pumhijackho issue

herbc · 13 May 2013

VistaKing said:

Try scanning the thumb drive .

Should i scan it with Malwarebytes or something else?

VistaKing · 13 May 2013

Yes and with MSE

herbc · 13 May 2013

MSE and Malwarebytes came up with nothing.

toppergraph · 13 May 2013

go here Download Antivirus Software - Bitdefender UK Downloads

go to the free trials page(you`ll find the link at the bottom of the page)and download total security 30 day trial.
register(no fee) and it will uninstall any av you already have:scan your system:install itself:
then in the anti virus section of the application select the scan now tab then rescue mode.

good luck
malawarebytes is a brill program but I have found its not perfect.

herbc · 13 May 2013

Alright i'll give it a go, thanks Toppergraph

herbc · 13 May 2013

Alright it's all set up and it looks like a very solid all in one solution, thanks Toppergraph.

And a very big sincere thank you to Vista King who spent so much time with me and dealt with my increasing frustration levels (not his fault) as professionally as someone could . To Britton 30 thank you as well.

VistaKing · 13 May 2013

Did you get the pum.hijackho issue resolved ?

cottonball · 13 May 2013

Make sure when you set up any scanner to run, online or offline, that the option to scan removable media, such as external drives, thumb/flash drives, is selected. Some scanners may not even have the option.

Not all scanners do this by default!! They scan the computer, but not necessarily the thumb drive.

Britton30 · 13 May 2013

You're quite welcome.

herbc · 13 May 2013

VistaKing said:

Did you get the pum.hijackho issue resolved ?

After i deleted it with Malwarebytes it has not come up again so i guess i'll just live with it. It does seem to come back every once in awhile so i will just keep an eye out.