Download & install
Run Malwarebytes and do a full scan, after that open Adwcleaner and do the same.
It should be fixed if it's just simple adware.
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I formatted my computer like last week and it took long to redownload my good games...
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What adorable RedFrix gave should be enough, but if you want to completely get rid of all the badware... These are the things I use:
ADWcleaner
JRT (Junkware Removal Tool)
Norton Power Eraser
Malwarebytes
Ccleaner
TFC.exe (Temporary Files Cleaner)
ESET Online Scanner
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+1 for Malwarebytes and ADW Cleaner
Those tools sometimes perform miracles :D
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It looks like the sketchiest program ever, but it is legit, and does an awesome cleanup job - superantispyware
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Now even the desktop... I'm getting a bar at the top, random applications and installers to random things keep popping up and formatting is NOT an option.
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malwarebytes. avast. back up your chrome extensions and bookmarks and settings, then nuke the installation and reinstall if it stays.
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You could run some sort of antivirus.
There's only one sure-fire way to permanently clean your computer of viruses, though:
http://www.ubuntu.com/download
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Ok I don't think anti virus can fix it!! The screen is full of ads!!! It's amazing how much damage 1 700kb file can cause!
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I heard about some gta 5 console mods that you put on usbs so I decieded to download one off a YouTube video and it looked so reliable and a lot of people in the comments said good things about it and no one mentioned a virus, I guess they were fake or the virus comments were deleted
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Sometimes, or most of the time, common sense, and a crital view on stuff is better than most anti virus programs ;)
superantispyware and spybot search & Destroy would be my first choices - used a 3rd program too, once and i can't remember the freaking name of it xD
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Have you tried shuffling the 1.21 GigaWatt flux capacitor?
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Right now I'm doing a boot scan.. how long do these usually take?
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What you've got is not actually a virus, that's why your anti-virus program did not catch it. You've got adware, and other programs are used to deal with those. Several different programs have been mentioned in this thread that can deal with them. It's worth knowing that these adware programs can be quite tricky to actually get rid of, and they can "hide" things that make them automatically re-download themselves even if it looks like they've been removed. The files can also be "used" by the system, and thus can't be removed unless you start in failsafe mode. What OS are you running?
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win 8.1
it's always open when i open my browser (firefox)
always open this > http://www.istartsurf.com/?type=sc&ts=1428992333&from=smt&uid=TOSHIBAXMQ01ABF050_738EC9XTTXX738EC9XTT
note: didnt use any adware cleaner stuff, i though using advanced systemcare ultimate 8 was enough
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Penguins are immune. :)
Never understood why Microsoft called it Windows, a more appropriate name would be Holes. ;)
Spybot Search & Destroy may help fix your Holes.
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LOLz at the joke!
A computer is much like an air conditioner. When you open Windows, it becomes useless.
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I also recommend Zonealarm Firewall over any other firewalls out there.
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Read everything in that post, also it would be good to bookmark it, when you finish with all things that are listed in that post, do last scan with ESET online scanner http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/
Then after you get rid of malware, be sure to download some free anti virus and keep it updated, for anti virus recommendation check that same reddit thread.
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