Need help to remove hao123

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by icydragon, Oct 27, 2013.

  1. icydragon

    icydragon Private E-2

    Hi Major Geeks team,

    This Hao123 issue only affect my Firefox and Chrome browser. Before posting on this forum i have reset my browser several time and also perform scan and remove using malwarebytes. But all this does not resolve the issue.

    I have attach the log files for your reference. Please help take a look.

    Please do give me advices after taking a look at my logs.

    Thank you very much for your time.
     

    Attached Files:

  2. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Do you have the log from RogueKiller? I would like to see that too please.


    We are going to be uninstalling your old version of FireFox and installing the new version. (Except we will be using Revo Uninstaller to uninstall it) So do the below to save bookmarks:

    • Run FireFox and click Bookmarks.
    • Then select Organize Bootmarks.
    • Then on the next window click File and then select Export. Save the bookmarks.html file to your Desktop for later use in importing.
    Now download and save the installer for the current version of FireFox but DO NOT install it yet. Get it here: Mozilla FireFox

    You will need exit FireFox now and use Internet Explorer to continue with the below until we reinstall FireFox.

    Start by uninstalling FireFox and then reboot. Do not skip the reboot.
    After reboot, delete the below folders:
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
    • C:\users\UserAccount\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox

    where UserAccount is the actual user account name being used.

    Now reinstall FireFox from the file previously downloaded.
    Import your bookmarks file. (similar process to exporting).


    Has hao123 now dropped off from Firefox? If so we will work on Google Chrome next. . .
     
  3. icydragon

    icydragon Private E-2

    Hi,

    Thanks for the quick response. I follow the steps and it still did not work. I have attach the RougeKiller file.

    Thanks for helping.
     

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  4. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Download OTL to your desktop.

    • Double click on the icon to run it. Make sure all other windows are closed and to let it run uninterrupted.
    • Vista and Windows 7 users Right-click OTL and choose Run as Administrator)
    • When the window appears, underneath Output at the top change it to Minimal Output.
    • Check the boxes beside LOP Check and Purity Check.
    • Click the Run Scan button. Do not change any settings unless otherwise told to do so. The scan wont take long.

    When the scan completes, it will open two notepad windows. OTL.Txt and Extras.Txt. These are saved in the same location as OTL.

    Attach both of these logs into your next reply.


    Uninstall Google Chrome now with Revo and reinstall, let me know about that.
     
  5. icydragon

    icydragon Private E-2

    Hi,

    Uninstall Chrome with Revo and install chrome again. Still same problem.

    I have attach the OTL log. I do not see any extra.txt. I run OTL 2 time but still do not get the extra.txt.
     

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    • OTL.Txt
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  6. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    I want you to check your add on's and toolbars for each of the two browsers. Uninstall anything that you didn't put there.

    Also check this link out. As basic as it seems it may be helpful.
     
  7. icydragon

    icydragon Private E-2

    Hi,

    I follow your steps again to uninstall Firefox and chrome with Revo uninstaller. But this time before doing it i uninstall QVOD using revo first. After all the uninstall done, i perform a reboot and did a scan using Junkware Removal Tool.

    Then i reinstall Firefox again and the hao123 is gone. So i guess the problem could be cause by QVOD.

    Really appreciate your helps and guidance. Thanks a lot. :)
     

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    • JRT.txt
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  8. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Excellent! :) Qvod was not showing in the newfiles.txt as being installed. So everything is running as it should be right now?
     
  9. icydragon

    icydragon Private E-2

    Yes, everything running fine now.
     
  10. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    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.
    2. Renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it in step 4 of the READ & RUN ME.
    3. 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.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.

    7. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
     

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