Adware Removal Program?

[HurricaneAndrew]

I am in need of an adware removal program and since I have never had to deal with adware, I need to know what's good.

Edit: Here is what I am dealing with.

[infiniteinertia]

00h n00000ez teH b1g pronzorz rap3d uR c0mput3333r

but anywho you dont use adware/spyware protection? that's a fatal error

[HurricaneAndrew]

00h n00000ez teH b1g pronzorz rap3d uR c0mput3333r

but anywho you dont use adware/spyware protection? that's a fatal error

I do use adware and spyware protection, but I guess it wasn't up to date and this slipped through.

Edit: Oh, the irony.

[Badger]

Malwarebytes
Combofix (Very good for adware, spyware and rootkits, I hear)
Microsoft Security Essentials

[Probably Rob]

I had to uninstall/remove a Panda URL filter thing in the 'Add or Remove Programs' program for something similar.

[HurricaneAndrew]

Malwarebytes

I have it already. Didn't work.

Microsoft Security Essentials

lolno

I had to uninstall/remove a Panda URL filter thing in the 'Add or Remove Programs' program for something similar.

I did that for something called Browse to Save and it didn't do anything.

[Badger]

MSE isn't too bad, actually.

[HurricaneAndrew]

MSE isn't too bad, actually.

I never had luck with it.

[Domanating]

I've been using a Firefox add-on called flashblock for several years now.
It works so well that I never realized I had ads like those, until recently disabling the flashblock to run a browser game.

It disables all flash in a page. To enable you just need to click on the screen

[HurricaneAndrew]

I've been using a Firefox add-on called flashblock for several years now.
It works so well that I never realized I had ads like those, until recently disabling the flashblock to run a browser game.

It disables all flash in a page. To enable you just need to click on the screen

I use that in Chrome. It is a good tool. The problem is that these ads don't appear to be flash and it's actually some nuisance program on my PC.

I found my installer for Spybot Search & Destroy and it seems to have detected the issue and will have it taken care of shortly.

[Thyrus]

adblock for firefox?

[Mr. AS]

chrome ---> adblock+

[HurricaneAndrew]

I have Adblock+...

What don't you people understand about the fact that it's not a browser issue? Adware effects the PC and doesn't have anything to do with the browser.

[Chaosmancer]

It seems to have the same effects as a virus/trojan I had on my old laptop, which I got rid of using Combofix (per TRB's recommendation here).

[HurricaneAndrew]

It seems to have the same effects as a virus/trojan I had on my old laptop, which I got rid of using Combofix (per TRB's recommendation here).

I tried Combofix, but it says that I have to shut off my antivirus and I'd rather not do that when there is already something in my PC.

[HurricaneAndrew]

Found the issue.




It was an actual extension in that had been installed on Chrome. Adblock and Flashblocker will not override other extensions.

[infiniteinertia]

what antivirus do you use...? webroot is best

[HurricaneAndrew]

what antivirus do you use...? webroot is best

AVG 2013. It had never let me down until now.

[SKBT]

can you trace to where the browser extension is in your directory and nuke it from there?

[HurricaneAndrew]

can you trace to where the browser extension is in your directory and nuke it from there?

I had already found it, but it wouldn't let me do it from there. I simply uninstalled the extension and now all is fine.