Thanks Viv,
It looks as though you have a number of toolbars that are flagged as adware / malware. I looked at a few on ThreatExpert and found that some might be valid, but only you can make that determination.
There is one definite malware that I saw off the bat - conduit. There is also a Softonic downloader flagged - these download managers often come laden with junk so it's always advisable to get them off your system. Better, don't use download managers - you don't need them to download files.
Much in the same with toolbars - they're carriers. Pick one that you use all the time, maybe two. Get rid of the rest.
Normally I would advise a member to let AdwCleaner do it's job and clean up the mess. That is what I recommend now, but took a bit of time to look at the log and offer some feedback. There are too many objects in the log to do all of them and many of the seem to be related to conduit.
So here's what I recommend:
1) Go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features
Look though the installed programs and uninstall any toolbars that you don't recognize or use.
2) Check all of your browsers
The easiest way to ensure completeness is to reset the browsers
:note: this will require you to manually set options again if you had customized settings before.
Internet Explorer:
Open Internet Options
Click the Advanced tab
Click Reset button.
In the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog window
Tick [
a]
Delete personal settings
Click on Reset.
After the reset, click Close
Click OK
Close IE
Firefox
Open the Firefox menu
Mouse over Help to open the sub-menu
Click Troubleshooting Information on the sub-menu
Click the Reset Firefox button on the right
Confirm click Reset Firefox
Firefox will close and reset, an information window is displayed listing what was done.
Click Finish
Chrome
1) Remove Conduit extension(s)
Click the Chrome menu button
Select Tools
Click Extensions.
Remove Conduit Apps -> click the recycle bin to the right of the object
Remove any other unknown extensions in the same manner
:ar: Any extension you did not explicitly install is unknown
2) Set the default search engine to a trusted provider (Google or Bing)
Click the Chrome menu button
Select Settings
In the Search category, Click Manage search engines
Select Google or Bing
Click the Make Default button
On the Conduit row,
Click he X button at the end of the row.
3) Set the homepage to the Chrome default
Click the Chrome menu button
Select Settings
In the On Startup category
Click the radio button Open the New Tab page
When you have Uninstalled the toolbars and other unneeded applications from Control Panel -> Programs and Features and
you have completed the manual changes to your browsers
Run AdwCleaner scan again
Unitick nircmd for now, leave the rest ticked.
Click Clean
You can post the most recent log, but I'll probably just say - clean up your system now so you don't have to go through this exercise again. Malware doesn't wait for you, it re-establishes itself fairly quickly.
Unless you're certain about a keeper, let Adwcleaner do it's job. Anything can be recovered if you need it by downloading it and installing it.
A caveat is an application that you paid for - make sure you have the means to reinstall any purchased software (usually you just need the license key). Stuff you downloaded for free can always be downloaded again - but.... that's how a lot of systems become infected. Better to only download trusted apps than to allow malware on your system. How do you know what's trusted? Experience and caution.
You'll need to restart the machine, but wait until the malware is cleaned up or else it might put everything back.
There will probably be additional utilities or scanners for you to run to make sure there's nothing lurking
