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  1. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Whenever i open Microsoft Edge, which i have set to open the new tab page by default, SOMETHING forces a second tab to open as well. This is the website that pops up, then quickly redirects to google.com I have run the JRT, installed and ran MBAM, MBAM's ADWCleaner, and SUPERAntiSpyware...
  2. Tech Tips and Reviews
    Guys, A cool little tutorial to help you remove ads and other junk on Windows 10 that many people find very helpful: https://www.howtogeek.com/269331/how-to-disable-all-of-windows-10s-built-in-advertising/ Jack
  3. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    I used MalwareBytes as suggested by many people online to remove the malware before. However there are two types which keep coming back right after I remove them. One is named Adware.Elex.ShrtCln and the other one is PUP.Optional.QuickSearcher.ChrPRST. There is no apparent hindrance in regular...
  4. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    ok so everytime I play a game on my browser or try to make music using sound trap or even use social media such as twitch, Facebook, or Discord I constantly get redirected to other websites. How do I remove this?
  5. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Hi there, this is my first time coming on this website (or any tech support website for that matter), so sorry for any apparent inexperience. I'm a windows 7 user. Recently my little brother downloaded something off the internet without consulting me, and malware was downloaded onto it, called...
  6. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Hi! So it has been a long time since I felt it was necessary to use this source, but I wanna start off with how much I love this! Thank you all for all that you do! Now that I've gotten that out of the way, I read a previous thread on here about doing exactly what I'm asking, but I...
  7. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.4 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10 Home, 64 bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-5010U CPU @ 2.10GHz, Intel64 Family 6 Model 61 Stepping 4 Processor Count: 4 RAM: 6059 Mb Graphics Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500, 1024 Mb Hard Drives: C: 909 GB...
  8. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Everytime I opened my computer then I open firefox, the newly opened firefox just reached 98 CPU USAGE in just 2 seconds. I just noticed it yesterday when my online games drastically slowed due to firefox.exe. Ending the process "firefox.exe" will stop the rise in cpu usage without any apps...
  9. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Hi, I've got two separate computers infected with some kind of malware/adware that keeps popping up tabs in my browser (Chrome) on Russian websites. I'm posting two separate threads; one for each computer. Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.4 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home...
  10. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Hi, I've got two separate computers infected with some kind of malware/adware that keeps popping up tabs in my browser (Chrome) on Russian websites. I'm posting two separate threads; one for each computer. Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.4 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10...
  11. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Hey tech support guys, I recently downloaded some weird app of the internet and i know my pc has been infected with adware (browser changed) and possibly malware (unable to open malwarebytes) but it doesnt seem to be very aggressive but it is well hidden,. Have ran scans but to no success in...
  12. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    I've pasted SysInfo below. Whenever I enter a search on google.com, new malware search results show up. Sometimes clicking on a link I want to get to opens up a new browser tab that I didn't ask for. Sometimes this happens even when clicking on any random space on the page, not even on a link...
  13. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Hi! So I got a few viruses on my computer a couple of weeks ago. They were really bad and would crash my computer to blue screen on start up. I got rid of most of them using IObit and Malwarebytes. I also did a system restore on my C Drive when I got tired of trying to mess with the viruses. The...
  14. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Google chrome and fire fox get automatically installed on my laptop without my permission, I deleted the files and used Malwarebytes to remove the malware but it didn't worked. it keep getting installing itself. they didn't come up in add or remove program. fire fox is inside program files by...
  15. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    Windows 10 Every so often, a cmd window flashes up on my screen briefly before closing. It's only there for a fraction of a second so I am unable to see if there is any text on it, but I don't think there is. I recently removed some adware from my computer using Malwarebytes and I have a...
  16. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    For a little while now I have had an Adware problem, though it seems to have gotten worse recently. I have run multiple scans with Avira and Malwarebytes but so far nothing has been detected. I have also looked over my list of programs and it seems to be fine. Below is a link containing images...
  17. Web & Email
    I've used a lot of anti-malware programs. A lot of them didn't detect anything and only 3 detected any threats, two PUPs and some cookies for the most part. It's only shown itself on one page and one word (the website being letswatchstartrek if anyone was curious. It's not a streaming site...
  18. Apple Mac
    Hello...My MacBook has been running quite slow recently. Taking a good 5-10 seconds for pages to load etc. I can tell it needs a good clear out. Can someone tell me whats the best way to get rid of any junk/adware/malware may stored in deep in my laptop? Any help is greatly appreciated :) Let me...
  19. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    I recently tried downloading Spongebob Squarepants Collapse for my little sister but it ended up being a virus. My antivirus (ESET Smart Security 9) has just expired and I have renewed its license 2 days ago. It didn't detect any threats however I'm plagued with that Secure Search search bar...
  20. Virus & Other Malware Removal
    a few days ago a i downloaded a russian trainer from a website for a game (am a gamer) and noticed it added icons extensions and changed my browser homepage to granena.ru or 'time-to-read' and its in russian so i immedietly deleted the trainer,icons,reset browser settings,extensions and ran...
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