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  • 12-04-2014 03:52PM
    #1
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I seem to have strange advert links in my website pages (including Boards, rte etc) identified by underlying link and a green symbol. Its really annoying. Have run a number virus scans which havent thrown up anything. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have hopefully attached a snip of the issue.

    Cheers in advance,

    Rob


Comments

  • #2
    SamAK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭SamAK


    Have you tried running Malwarebytes? I've used it before to detect and remove ad/malware and links like you describe..

    https://www.malwarebytes.org/


  • #3
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭budhabob


    SamAK wrote: »
    Have you tried running Malwarebytes? I've used it before to detect and remove ad/malware and links like you describe..

    https://www.malwarebytes.org/

    Nope, but I will now. Many thanks.


  • #4
    SamAK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭SamAK


    What anti virus do you have installed?


  • #5
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭budhabob


    SamAK wrote: »
    What anti virus do you have installed?

    Microsoft security essentials.


  • #6
    jsa112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    post the log from malwarebytes when its done


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  • #7
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭budhabob


    jsa112 wrote: »
    post the log from malwarebytes when its done

    It picked up quite a few things. I exported the log into a .txt file, however not sure it its user friendly.


  • #8
    jsa112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    edit out anything you dont want shown, but would be good for me to see it if you want to remove this thing


  • #9
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭budhabob


    jsa112 wrote: »
    edit out anything you dont want shown, but would be good for me to see it if you want to remove this thing

    Haha, I have no idea what is in it to edit out.


  • #10
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭budhabob


    The issue is still present. Log attached. Any help welcome.

    I have been doing some googling,and found some of the names on the list popping up and how to remove them etc.


  • #11
    jsa112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    fix/delete what malwarebytes found

    then download and run adwcleaner, delete what it finds and post its log

    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/


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  • #12
    budhabob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 5,307 ✭✭✭budhabob


    jsa112 wrote: »
    fix/delete what malwarebytes found

    then download and run adwcleaner, delete what it finds and post its log

    http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/

    The link affect is still present anyway unfortunately. See attached log.


  • #13
    jsa112
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 840 ✭✭✭jsa112


    you can post these logs rather than attach them

    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.
    • Click the Quick Scan button. Do not change any settings. 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.
    • Please copy (Edit->Select All, Edit->Copy) the contents of these files here


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