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Nasty Adware - difficult to remove after many attempts
Hello everyone, first post here.
I'm usually savvy enough to get rid of most viruses, but this bugger has been deeply embedded somewhere I can't find it. Essentially this adware does two things: whenever starting on the google homepage, a "secure" search will automatically pop up, redirecting my search through bing or secure-search, and at random intervals (once every 3-5 minutes) a new tab opens up to a site called "weevah.[...]" or some site where I can chat with Emily. I also use Google Chrome.
So far I've uninstalled and reinstalled all plugins (I only use Adblock Plus and now Ublock Origin which prevents these pop-ups). I've ran Panda Security on full search, and used ESET Online Scanner, Junkware Removal Tool, TDSS Killer, and Adware Removal. During those searches I removed a trojan.
I'm open to going back through and doing these steps again, but just looking to see if you've guys got suggestions as to removing it. If anyone believes running these through Safe Mode will provide better results, I'll likely begin that.
EDIT: Don't know if this is much help, but after checking the uBlock logger, it appears a blocked domain on the google page is from "https://us.adloads.net/post"