Browser Hijacked (i Think)

Let's see if these tools reveal anything before resetting your Chrome browser -

Please download ZHPcleaner to your desktop.

• Close all applications (including your web browsers and antivirus)
• Double-click on ZHPCleaner to run the tool.
• If you are using Windows Vista, 7/8/10; instead of double-clicking, right-mouse click ZHPCleaner and select "Run as Administrator".
• Please click the "J'accepte/I agree" button.
  • First press the "Scanner" button. Be patient, the scan takes longer than 5mins.
  • Then press the ''Repair'' button.
• Browsers will automatically shut down.
• A logfile will automatically open after the scan has finished.
• Please upload that logfile with your next reply.

Next download the latest version of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your desktop.

Note: Make sure you download the correct version for your PC. Only the correct version will work.

• Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
• Press the Scan button and wait.
• The first time the tool is run it makes two logs, FRST.txt and Addition.txt in the same directory the tool is run.
• Please upload them in your next reply.

 

You're welcome.

Please use MSconfig to reset your machine for normal startup mode. Any other mode is primarily used for temporary troubleshooting and diagnostic purposes only.

How is your Chrome browser behaving, now?

 

Run Selective Startup using System Configuration
Start orb > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > dbl-click on "System Configuration"
Next Gui - choose the "General" tab and put a tick in the Normal startup box and click the OK radio button. RE-BOOT

*Listed below are the softwares whose startups are being controlled/disabled by MSConfig. Please read Dealing with Startup Processes for better methods.

Try resetting your default search engine. See -> https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95426?co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop&hl=en-GB

 

You're welcome.

Now using the first link I gave, with the help of a friend or our Software forum, choose and familiarize yourself with the workings of one of the recommended Third Party startup managers listed.

Please review the following for directions on how to reset Chrome to default settings.
Reset Chrome settings to default

Did that correct the problem?

 

You're welcome and your logs are clean! 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. Unless you purchase it, it provide no protection. It do not use any significant amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.
2. Go back to step 6 of the READ ME and re-enable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it.
3. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
4. If running Vista, Win 7/8 - it is time to make sure you have re-enabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
5. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
6. Go to the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click 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. If you are running Win 7/8, Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
   • Refer to the cleaning procedures pointed to by step 7 of the READ ME
     for your Window version and see the instructions to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
   • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
8. After doing the above, you should work through the below link:
   • How to Protect yourself from malware!

Safe surfing! http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj5/drmoriarty/Emoticons/char145.gif

 

You're very welcome.