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jaberi
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not 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?

justin
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justin

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You should go to this forum
»Security Cleanup
but read the header and other "before posting" rules carefully first.
jaberi
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jaberi

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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
BlitzenZeus
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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.

rfhar
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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.

CylonRed
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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...

Locutus65
Why bother?
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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
jaberi
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jaberi

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can someone tell me what this is please?.....i see it in my start-up configuration...

ConduitFloat......unknown.......C:\WIndows\S......HKCU\Software
jaberi

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i did do that and malawarebytes found nothing....
jaberi

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jaberi

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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?

Locutus65
Why bother?
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Locutus65

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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

John Galt6
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+1 on Revo...