IE Pop-ups with no malware to be seen!

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by potsc14, Feb 8, 2008.

  1. potsc14

    potsc14 Private E-2

    I am getting pop-ups while running Internet Explorer as well as "advertisements" for "free" malware programs that take the place of regular ad windows in normal web pages. I first started having issues about three days ago after incorrectly typing in a URL and clicking something in the window. Immediately my virus scan started telling me it was rejecting trojans left and right. Shortly thereafter I started getting the pop-ups. I ran Lavasoft's Ad-aware, Spybot, and CWShredder, as well as the Panda RootKit finder and ran scans with my Norton Anti-virus. They found MANY parasites and after multiple scans (too many to count) they have stopped finding anything. The pop-ups (and "ads") continue however. (interestingly, my norton just informed me that it blocked Trojan.metajuan!) What is going on and How do I stop it? I am running Firefox right now and don't seem to be having any of the same issues, but for me it really is the principle of the thing!

    Thanks!
     
  2. potsc14

    potsc14 Private E-2

    Its me again. I followed all the instructions I found AFTER posting here for malware removal.

    IT WORKED!

    Combo Fix is my Hero. It found the crap on my computer that was loading all the false ads into my browser.

    Thanks for the great instructions on your forums!
     
  3. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Welcome to Major Geeks!

    I happy to hear that you feel your problems are resolved; however I highly recommend completing all steps in the READ & RUN ME including attaching of the requested logs. You may be surprised at what may still be found. Often when someone is getting messages about free tools or messages about being infected, there can be lots of other hidden malware files.
     

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