Roommate Fail... Thanks... Virus

[ssk4212]

Why yes, I will be a nice roommate and let you watch a video for class on my pc.... Come home to find programs installed, and ads spamming throughout my browser with general surfing.  

 

Does anyone have suggestions for the best way to clean this mess up?

 

-Joe

 

P.S. Not used to viruses, been using a mac for 4 years 

[minibois]

Why yes, I will be a nice roommate and let you watch a video for class on my pc.... Come home to find programs installed, and ads spamming throughout my browser with general surfing.  

 

Does anyone have suggestions for the best way to clean this mess up?

 

-Joe

 

P.S. Not used to viruses, been using a mac for 4 years 

CCcleaner, malwarebytes and look around Control Panel and Chrome extensions yourself to remove some stuff.

Also run a virus scanner, like the one from Avast

[Enflics]

Malwarebytes will destroy everything, boot up in safe mode and try to surf the web it will detect problems as you go along. Then malwarebytes will clean up the rest.

[Firearm2112]

malware bytes. enable rootkits and run a full scan

[EpicGeekonFire]

The way I use is just wiping the entire OS and reinstalling it, but if you can download An antivirus program and Malware Bytes to remove Adware. 

[rustikles]

Quick and easy scanning that will fix 95% of problems: JRT Scanner and ADW Cleaner. There are other utilities you should probably use as well, like Malwarebytes, but these two are easy and work exceedingly well in my experience (we use them in a corporate environment as the 1st line of virus removal after a reported infection). It never hurts to use more than one scanner, just don't use multiple installed active virus software.

[ssk4212]

Great, thanks a lot for the advice

[samcool55]

If you run any malware programs, run it multiple times until everything is gone. Sometimes multiple scans is needed.

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

CCcleaner, malwarebytes and look around Control Panel and Chrome extensions yourself to remove some stuff.

[LegacyStijncat]

Run an Antivirus and Anti-Malware, or re-install OS.

Also, grab your favorite handgun and shoot that bloke in the knee.

[Nexxus]

id restore from a recovery point personally I dunno how effective that is though. If it failed id run aV software of course.

[ssk4212]

CCcleaner, malwarebytes and look around Control Panel and Chrome extensions yourself to remove some stuff.

Also run a virus scanner, like the one from Avast

 

 

Malwarebytes will destroy everything, boot up in safe mode and try to surf the web it will detect problems as you go along. Then malwarebytes will clean up the rest.

 

 

Quick and easy scanning that will fix 95% of problems: JRT Scanner and ADW Cleaner. There are other utilities you should probably use as well, like Malwarebytes, but these two are easy and work exceedingly well in my experience (we use them in a corporate environment as the 1st line of virus removal after a reported infection). It never hurts to use more than one scanner, just don't use multiple installed active virus software.

 

 

If you run any malware programs, run it multiple times until everything is gone. Sometimes multiple scans is needed.

 

Awesome, thanks for all the advice everyone!  Seems to working as it was before after running all of the programs you recommended above.

[minibois]

 

CCcleaner, malwarebytes and look around Control Panel and Chrome extensions yourself to remove some stuff.

 

You literally copied my post. Y U DO DIS?!

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

You literally copied my post. Y U DO DIS?!

I was feeling to lazy to type it myself