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Sorry, if I posted this at the wrong place! :oops:

About a week ago, I was repeatedly searching domain names via icann.org, when, suddenly, the icann.org site changed - as if someone had planted a...

1. I know this topic is closed and, again, thank you for all your assistance, but I think I would be remiss if I did not provide you with this follow up; it might save time, in the future.



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1. Again, 1,000 thank yous for helping me!!!



2. I think I would stop recommending Microsoft's Security Essentials, though; I recently read a negative article about it (see:...

1. Again, 1,000 thank yous for helping me!!!



2. I think I would stop recommending Microsoft's Security Essentials, though; I recently read a negative article about it (see:...

1. In various ways, McAfee has been a disappointment.




2. Fixlog.txt:

Fix result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x64) Version:25-10-2015 02
Ran by Passmore_Club (2015-10-27 22:06:24) Run:5...

1. After lunch, yesterday (October 26, 2015), my computer was very sluggish. Then I noticed that my McAfee icon was missing from the bottom task bar.

To make a long story short, McAfee was...

1. After lunch, yesterday (October 26, 2015), my computer was very sluggish. Then I noticed that my McAfee icon was missing from the bottom task bar.

To make a long story short, McAfee was...

1. After lunch, yesterday (October 26, 2015), my computer was very sluggish. Then I noticed that my McAfee icon was missing from the bottom task bar.

To make a long story short, McAfee was...

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4. Shortcut.txt:

Users shortcut scan result (x64) Version:25-10-2015 02
Ran by Passmore_Club (2015-10-26 13:04:49)
Running from C:\FRST
Boot Mode: Normal

1. I ran Spybot, again, and, again, it found stuff.


Search results from Spybot - Search & Destroy

10/26/2015 11:44:05 AM
Scan took 00:25:43.
8 items found.
...

1. I ran Spybot, again, and, again, it found stuff.


Search results from Spybot - Search & Destroy

10/26/2015 11:44:05 AM
Scan took 00:25:43.
8 items found.
...

1. Immediately after running the script, McAfee found and removed a couple of PUPs.

The first McAfee message said:

"Potentially Unwanted Program Blocked

McAfee prevented a potentially...

1. During the night of October 24, 2015, I realized that the virus had returned. The computer was frequently chiming, as if emails or tweets were being received - despite none were. The external...

1. Again, 1,000 thank yous, for helping me!!! :)




2. Yesterday, my external drive was repeatedly disconnecting. So, I could not even get to my music. Also, the printer was still not printing...

1. Again, 1,000 thank yous, for helping me!!! :)




2. Yesterday, my external drive was repeatedly disconnecting. So, I could not even get to my music. Also, the printer was still not printing...

1. I removed the Avast.



2. Fixlog.txt:



Fix result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x64) Version:21-10-2015 01
Ran by Passmore_Club (2015-10-23 10:58:37) Run:2

1. Firstly, 1,000 thank yous for helping!!! Your assistance is greatly appreciated!!!


2. Incidentally, the virus is now interfering with my print program. So, now, the printer won't work.

...

Repeatedly and at different locations, music files are failing part way through songs.

Similarly, a music video I downloaded is repeatedly stopping and starting - despite I shut off the viewer.
...

I'm certain that my machine has a virus.

Upon booting, it says "keyboard error".

Then the keyboard gradually stops functioning.

I seem to be able to re-set the board, by running spybot,...

Yes.

- r

1. The problem has not occurred, in ie; it appears to be limited to firefox (my preferred browser).



2. Disabling the hardware acceleration in Firefox, as per:



(See:...

Following is another sample pic.

11701

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1. I got as far as #1 (above).



Problem is that, for me, OS = 7 and that means that I cannot "open screen resolution by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, and then, under...

The printer appears to work fine. The jumbled letters appear on my screen.

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Here's a concern. Print in my browser often looks jumbled mid-sentence.

Any thoughts on that?

- r

1. After the last scan, I had to leave, for a while. So, I re-activated the real-time protection, of Microsoft Security Essentials. About 1.5 hours later, I returned and the program said told me to...

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4. The results of ckfiles.txt are:


CKScanner 2.4 - Additional Security Risks - These are not necessarily bad
c:\corel\draw select\photopnt\canvas\cracks2c.pcx
c:\program...

1. This will take a few minutes to complete.



2. The original fixlist.txt vanished.




3. Results of the new Fixlog are:

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4. I can't get the "Manage quarantine" list to copy. All the visible entries, though, begin with:

"C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\Program Files (x86)\...."

- r

1. Thank you, for all your hard work! I is much appreciated!



2. I deleted C:\Users\Wheelsup Club\Desktop\Old Firefox Data before it got scanned. So, this time, ESET was successful.

Scanned...

...cont.





3. Here is the "Manage Quarantine" report:


C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\File Type Assistant\ftacfg.exe.vir Win32/FileTypeAssistant.A potentially unwanted...

1. I stopped the scan.



2. Here is the "List of found threats" report:

C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files (x86)\File Type Assistant\ftacfg.exe.vir Win32/FileTypeAssistant.A potentially...

3. I don't know if ESET stalled; the clock on it keeps ticking.

- r

1. I have various external drives, but none are on.


2. I don't know how to get a log out of this; the ESET panel only has a stop button.

My IE would not work with ESET. So, I turned to...

Over 15 hours have passed and ESET is still at 905584 files, 199 infected files, and 48%.

- r

Just an update.

ESET has been scanning, now, for over 12.5 hours.

It has found 199 "infected files" and scanned 905584 files.

Yet, it is still only at 48%.

The "target" is "Q:/" - which I...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Junkware Removal Tool (JRT) by Thisisu
Version: 6.1.4 (04.06.2014:1)
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64
Ran by Wheelsup Club on Sun...

# AdwCleaner v3.215 - Report created 13/07/2014 at 14:44:27
# Updated 09/07/2014 by Xplode
# Operating System : Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 (64 bits)
# Username : Wheelsup Club -...

I will take a while for me to run everything and past results.

So, here is the first:

- r

Additional scan result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x64) Version: 09-07-2014
Ran by Wheelsup Club at 2014-07-10 09:37:01
Running from C:\Users\Wheelsup Club\Downloads
Boot Mode: Normal...

Continued...



==================== One Month Modified Files and Folders =======

2014-07-12 10:20 - 2014-07-10 09:35 - 00042965 _____ () C:\Users\Wheelsup Club\Downloads\FRST.txt
2014-07-12...

Sorry for the delay. I thought I had already posted this days ago.

I think I found the problem; when I tried to post both outputs in the same post, an error message said the post was "too long"....

Sorry, if I posted this in the wrong place.

According to Firefox support, however, my computer has a trojan, called "Freecorder", which inserts annoying ads on my screen.

Firefox support wanted...

Not that I can think of.

Thanks for all your help, though! ;)

- r

1. Unfortunately, I got distracted, when setting up, and neglected to check "Scan Archives". :sad:




2. ESETScan.txt:


C:\Users\All Users\Spybot - Search &...

1. Off-hand, things seem to be running a lot better than they did, a few days ago. Thanks! :)

I'm really amazed at all the malware that got onto my machine, though!




2. OTL log:

2. OTL Extras.txt:



OTL Extras logfile created on: 11/7/2013 2:27:28 PM - Run 1
OTL by OldTimer - Version 3.2.69.0 Folder = C:\Users\Wheelsup Club\Desktop
64bit- Home Premium Edition...

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[2013/10/31 08:22:17 | 000,071,048 | ---- | C] (Adobe Systems Incorporated) -- C:\windows\SysWow64\FlashPlayerCPLApp.cpl
[2013/10/30 08:51:10 | 000,000,000 | ---D | C] --...

1. OTL.txt:



OTL logfile created on: 11/7/2013 2:27:28 PM - Run 1
OTL by OldTimer - Version 3.2.69.0 Folder = C:\Users\Wheelsup Club\Desktop
64bit- Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1...

1. I appear to have been able to find the proper Spybot disable instructions, for v. 2.




2. I notice that, under: "Other Running Processes" (below), there is a reference to...