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Agreed.

Thank you, again, for your assistance in removing the malware that had crept into the system.

Thread closed.

I find it going a bit far to replace my antivirus just because it clashes with one program. I am beginning to move towards the position that this PC is nearing the end of its useful life, and will...

VEW returns an error:

Run-time error '75':
Path/File access error

in spite of following instructions as given.

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Dump File : Mini072815-01.dmp
Crash Time : 28/07/2015 15:39:58
Bug Check String : UNEXPECTED_KERNEL_MODE_TRAP
Bug Check Code ...

The event-log did not give me much information, but then I barely know my way around that. It just said that the previous shutdown, a few minutes earlier, had been unexpected.

I had left Firefox...

Bad news. I left the pc running, with Firefox open, for about an hour. Upon return to the machine, it had rebooted itself, and the event log showed the shut-down having been caused by an error.

DelFix removed whatever required to be removed, and everything else could be deleted manually.

Thank you for your help in dealing with the problem.
I'll monitor the machine over the next few...

Fix result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x86) Version:30-07-2015
Ran by ADB49 (2015-07-31 15:38:57) Run:3
Running from C:\Users\ADB49\Desktop
Loaded Profiles: ADB49 (Available Profiles: ADB49)...

C:\AdwCleaner\Quarantine\C\Program Files\Check Point Software Technologies LTD\zonealarm\1.8.29.17\zonealarmEng.dll.vir a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.A potentially unwanted application...

Fix result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x86) Version:30-07-2015
Ran by ADB49 (2015-07-31 11:37:00) Run:2
Running from C:\Users\ADB49\Desktop
Loaded Profiles: ADB49 (Available Profiles: ADB49)...

Computer seems to be running normally at the moment.

NB
You may not have seen my remark that I was unable to delete the Google Update Helper item Bonanza Deals, unless MBAM was deployed to scan...

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
www.malwarebytes.org

Scan Date: 30/07/2015
Scan Time: 21:15:10
Logfile:
Administrator: Yes

Version: 2.1.8.1057
Malware Database: v2015.07.30.05

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Junkware Removal Tool (JRT) by Malwarebytes
Version: 7.5.4 (07.27.2015:1)
OS: Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic x86
Ran by ADB49 on...

# AdwCleaner v4.208 - Logfile created 30/07/2015 at 12:23:09
# Updated 09/07/2015 by Xplode
# Database : 2015-07-26.2 [Server]
# Operating system : Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic Service Pack 2...

Fix result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x86) Version: 28-07-2015
Ran by ADB49 (2015-07-30 11:19:04) Run:1
Running from C:\Users\ADB49\Desktop
Loaded Profiles: ADB49 (Available Profiles: ADB49)...

Thank you for your help. I am unable to uninstall the Google Update Helper Bonanza Deals item as it is not listed in my uninstall list. I post the logs as requested in following replies.

aswMBR version 1.0.1.2252 Copyright(c) 2014 AVAST Software
Run date: 2015-07-29 10:26:46
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10:26:46.402 OS Version: Windows 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
10:26:46.402 ...

Additional scan result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x86) Version: 26-07-2015
Ran by ADB49 at 2015-07-29 10:17:53
Running from C:\Users\ADB49\Desktop
Boot Mode: Normal...

Over the past week, my pc has suffered blue-screen-of-death crashes, which hardly ever happened before. A malware scan revealed Montera toolbar on my system. S&D claimed to have removed it, but...

Everything is running fine, at least no problems with malware. Thank you very much for your help :-)

So far so good.
I'll keep the thread open for the time being, just in case anything crops up.

========== Files Created - No Company Name ==========

[2013/10/22 10:37:39 | 000,000,906 | ---- | C] () -- C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.lnk
[2013/10/20 17:39:02 |...

[2013/10/14 12:53:47 | 000,044,032 | ---- | C] (Microsoft Corporation) -- C:\Windows\System32\cbsra.exe
[2013/10/14 12:47:31 | 000,000,000 | ---D | C] -- C:\03086a4ad6c74b04e539a6d7
[2013/10/14...

[2013/10/14 13:04:59 | 000,146,944 | ---- | C] (Microsoft Corporation) -- C:\Windows\System32\RstrtMgr.dll
[2013/10/14 13:04:58 | 000,038,400 | ---- | C] (Microsoft Corporation) --...

So far today, I have had NO Firefox redirects; since this problem started, there was usually something upon starting the PC from sleep, and one or two attempts through the day.

Please note that...

# AdwCleaner v3.010 - Report created 22/10/2013 at 14:40:41
# Updated 20/10/2013 by Xplode
# Operating System : Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic Service Pack 1 (32 bits)
# Username : ADB49 - ADB
#...

# AdwCleaner v3.010 - Report created 22/10/2013 at 12:50:03
# Updated 20/10/2013 by Xplode
# Operating System : Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic Service Pack 1 (32 bits)
# Username : ADB49 - ADB
#...

Thank you.

Gooredfix log:

GooredFix by jpshortstuff (03.07.10.1)
Log created at 10:36 on 22/10/2013 (ADB49)
Firefox version 24.0 (en-US)

========== GooredScan ==========

Following a reinstall of Windows Vista, I find that Firefox is now redirecting to an unwanted site and Avast! is returning a URL:Mal2 warning. The site is blocked by Avast!. I also find that Windows...

Thanks. The ESET scan came back clean, and I've had no further instances of the problem elsewhere on the WWW.

Thread closed.

I am not able to reproduce the problem at this time, not on Firefox or on IE (which I don't use). I should add that it appears to emanate from one website, which was up to this time reliable,...

Since late this afternoon, my Mozilla Firefox browser gets redirected to spammy, porny and other undesirable websites that I did not ask it to go to. I have run a Spybot S&D scan (nil problems) and...

Thank you for checking. Will update Adobe Reader and run Secunia.

Thread closed.

A Spybot scan revealed the Win32.porn.popup Trojan on my system. Spybot deleted the infection, and a rescan showed nothing. I would like to make absolutely sure that this malware has well and truly...

Thanks for the check and the links.
Thread closed.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 10:53:17, on 07/01/2008
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Boot mode: Normal
...

Not sure if this is a virus or malware issue, checking off possibilities.

I have Microsoft Office with Frontpage installed. A few weeks ago, I received a message about an update to the MS Agent...

:bigthumb:
Many thanks for the links and your assistance.
I have several of the programs you mentioned already in place, and AdAware's 2007 version.

Thread closed.

SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log
http://www.superantispyware.com

Generated 08/09/2007 at 06:15 PM

Application Version : 3.9.1008

Core Rules Database Version : 3282
Trace Rules Database Version:...

Strangely enough, my scheduled Zone Alarm spyware scan came up with a result just now: win32.Trojan.Shutdown, located in my directory c:\Documents and...

I have about 112 update.exe files, the majority related to Microsoft updates.

There are 6 unins000.exe files, for Advanced Tetric, Registry Mechanic, Spybot Search and Destroy, Spywareblaster,...

AbpMon 2.0.0.32
Ad-Aware 2007
Adobe Atmosphere Player for Acrobat and Adobe Reader
Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 Starter Edition
Adobe Reader 8.1.0
Advanced Tetric v4.0
AOL Coach Version...

StartupList report, 08/08/2007, 16:51:51
StartupList version: 1.52.2
Started from : C:\HJT\Northlight.EXE
Detected: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
Detected: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2...

--- Report generated: 2007-08-08 16:39 ---

CasaleMedia: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)


Winsoftware: Tracking cookie (Firefox: default) (Cookie, fixed)

...

As requested, the results of the Pandascan, and a new HJT log.

Incident Status Location ...

Did the scan as instructed, but whilst in Safe Mode things went a bit pear-shaped.
It was NOT possible to save a report, the program advised me there was no report, even though I had specified to...

SmitFraudFix v2.209

Scan done at 13:13:51.32, 07/08/2007
Run from C:\Documents and Settings\admin\Desktop\SmitfraudFix
OS: Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] - Windows_NT
The filesystem...

I am getting occasional spyware removal pop-ups (errorsafe.com and the like), and system is sluggish at times.

Have carried out a virus-scan using an on-line scanner which yielded no infections. ...

I'm sorry. What further information do you require?

Another hijacker popped up a minute ago - am appending the latest HJT log.

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 16:03:30, on 30/03/2007
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE:...