.

Combofix is pretty amazing when it comes to new infections...


From: David Kaye on
"Dell Christopher" <dellc99(a)aim.com> wrote:

>I've also turned System Restore OFF and back ON, and reset Internet
>Explorer. Nevertheless, I'm still getting browser pop-ups and redirects
>with both IE and Firefox. I'm at a loss as to how there is still something
>bad in there that I can't get to. If there is another good tool out there,
>I'd love to hear about it.

It's likely a rootkit that loads from a hidden part of the HD, so Windows
doesn't see it. Get a rootkit detector.

TDSSKiller from Kaspersky Labs is really excellent for most of these.
From: Dell Christopher on
Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it
either?


"David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:i2aps5$nd6$2(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> "Dell Christopher" <dellc99(a)aim.com> wrote:
>
>>I've also turned System Restore OFF and back ON, and reset Internet
>>Explorer. Nevertheless, I'm still getting browser pop-ups and redirects
>>with both IE and Firefox. I'm at a loss as to how there is still
>>something
>>bad in there that I can't get to. If there is another good tool out
>>there,
>>I'd love to hear about it.
>
> It's likely a rootkit that loads from a hidden part of the HD, so Windows
> doesn't see it. Get a rootkit detector.
>
> TDSSKiller from Kaspersky Labs is really excellent for most of these.


From: David H. Lipman on
From: "smurf" <smurf(a)smurf.com>

| Dell Christopher wrote:
>> I will try SAS. In the meantime, I came across ComboFix and it
>> identified some rootkit activity. After completing its scan on a
>> reboot, the browser is behaving normally.

>> Many thanks for the replies.

| Combofix is pretty amazing when it comes to new infections...


It's nothing compared to Malwarebytes' Anti Malware.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


From: David H. Lipman on
From: "Dell Christopher" <dellc99(a)aim.com>

| Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it
| either?

It is only an assumption that you may have a TDL3 RootKit.

Have you used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ?
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe



--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


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