Posted January 28, 2019 Hey So, I am currently on my brothers desktop and he needs some help. He went on a Torrent website... yeah.. and downloaded something, It unlinked his Google Chrome Account, and now when you pull up Google chrome the search engine is "https://search.safefinder.com/?st=sc&q=" I went into the Settings, And it doesn't show the engine anywhere? Windows defender also removed one possible virus. Spoiler M Y S T U F F Ryzen PC |~| Ryzen 5 1600 | GTX 1060 6GB | G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB DDR4 DDR4 2400 x2 | WD Blue 250GB SSD | Barracuda Pro 2TB EVGA 650W 80+Gold | Laptop |~| Legion Y530 | i7-8750H | GTX 1050 Ti 4GB | 16GB DDR4 2666MHz | 128GB SSD | 1 TB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm | Macbook Air |~| 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 | Intel HD Graphics 6000 | 8GB of 1600MHz 512GB SSD | Displays |~| AOC G2460VQ6 24" x2| Keyboard |~| Corsair Gaming K70RGB | Mouse |~| Razer Lancehead Pink RGB | Audio |~| HyperX Cloud II | Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X| Microphone |~| Audio Technica AT2035| M y R e v i e w s Lenovo Y530 Legion Laptop. More Coming Soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2019 Author EDIT So I found it in the Add or Remove programs... And uninstalled it.. But now I still have this very SUS file that I cant remove... Also, With it removed, Its sill re directing me to this "https://search.safefinder.com/?st=sc&q=" when I open chrome.. M Y S T U F F Ryzen PC |~| Ryzen 5 1600 | GTX 1060 6GB | G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB DDR4 DDR4 2400 x2 | WD Blue 250GB SSD | Barracuda Pro 2TB EVGA 650W 80+Gold | Laptop |~| Legion Y530 | i7-8750H | GTX 1050 Ti 4GB | 16GB DDR4 2666MHz | 128GB SSD | 1 TB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm | Macbook Air |~| 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 | Intel HD Graphics 6000 | 8GB of 1600MHz 512GB SSD | Displays |~| AOC G2460VQ6 24" x2| Keyboard |~| Corsair Gaming K70RGB | Mouse |~| Razer Lancehead Pink RGB | Audio |~| HyperX Cloud II | Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X| Microphone |~| Audio Technica AT2035| M y R e v i e w s Lenovo Y530 Legion Laptop. More Coming Soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2019 Just reformat and leave on system restore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2019 Once infected the system should be considered tainted. No amount of virus scanning software will help.Wipe the drive and reinstall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2019 I agree with @markr54632, just whipe the drive to be safe CPU Intel Xeon E5 2695 V3 14c-28t @ 2,8GHz Motherboard AsRock X99 mITX RAM 2x16GB DDR4 Crucial ECC @2166MHz GPU XFX R9 Nano 4GB HBM @1000MHz Case Silverstone Sugo SG-13 Storage Samsung 850 EVO 500GB Intel SSD DC S3600 800GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 28, 2019 Wipe the drive? I would use bitdefender malwarebites and hitman Pro. That has always worked for me when clearing up relatives virus infested computers because they don't want me to "cHaNgE AnYtHiNg" wiping the drive is the safest option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 29, 2019 I've actually had good luck in the past just deleting the entire Profile Login Account. Just make sure you pull out anything on your Desktop and My Documents, Bookmarks you need. It will save hours doing OS reload CPU i7 4960x Ivy Bridge Extreme | 64GB Quad DDR-3 RAM | MBD Asus x79-Deluxe | RTX 2080 ti FE 11GB | Thermaltake 850w PWS | ASUS ROG 27" IPS 1440p | | Win 7 pro x64 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 29, 2019 OK, this is obviously Windows 10. In my opinion for the average user, your best bet is to click start and type 'Reset this PC'. Feel free to keep your files in this case ~ I believe it wipes out %temp% and %appdata%, which is probably where the virus lives, but probably delete everything out of your downloads folder without prejudice. You'll need to reinstall your games, your MS office and any other registered software - install your steam client your battle net and what nots, and then have fun. Just my opinion on your quickest, safest, easiest route back to good health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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