I am so tired yesterday... =[ *opps* should say Friday..
Recently I reformatted my laptop .. because of this, I do not have my antivirus software .... and so when I click IE, google came out with a sorry message abt some virus/adware thing... (so shocked cause didnt go much website.. maybe cause charge mp3 whole night leaving internet connection on.. haiz) If too boring, jump to last few para baDownloaded trial norton antivirus but didnt found anything
Downloaded YAhoo! Anti-spy -> removed 25 adware/spyware (including 2 Hijackers)
Still cannot go google..
So downloaded spyware doctor and did some scanning ... discovered 3 threats 6 infections.. 4 Low risk tracking cookies and 2 medium risk adware (zeropopupbar)
but no registration key so can't remove..
Then found freeware Ad-aware -> removed 7 infections (found more infection than spyware doc! + 2 other hijackers) but cant remove zeropopupbar (I manually remove it by deleting registry YEAH! I DID IT!!)
But still cannot go google
scanned again using both spyware doc and ad-aware.. ad-aware didnt find anything except a few tracking cookies but spyware doc found a high risk hijacker! trojan CWS (coolwebsearch).. Too complicated to remove manually T.T
tried scanning using CWS shredder but found nothing..
Download XoftspySE -> need registration key again =[
So checked trojan exact name in spyware doc .. it is trojan-downlader.win32.small.ew ..
Found ans on Yahoo! answer... Advice is download 4 softwares: Avast, Ad-aware, HiJackThis 1.99 and REMOVE ON BOOT SHELL EXTENSION
I downloaded Avast antivirus (an antivirus that full scan com at startup, took quite a long time to start com .. =( too many files le)
Found nothing.. Well.. of course since I don't have any virus in the first place...
Ad-aware already found nothing
HiJackthis 1.99 found all problematic files =P (but only can delete the hijacker one or com will have trouble liao.. haha)
I remove trojan-downloader.win32.small.ew by deleting the file name (state in spyware doc) using HiJackthis 1.99...
Scanned again using both spyware doc and ad-aware ... YEAH! finally removed!!
Also downloaded REMOVE ON BOOT SHELL EXTENSION files to remove stubborn files that cannot be removed in add/remove programs...
haha.. The process too long and boring (too computer terms, doubt anyone will read but I just wanna type out to rmb this day haha) but anyway.. the whole process is from fri 9pm to sat 230am = 5.5 HOURS OF BATTLE AGAINST ADWARE/SPYWARE!!
Mental & physical exhaustion! + downloading lots of anti-softwares + blindly believe every solutions I can find .. hahha... Lucky.. it is solved
I HATE VIRUS, ADWARE & SPYWARE!! haha now think also angry, the stupid hijacker even off my firewall + antivirus when it found out that I trying to remove those Adware ... =D
Sian laptop become so Jam again. Hopeful not those le! *opps* maybe caused I scanning using 2 anti-adware again