Ad-Ware/malware Webhelpers

[Coasterrider1]

Everyone 

i just wanna make something clear what happend now

but i had to remove a Webhelper who suddely installed itself on my computer 

this webhelpers can be Annoying as it will change your Browser's homepage and Defeult Search engine 

and they are hard to get rid of (for a normal user) cause they also have Regestry keys that will keep on installing it 

lucky i khow who to remove them and also how to prevent or find it back Quickly

i made a list on Google drive with all the Webhelpers i fond and removed aswell 

with the info

its location

its program

its Fuction 

its Registry key

How to remove 

and what Anti-virus can detect them

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bjRAzcMmJg9LM6FKpB7ZscmDA_7y3q-qJVKSD0yzl3U/edit

ONE THING 

DONT EDIT THE REGISTRY UNLESS YOU KHOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING 

Im not Responable for the Damage you do to it

[Larry Newman]

To prevent many of these magical programs from intruding into your computer, it would be a great idea to read installer wizards before you install a thousand different AdWare or Malware programs

Programs don't just install themselves

[Coasterrider1]

i have like 2 anti-virus's running

[DenverCoder9]

I've been running kaspersky for the past couple years and never in that time did i have an issue with malware and/or adware. Which AVs are you using?

[GunnerHQ]

True... read before installing something... but still some programs have hidden adware and it's installed in background... so you need to do a check on the installed programs if your browser is acting funny:).

I like my browser clean and simple... my homepage is newtab thingy with the custom saved pages.

Some are so damn annoying... i had to mess with the about:config to get rid of it.

[rmtworks]

One of my favorite programs is called Unchecky. All it literally does is uncheck the boxes in installers that put useless junk on your PC. You can get it at http://unchecky.com

[Nukelar]

M8 get a custom router and fill that with antivirus and anti malware it filters EVERYTHING going into you net work

[CyberEagle50]

Anti viruses are just a waste of money and system resources, better get a malware and virus scanner like Malwarebytes and use it on regular intervals. Also restricting your traffic using firewall rules and whitelists/blacklists can also mitigate a lot of potential malicious software.

 

Also running everything shady you download on your main pc is also a bad idea, use an old pc or a virtual machine to see how it performs.

[DenverCoder9]

Anti viruses are just a waste of money and system resources, better get a malware and virus scanner like Malwarebytes and use it on regular intervals. Also restricting your traffic using firewall rules and whitelists/blacklists can also mitigate a lot of potential malicious software.

 

Also running everything shady you download on your main pc is also a bad idea, use an old pc or a virtual machine to see how it performs.

Sandboxie can be very helpful if you don't want to use/don't have an old PC/testbench, it's also much more resource efficient than a virtual machine. As for the first point, get glasswire and you're set for that as well.

[CyberEagle50]

DeepFreeze is also a good method if you don't install stuff often, it will "freeze" your selected drives, so that any changes made are lost after a restart

[cmyk]

I have Windows defender. I'm never gonna get a virus

[Coasterrider1]

both avast and Ad-aware are great antivirus's cause its free and powerfull

if avast finds a virus it will use  its server to gain info form other computers running avast antivirus

to remove it

cause of this avast is a Passive scan

(always scanning downloads, browser, and programs running to prevent a virus to use those to infect a computer)

i have ad-aware as Second Anti-malware 

(becomes active once in a while or when the passive scan is Out)

 

windows Defender is risky for computers using the internet alot

most virus bypass windows defender

 

also once my father had a Client called Daisy 
who had like 1.000.000.000 Virus's cause Windows defender was out due to a virus deactiving it
 

[DonVanhugenstyn]

Lol I use windows defender, no issues with adware, malware and virus's ever. That's on the free pre installed windows basic protection. No need for anything above that unless your a business at which point you have a lot more sophisticated fail safe's than just anti virus protecting you.

 

Its like everyone said read what you install and don't click advertisements on suspicious websites. Even Facebook and Youtube have many times had these things injected into their advertisement links. Just be more careful.

[DenverCoder9]

Lol I use windows defender, no issues with adware, malware and virus's ever. That's on the free pre installed windows basic protection. No need for anything above that unless your a business at which point you have a lot more sophisticated fail safe's than just anti virus protecting you.

 

Its like everyone said read what you install and don't click advertisements on suspicious websites. Even Facebook and Youtube have many times had these things injected into their advertisement links. Just be more careful.

Unless of course you're the kind of facebook mom who clicks on every little thing because... why do they do that again? I really don't understand that.

[rmtworks]

Unless of course you're the kind of facebook mom who clicks on every little thing because... why do they do that again? I really don't understand that.

 

The scams are getting more elaborate. Just today, I saw a fake headline that said there was a shooting in my town, and redirected you to fake giveaways when you click on it. It's really a horrible thing to do, but these scammers seem to be getting more desperate.

[DenverCoder9]

The scams are getting more elaborate. Just today, I saw a fake headline that said there was a shooting in my town, and redirected you to fake giveaways when you click on it. It's really a horrible thing to do, but these scammers seem to be getting more desperate.

Oh man, that really is something. I guess "How to earn $5000 a day" and "How to pick up any girl you like" just doesn't cut it anymore.