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[guntherbumpus]

Got the usual bogus spyware popups and the accompanying google redirects, MBAM has removed them before but this time was different. MBAM wouldn't run, so renamed it (actually created a copy with a random name), and that ran fine. It got rid of the bogus spyware, but this time still having a few leftover issues:

- MBAM still won't run under its usual name, either by clicking or by typing in run window. This is in either regular or safe mode. Therefore, cannot do update, since when I update the random name version, it downloads the updates and then tries to run MBAM, which of course, doesn't run.

- having login issues at some sites with logins (such as youtube, yahoo mail), but not all of them. Sites that won't log in anymore just sit on the login screen after I enter until they time out and show a page not found in explorer.

Any advice on how to unblock MBAM from running under it's own name, and to re-enable all logins?

thanks in advance

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[Electrobrandino]

as i usually recommend, try booting in safe mode ( reboot pc and hit F8 at start up for SAFE MODE ) and try to run it from there. Even try safe mode with networking to see if u can get updates.

If that doesnt work, if you have a second pc, remove the hard drive and slave it to another pc and run a full scan with MBAM.

just my 2 cents

lemme know if that helps

[Electrobrandino]

if all else fails, do what the mods and experts say. they know best lol

[GT500]

MrOreo said:

Are you being redirected to different websites still? One good program to run if you can download it is: Combofix. You can get it off BleepingComputer's website. If you are infected by something and malwarebytes just isn't cutting it, running combofix usually does the trick.

Leave it to the experts. Users should never run ComboFix without expert assistance. Whoever takes the user's thread in the HijackThis section will have them run it if the user is using Windows XP, and they think it is needed. Leave it to them.

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