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"Adware Alert" uninstall problems
I unfortunately installed Adware Alert as a spyware scanning program back in
February. I have since learned that it appears to be a corrupt anti-spyware program. I tried uninstalling it, but when I do, it seems to corrupt my operating system's startup. After uninstalling Adware Alert, I am prompted to restart, but then my system gets caught in a loop, where it displays the first few startup screens repeatedly and will not re-boot. I have been able to get back in by hitting F8 during the startup and manually selecting to start using the last known good configuration. I tried starting in Safe Mode, but this did not work. Once I'm back in, I can do a system restore to get it functioning again, but only if I restore it to when Adware Alert was still installed. I feel like I've been hijacked! How do I get this garbage off my computer and still get it to operate correctly? |
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"Adware Alert" uninstall problems
Clarification--this is NOT the Ad-Aware spyware remover.
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"Adware Alert" uninstall problems
JenBMN wrote:
I unfortunately installed Adware Alert as a spyware scanning program back in February. I have since learned that it appears to be a corrupt anti-spyware program. I tried uninstalling it, but when I do, it seems to corrupt my operating system's startup. After uninstalling Adware Alert, I am prompted to restart, but then my system gets caught in a loop, where it displays the first few startup screens repeatedly and will not re-boot. I have been able to get back in by hitting F8 during the startup and manually selecting to start using the last known good configuration. I tried starting in Safe Mode, but this did not work. Once I'm back in, I can do a system restore to get it functioning again, but only if I restore it to when Adware Alert was still installed. I feel like I've been hijacked! How do I get this garbage off my computer and still get it to operate correctly? You *have* been hijacked! Look for removal steps he Bleeping Computer removal how-to's - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum55.html or he Malwarebytes malware removal guides - http://tinyurl.com/5xrpft ] If all else fails, get guided help at one of the specialty forums listed below. Or else you can take your machine to a local computer professional. I don't recommend using BigComputerStore/GeekSquad types of places. PLEASE DO NOT POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS. http://aumha.org/downloads/hijackthis.zip http://aumha.net/ - Click on the HijackThis forum. Read the announcement and the stickies *first*. http://www.atribune.org/forums/index.php?showforum=9 http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/forum22.html http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/...splay.php?f=25 http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/Malwa..._Here-f37.html http://www.malwarebytes.org/forums/i...hp?showforum=7 http://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum...?showforum=170 http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5 http://forums.techguy.org/54-security/ http://forums.tomcoyote.org/ http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0 http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7 Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ |
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