toolbar malware keeps showing up? how?

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  1. Posts : 249
    Win 7 Pro, Mac OS Sierra
       #1

    toolbar malware keeps showing up? how?


    this PC I have I rarely use. do very little web surfing on it. almost never. today I run spybot SD, and it's showing malware and adware entries...

    Montera.toolbar
    Delta.toolbar.


    delta.toolbar I've seen many times on multiple PCs...

    my question is, where is this coming from? I don't install or use toolbars, so why is this here? I use firefox... is their some setting I can use to stop this junk from installing? (if it's coming from the web or web surfing that is)?. it's got to be coming from the very little web surfing I do since I also rarely install programs on this machine. only programs I've installed recently were IMGburn and CDBurnerXP. could it have came from those programs?

    thanks.
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  2. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #2

    Unfortunately installing anything can try to install other software such as toolbars.
    You must read each screen in the installation process and make sure to uncheck anything that is checked by default to install other software.
    In some cases in the Terms it states other software will be installed...I would cancel the install if I ever see that.
    It can also make a difference where you downloaded the installer from.
    Some sites may package the installer with things you don't want.
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  3. Posts : 249
    Win 7 Pro, Mac OS Sierra
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I went slow on the installs, didn't see anything I had to uncheck that would install extra junk. so i'm just trying to figure out what im doing to get this on there, especially the delta toolbar... thats been on here many times.

    it makes no sense really, I rarely use this pc... very little web surfing but somehow this stuff gets on here... crazy. lol
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  4. Posts : 6,330
    Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
       #4

    Where do you download from?
    Here is something I found trying to find out how Delta Toolbar gets installed.
    You may get the search and toolbar installed on your PC along with certain software downloaded from well-known websites such as Cnet or Softonic.
    Source: Delta Search Redirection and Toolbar Removal Guide
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  5. Posts : 249
    Win 7 Pro, Mac OS Sierra
    Thread Starter
       #5

    I used cnet once I think, can't recall. also used tucows which really was a mistake. the other PC got infected bad after grabbing a program from tucows. thanks for the link I'll check it out.
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  6. Posts : 6,330
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       #6

    The only other advice I can think of is when you have choices of "Quick Install" and "Custom Install", NEVER choose Quick Install.
    That will most likely install other things without any choice to opt-out by the user.
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  7. Posts : 249
    Win 7 Pro, Mac OS Sierra
    Thread Starter
       #7

    I never use custom, but looks like I will now. makes perfect sense. thanks. :)
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  8. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
       #8

    Get rid of the junk you didn't invite with AdwCleaner:

    Download AdWareCleaner AdwCleaner Download to your desktop
    1.Right-click on adwcleaner.exe and select Run As Administrator to launch the application.
    2.Click on Delete button.
    3.Confirm each time with OK.
    4.Your computer will be rebooted automatically. A text file will open after the restart. Please post the content of that logfile in your reply.
    Note: You can find the logfile at C:\AdwCleaner[Sn].txt as well - n is the order number.

    After, you've done that, clean all temporary files with TFC:
    Download TFC by Old Timer TFC - Temp File Cleaner by OldTimer - Geeks to Go Forums and save it to your desktop.
    Save any unsaved work. TFC will close ALL open programs including your browser!
    Double-click on TFC.exe to run it. If you are using Vista/Windows 7 right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator.
    Click the Start button to begin the cleaning process and let it run uninterrupted to completion.
    Important! If TFC prompts you to reboot, please do so immediately. If not prompted, manually reboot the machine anyway to ensure a complete clean.
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  9. Posts : 249
    Win 7 Pro, Mac OS Sierra
    Thread Starter
       #9

    looks like it's gone, spybot and malwarebytes says all is gone. should I still run adwcleaner?
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  10. Posts : 8,608
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
       #10

    Yes, just to see if more junk is there.
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