Lots of Browser.exe's in Task Manager but Chrome not even installed

Try re running both RogueKiller and Malware Bytes please and see if you can get us the logs.

 

The below browser.exe is not Chrome it is for the Palemoon version of Firefox you are using. And it is normal to have many of them. The more tabs, the more exe's.

C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\LocalLow\BrowserPale\VolunteerModel\browser.exe

 

That's quite typical of tabbed browsers. For example with Chrome, even with only 2 tabs it has 4 processes.

Not sure what you meant to say. They are running processes. They are not on your Desktop. They are running when the browser is running. Shutdown the browser or uninstall it if you have problem with it.

If the cable is plugged in then it is connected unless your network card has physically been disabled.

I repeat, it is not chrome. Chrome is chrome.exe. I think you are running a version of Palemoon which is a Firefox based browser. If you are saying that you have not installed anything related to Palemoon then kill all those browser.exe processes and then delete the below folder:

C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\LocalLow\BrowserPale

There are no problems obvious isses in your RogueKiller log unless these BrowserPale items turn out to be fake.

 

Okay I see from your snapshot why you thought it was chrome. It must be a fake. As I just stated, kill all the browser.exe processes in Task Manager and then delete the folder I gave you.

Is the below something you recognize

C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Local\ModulatorWireless\ModulatorWireless.dll

 

Did you miss my last messages and questions??? I think this could be a fairly new form of infection.

Let's just go ahead and remove these items that I questioned.

Uninstall the below programs. If you do not find them or they will not uninstall, just keep going.
Java(TM) 6 Update 20

Now install the current version of Sun Java from:

• Go here for 64 bit OS = Sun Java 64 bit Runtime Environment Make sure that when you see the form asking about installing Ask Toolbar that you uncheck this.
• Go here for 32 bit OS = Sun Java 32 bit Runtime Environment Make sure that when you see the form asking about installing Ask Toolbar that you uncheck this.

Make sure that when you install the new version of Java that you uncheck the Install the Ask Toolbar junkware checkbox. Also if it asks if you want to install McAfee Security Scan Plus that you uncheck this too. You do not need to add these unncessary items and to your PC. Also just in case Oracle changes the Java installation in the future to possibly install other junk, uncheck all but just installing Java.


Please download OTM by Old Timer and save it to your Desktop.

• Run OTM.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).
• Copy the lines from the below codebox to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C
  (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy): Do not include the word Code: which is just a title line of
  the code box

Code:

:Processes
explorer.exe

 
:Files
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Local\004b30
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Local\browser_dir
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Local\ModulatorWireless
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Roaming\004b30
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Roaming\1169441550
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Roaming\1330296616
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Roaming\1474563333
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Roaming\2143436647
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Roaming\2231673711
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\LocalLow\BrowserPale
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Local\ModulatorWireless
C:\Windows\Temp\*.*
C:\Users\abbaschild777\AppData\Local\Temp\*.*
:Commands
[purity]
[EmptyTemp]
[start explorer]
[Reboot]

• Return to OTM, right click in the Paste List of Files/Folders to Move window (under the yellow bar
  ) and choose Paste.
• Now click the large button.
• If OTM asks to reboot your computer, allow it to do so. The report should appear in Notepad after the reboot.
• Close OTM.

Now navigate to the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles folder ( assuming your Windows drive is C). This is where your log will be
saved in the form of Date and Time mmddyyyy_hhmmss.log. Just look for the most recent .log file. Attach
this log file to your next message.

Now please download Junkware Removal Tool to your desktop.

• Shut down your protection software now to avoid potential conflicts.
• Run the tool by double-clicking it. If you are using Windows Vista or Seven, right-mouse click it and select Run as Administrator.
• The tool will open and start scanning your system.
• Note: That JRT may reset your home page to a google default so you will need to restore your home page setting if this happens.
• Please be patient as this can take a while to complete depending on your system's specifications.
• On completion, a log (JRT.txt) is saved to your desktop and will automatically open.
• Attach JRT.txt to your next message.

Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

Then attach the below logs:

• the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles log
• the JRT.TXT log
• C:\MGlogs.zip

Make sure you tell me how things are working now!

 

Okay thanks for the info. Just complete my last instructions and attach the new requested logs and let me know where things stand.

 

One more fix to remove a couple of registry entries that remain.

Run OTM.exe by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).

• Copy the lines from the below codebox to the clipboard by highlighting ALL of them and pressing CTRL + C
  (or, after highlighting, right-click and choose Copy): Do not include the word Code: which is just a title line of
  the code box

Code:

:Processes
explorer.exe
:Reg
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"ModulatorWireless"=-
[HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1116904730-1113391541-3159600653-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run]
"ModulatorWireless"=-
:Commands
[purity]
[EmptyTemp]
[start explorer]

[Reboot]

• Return to OTM, right click in the Paste List of Files/Folders to Move window (under the yellow bar
  ) and choose Paste.
• Now click the large button.
• If OTM asks to reboot your computer, allow it to do so. The report should appear in Notepad after the reboot.
• Close OTM.

Now navigate to the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles folder ( assuming your Windows drive is C). This is where your log will be
saved in the form of Date and Time mmddyyyy_hhmmss.log. Just look for the most recent .log file. Attach
this log file to your next message.

Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it (Note: if using Vista, Win7 or Win8, don't double click, use right click and select Run As Administrator).


Then attach the below logs:

• the C:\_OTM\MovedFiles log
• C:\MGlogs.zip

Make sure you tell me how things are working now!

 

Yes. Your previous logs showed that Windows Update was running so this was probably why.

Your logs show that you have too little memory to run Windows 7 properly.

Code:

Installed Physical Memory (RAM)    1.00 GB    
Total Physical Memory    0.99 GB    
Available Physical Memory    363 MB    

You really need to add at least another 2 GB to get better performance out of your PC. Especially since right now you don't even have any protection software installed and you need to address this.

Your logs are clean. Please complete all of the below final instructions before running any other scans to avoid false detections of things we have already quarantine or left overs from system restore.



If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. We recommend you keep Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware.
3. Renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it in step 4 of the READ & RUN ME.
4. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis. If you don't see it or it will not uninstall, don't worry about it. Just move on to the next step.
5. If running Vista, Win 7 or Win 8, it is time to make sure you have reenabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
6. Now goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click ( if running Vista, Win7, or Win 8 Right Click and Run As Administrator ) on this file to run this cleanup program that will remove files and folders related to MGtools and some other items from our cleaning procedures.
7. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
8. If you are running Win 8, Win 7, Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below to flush restore points:
   • Refer to the instructions for your WIndows version in this link: Disable And Enable System Restore​
   • What we want you to do is to first disable System Restore to flush restore points some of which could be infected.
   • Then we want you to Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
9. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
   • How to Protect yourself from malware!

 

Yes you should be okay as long as you are not having it reappear over and over.

 

You're welcome. And thanks for the donation. Surf safely!