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jaberi
Member
2013-Aug-30 2:05 am
Pop-up adsnot sure if i'm in the right forum, (if not mod please move it to where it should be)
a) i downloaded "adw cleaner".......didn't care for it as it was directing me to download all sorts of tool bar's...... b) i uninstalled it. c) now each time i open a new page from the browser i get a drop down window asking me to rate the site i log in....it tells me congratulations, you have been selected for the survey, or you have won, this and that etc etc. d) i have adblock plus........should that not be blocking these pop-up's?
what can i do to get rid of this pls? |
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justin..needs sleep Mod join:1999-05-28 2031
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justin
Mod
2013-Aug-30 2:10 am
You should go to this forum » Security Cleanupbut read the header and other "before posting" rules carefully first. |
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jaberi
Member
2013-Aug-31 1:08 am
thanks justin, might be easy for some...for me the whole security cleanup forum is overwhelming.....
would system restore bring it back to the way it was?
when i restart my pc this is the message that pops up once windows has loaded..
"There was a problem starting C:\Program Files (x86)\Conduit\CT3308759\plugin\TBV Verifier.dll"
The specified module could not be found |
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BlitzenZeusBurnt Out Cynic Premium Member join:2000-01-13 |
System restore is pretty useless, many things will survive being restored to a previous point, and previous restore points can be infected too. Follow their link for help, but you can at least try using system restore. |
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rfharThe World Sport, Played In Every Country Premium Member join:2001-03-26 Buicktown,Mi |
to jaberi
I go to the "control panel, programs and features" and look to see what was added every time I download something. I often see something there I did not want and remove it. Click on the " installed on" column to get the latest additions. |
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·Metronet
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to jaberi
said by jaberi:thanks justin, might be easy for some...for me the whole security cleanup forum is overwhelming..... Do these steps - one at a time - everything is well written and documented: » Security Cleanup FAQ » Mandatory Steps Before Requesting Assistance - this is the link for the "What to do before posting" Then post the logs (the text - do not upload the log file) and one of 2 users will have suggestions... |
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Locutus65Why bother? Premium Member join:2001-05-24 Houston, TX
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to jaberi
1. Make a system restore point. 2. Download Malwarebytes. Run it and let it clean the system for you. » www.majorgeeks.com/files ··· are.html |
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jaberi
Member
2013-Sep-1 1:21 am
can someone tell me what this is please?.....i see it in my start-up configuration...
ConduitFloat......unknown.......C:\WIndows\S......HKCU\Software |
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jaberi |
to Locutus65
i did do that and malawarebytes found nothing.... |
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jaberi 1 edit |
jaberi
Member
2013-Sep-1 2:02 am
ignore the question for conduit pls.....thanks to all of you who tried to help....:)
i was overwhelmed by "security cleanup" thread.....did not do system restore......because the stupid "CONDUIT" had me puzzled because i never seen it before...googled it, and found it, it's a tool bar....i already had it uninstalled, but there were fragments of it in the registry....i found a thread how to remove it, and can't believe i went into the registry, omg i found it there, and deleted it....from the left side...not sure what the right side said something about default...
restarted the machine, and here i am....the usual grey box with "there was a problem" did not appear.....phew........although, i still see "CONDUIT" in my start-up don't know how to get it out of there except unchecked it. the pop up blocker now works as well....
am i allowed to put the link of how get rid of CONDUIT here on this forum? |
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Locutus65Why bother? Premium Member join:2001-05-24 Houston, TX
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Another excellent program everyone should have is Revo Uninstaller. When you use it to uninstall a program it also finds all those leftover registry entries and folders and lets you delete them as well. I never uninstall anything without it. There is a 'paid' version but the free one is all you will ever need. » www.revouninstaller.com/ ··· oad.html |
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John Galt6Forward, March Premium Member join:2004-09-30 Happy Camp |
+1 on Revo... |
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