Adware detected on my computer, antiviruses crash on scans


  1. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit os
       #1

    Adware detected on my computer, antiviruses crash on scans


    My computer started to freeze on the welcome screen after user log in. If it didn't freeze on the welcome screen, the screen would turn black with a cursor over it. I turned off my computer, and started up safe mode. When I ran a scan on Avast antivirus, the scan would detect nothing, until the point were it would freeze. I downloaded a malware seeking program, and found nothing. I then got super anti spyware. On quick scan, it detected 165 threats, all adware. It would then proceed to freeze. I've also tried to system restore. It only worked for about an hour, and it would freeze on avast quick scan. I can't system restore anymore. It freezes on system restore now. I have a Inspiron 15r with windows home premium 64 os. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you :)
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  2. Posts : 7,781
    Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
       #2

    On a virus free PC, d/l MS Windows Defender Offline & run it on your machine. This is a boot AV disk.

    Windows Defender Offline

    Go into safe mode & run Malwarebytes...the free version is good.

    http://www.malwarebytes.org/

    If you can, d/l TDSSKiller & run it to determine if you have been infected by a rootkit.

    http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363
    Last edited by Borg 386; 16 Nov 2012 at 17:51.
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit os
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thank you so much. It was a root kit. Nasty little booger. I hope someday, Morgan Freeman narrates you a bed time story
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  4. Posts : 7,781
    Win 7 32 Home Premium, Win 7 64 Pro, Win 8.1, Win 10
       #4

    Glad you got it sorted. Since it was a rootkit, keep a close eye on your system. Rootkits don't always come out that easy & some newer versions corrupt OS files. TDSSKiller does a pretty good job of getting most of them.
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  5. Posts : 2,663
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
       #5

    Frosty46 said:
    Thank you so much. It was a root kit. Nasty little booger. I hope someday, Morgan Freeman narrates you a bed time story
    That's got to be one of the best thingsI've heard all day!
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