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Welcome back - Can you confirm you downloaded, updated and ran Adaware SE with VX2 plugin.

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Please download these additional files/programs. Do not run them unless instructed to do so.
Unless otherwise stated, they should be stored in same directory as the HiJackThis program.

Download About Buster - Unzip to a new folder
Update About Buster & exit the program once that is completed.

Unplug your computer from the Internet when you have finished downloading

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REBOOT TO SAFE MODE

1. Restart the computer. The computer begins processing a set of instructions known as BIOS.
2. As soon as the BIOS has finished loading, begin tapping the F8 key on your keyboard.
3. Continue to do so until the 'Windows Advanced Options' menu appears.
4. Using the arrow keys on the keyboard, scroll to and select the menu item - Safe Mode.

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Enable the viewing of Hidden files

1. From Windows Explorer, go to Tools>Folder Options>View tab.
2. Enable the option for `Show hidden files and folder´
3. Disable the option for `Hide file extensions for known types´
4. Disable the option for `Hide protected operating system files´
5. Click Yes to confirm & then click OK

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Run About Buster and click - Begin Removal.
Locate 'Ab LogFile.txt' (... in the same folder as AboutBuster) and post it in your next reply.

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Uninstall the following programs, if present, using Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs :

• MyWebSearch

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Run a scan with HiJackThis & select(tick) the following & click [Fix checked] :

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = res://C:\WINDOWS\zliia.dll/sp.html#14044
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = res://C:\WINDOWS\zliia.dll/sp.html#14044
R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = about:blank
R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =
R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL,(Default) = websearch.drsnsrch.com/q.cgi?q=
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O4 - HKLM\..\RunServices: [Spooler Subsystem] spoolsub.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: &Search - http://bar.mywebsearch.com/menusear...?p=ZRxdm103YYUS

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Locate and delete the following file(s), if present:

• C:\WINDOWS\zliia.dll

Search for & delete ... using Start> Search... the following file(s), if present:

• spoolsub.exe

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REBOOT TO NORMAL MODE

Do an online scan at one of the following sites:

• Panda ActiveScan
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus Web Scanner
• BitDefender Online Scanner
• Trend Micro™ HouseCall

Take note the names and locations of any file it detects but fails to clean.
* Turn off the real time scanner of any existing antivirus program while performing the online scan

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In your next post, please include fresh logs from:

1. HiJackThis
2. Online scan
3. Ab LogFile.txt

Please provide details of any problems you encountered whilst performing the above steps & update us on how the computer behaves now