You may experience any one or more of the following symptoms:
- When you start your computer, or when your computer has been idle for many minutes, your - Internet browser opens to display Web site advertisements.
- When you use your browser to view Web sites, other instances of your browser open to display Web site advertisements.
- Your Web browser's home page unexpectedly changes.
- Web pages are unexpectedly added to your Favorites folder.
- New toolbars are unexpectedly added to your Web browser.
- You cannot start a program.
- When you click a link in a program, the link does not work.
- Your Web browser suddenly closes or stops responding.
- It takes a much longer time to start or to resume your computer.
- Components of Windows or other programs no longer work.
See:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315/en-us
"Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software".
1. Run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
2. Download ATF Cleaner by Microsoft MVP Atribune from http://www.atribune.org/
- Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.
- Click Select All found at the bottom of the list.
- Click the Empty Selected button.
- Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.
- Shutdown/restart the computer.
3. Next, download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (Free for personal use) to your desktop.
- Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
- At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
- If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
- Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
- When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
- Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
4. Download, install, update and run: SUPERAntispyware (freeware)
- How do I download and install SUPERAntiSpyware?
- Customer Service and Product Support (FAQs)
5. If still no joy see and follow
carefully:
"Checking for/Help with Spyware, Malware and Hijackware"
In the event you need further assistance with malware removal, I suggest you follow the instructions at one of the ASAP Member sites that provides malware removal assistance.
Part of this Guided Help courtesy of my colleague MVP Consumer Security Corrine
Hope this helps.
Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft MVP Windows Internet Explorer, Windows & Security Expert - Since 2003.
Moderator in the Microsoft Answers and TechNet Forums
My MVP Profile: https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Vincenzo
