Potential Threat Discovered By Microsoft Defender

Yes, it's gone.

 

No, I can't think of any questions and I've no remaining concerns. Please post what you have in mind. I'm so grateful for all your help.

 

If I may I do have a question. In all the things I've done as requested I'm not certain of the answer. Was my PC infected with some form of malware or have we just got rid of some unwanted programs?

I shall carry out the KpRm procedure as per your instructions.

I intend to read through all the steps about keeping your PC clean. I'm hoping most of what I read I already know. I hope this because I try very hard to make sure I avoid malware. That's why I was so upset when I thought my PC had been infected. I suppose it's impossible to remain 100% safe. If I learn anything new I shall be certain to apply that knowledge.

Thank you so very much for your help and the time you have devoted to helping me. I really do appreciate it. I'm shamefully very IT illiterate and could not have dealt with this on my own.

 

Thank you so much.

Being paranoid I've checked my other PC. I started by doing critical point and quick scans with Malwarebytes, Microsoft Defender and SuperAnti-Spyware (SAS). Defender kept freezing so I though forget our not so helpful friend Microsoft. Critical point and quick scans found nothing. I then did full scans with Malwarebytes and SAS. Malwarebytes said my PC was clean. SAS found, I believe, 36 adware tracking cookies. I suspect these are not desirable but not highly dangerous. After the SAS scan I saved the scan log then I allowed SAS to deal with the discovered malware. SAS reported it sucessfully cleaned everything. I attach the SAS scan log if you would be so kind as to look at it.

If I need to go through the whole Read and Run Me process with my desktop PC after you've viewed the SAS scan log will you be able to continue helping me or will I have to start a new thread. If I shouldn't even have asked you to check out this SAS scan log in this thread I apologise. Please advise me what I should do.

Best wishes

mark59

 

I thought so.

Will do it tomorrow.

Thank you.