Agreed. Just make sure you download it only from bleepingcomputer.com though.

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Aug 3, 2015
9:09:32pm

vacougfan

Agreed. Just make sure you download it only from bleepingcomputer.com though.

There are a lot of fake links out there for combofix that make the infection even worse.

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vacougfan

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Someone save me...I'm going to throw my pc off a bridge!

Borg

8/3/15 8:52pm

You could always backup your stuff and reformat.

BangkokCoug

8/3/15 8:55pm

Do a clean OS install and stop letting your wife use the computer.

srey

8/3/15 8:55pm

or your daughters

icecougar

8/3/15 9:06pm

Those programs probably gave you the malware in the first place

8/3/15 8:55pm

I use those programs to remove crap all the time. No chance the spyware came

vacougfan

8/3/15 8:59pm

boot into safe mode and run those programs in safe mode

8/3/15 8:55pm

maybe not what you're looking for, but try backing up your hard drive.

Whitey_Coug

8/3/15 9:02pm

Weird. Have had my PC that long too and zero malware programs.

vacougfan

8/3/15 9:04pm

Congrats to you for also having excellent browsing habits!

Whitey_Coug

8/3/15 9:20pm

RE: Congrats to you for also having excellent browsing habits!

vacougfan

8/3/15 9:27pm

Well, you SHOULD install the free version of Sophos at least

BYUCoug11

8/3/15 9:05pm

RE: You may want to try Hijackthis. It has helped me get through a couple of th

ovalY

8/3/15 9:04pm

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ovalY

8/3/15 9:04pm

You kinda need to know what you are doing with that though.

vacougfan

8/3/15 9:06pm

Combofix is the best at removing nasty stuff in my experience

fleaman

8/3/15 9:07pm

Agreed. Just make sure you download it only from bleepingcomputer.com though.

vacougfan

8/3/15 9:09pm

probably a combination of a browser extension and program

permiso

8/3/15 9:12pm

Just wait until your ashleymadison account isn't working.

thebruce

8/3/15 9:23pm

Another idea is to create a New user account

ovalY

8/3/15 9:27pm

I will never use the same computer as my wife or future kids for this reason.

cougarnerd

8/3/15 10:21pm

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