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Morgan_96gen Posts 3 Registration date Saturday July 13, 2013 Status Member Last seen July 13, 2013 - Jul 13, 2013 at 05:35 AM
Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - Jul 14, 2013 at 07:17 AM
Hello, I'm new here but I'm hoping someone can offer me some advice. All answers are greatly appreciated. The situation is this:

After 20 minutes to an hour of usage, my internet browsers somehow stop responding. For example, in Google Chrome I would click homepage, but it just shows the "loading" icon and a blank page, never loading completely. Refreshing pages does not help. The same goes for Firefox. But the computer is still connected to the internet. The only way I can get the browsers to work until it stops again is by rebooting.

I'm thinking it might be an issue with an update or security of the computer and not the connection because everything's fine on my laptop. My recent updates are all Microsoft Office though. I've tried restoring but all of the restore points ended up having errors and no changes are made. I've run a Malwarebytes scan to no avail. I have AVG installed, scan comes up clean too.

I would be really grateful for any help or advice, I'm not sure what to do, this has never happened before. Thank you in advance.
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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,169
Jul 13, 2013 at 05:51 AM
Hello,

I suspect that you have a virus, well not you but your laptop.

To help you and prescribe the remedy, I must make a diagnostic and to do so, I require a log.

1. Open this link and download ZHPDiag2 :

https://www.zebulon.fr/telechargements/securite/systeme/zhpdiag.html

(Don't be alarmed is the site is in French, it sometimes happens, the tool will take your system language and allow the download if you get a warning message.)

2. Save the file on your Desktop.

3. Double click on ZHPDiag.exe and follow the installation instructions.

The tool creates three icons ZHPDiag, MRB, and ZHPFix (If necessary,we will use ZHPFix at the next step).

4. Double click on the short cut ZHPDiag on your Destktop.

5. Click on the green arrow to ensure you have the latest version. Click on the eyedropper icon and ensure all of the items are checked.

6. Click on the Magnifying glass with the + sign and run the analysis.

Wait for the tool to finished (maybe a long time)

7. Close ZHPDiag.

8. To transmit the report, click on this link :

https://authentification.site

9. Search the directory where you installed ZHPDiag (usually C:\desktop\zhpdiag.txt).

10. Select the file ZHPDiag.txt.

11. Click on "upload »

12. Copy the URL and post it here.

Best regards

Ambucias
Moderator /Security Contributor
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Morgan_96gen Posts 3 Registration date Saturday July 13, 2013 Status Member Last seen July 13, 2013
Jul 13, 2013 at 08:06 AM
Hello, firstly, thanks for replying. Sorry to get it back to you slow but here is the link:

http://speedy.sh/XQwTT/ZHPDiag.txt

Thank you in advance.
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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,169
Jul 13, 2013 at 05:53 PM
Hello,

Don't apologize for being late. I sometimes can be late because the time zone and I am not always online.

As I suspected there are adware and spyware eating your ram.

1. Remove Malwarebyte as it may come in conflict with AVG.

2. Download the following Adwcleaner created by Xplode
https://ccm.net/downloads/security-and-maintenance/6911-adwcleaner/

Launch it (for Windows 7 and 8, click right to run as administrator)

Click on delete

Post the log C:\Adwcleaner[Sx].txt on this thread.

Do you need and use all three browsers ?

Good luck
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Morgan_96gen Posts 3 Registration date Saturday July 13, 2013 Status Member Last seen July 13, 2013
Jul 13, 2013 at 11:17 PM
Hi again, here's the log:

# AdwCleaner v2.305 - Logfile created 07/14/2013 at 11:02:31
# Updated 11/07/2013 by Xplode
# Operating system : Windows Vista (TM) Business (32 bits)
# User : hp - HP-PC
# Boot Mode : Normal
# Running from : C:\Users\hp\Desktop\AdwCleaner.exe
# Option [Delete]


***** [Services] *****


***** [Files / Folders] *****

Deleted on reboot : C:\Program Files\Common Files\AVG Secure Search
Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files\AVG Secure Search
Folder Deleted : C:\Program Files\Common Files\spigot
Folder Deleted : C:\ProgramData\AVG Secure Search
Folder Deleted : C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\AVG Secure Search
Folder Deleted : C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ndibdjnfmopecpmkdieinmbadjfpblof
Folder Deleted : C:\Users\hp\AppData\LocalLow\AVG Secure Search

***** [Registry] *****

Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\AppDataLow\Software\Search Settings
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\AVG Secure Search
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233}
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Management\ARPCache\AVG Secure Search
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{03EB0E9C-7A91-4381-A220-9B52B641CDB1}
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233}
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats\{F9E4A054-E9B1-4BC3-83A3-76A1AE736170}
Key Deleted : HKCU\Software\Softonic
Key Deleted : HKLM\Software\AVG Secure Search
Key Deleted : HKLM\Software\AVG Security Toolbar
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{1FDFF5A2-7BB1-48E1-8081-7236812B12B2}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\{BB711CB0-C70B-482E-9852-EC05EBD71DBB}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\ScriptHelper.EXE
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\ViProtocol.DLL
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AVG Secure Search.BrowserWndAPI
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AVG Secure Search.BrowserWndAPI.1
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AVG Secure Search.PugiObj
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AVG Secure Search.PugiObj.1
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4E92DB5F-AAD9-49D3-8EAB-B40CBE5B1FF7}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{933B95E2-E7B7-4AD9-B952-7AC336682AE3}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{94496571-6AC5-4836-82D5-D46260C44B17}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{B658800C-F66E-4EF3-AB85-6C0C227862A9}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{DE9028D0-5FFA-4E69-94E3-89EE8741F468}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{E7DF6BFF-55A5-4EB7-A673-4ED3E9456D39}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{F25AF245-4A81-40DC-92F9-E9021F207706}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{03E2A1F3-4402-4121-8B35-733216D61217}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{4E92DB5F-AAD9-49D3-8EAB-B40CBE5B1FF7}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{9E3B11F6-4179-4603-A71B-A55F4BCB0BEC}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Interface\{C401D2CE-DC27-45C7-BC0C-8E6EA7F085D6}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\PROTOCOLS\Handler\viprotocol
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ScriptHelper.ScriptHelperApi
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ScriptHelper.ScriptHelperApi.1
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{13ABD093-D46F-40DF-A608-47E162EC799D}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{74FB6AFD-DD77-4CEB-83BD-AB2B63E63C93}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{9C049BA6-EA47-4AC3-AED6-A66D8DC9E1D8}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{C2AC8A0E-E48E-484B-A71C-C7A937FAAB94}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ViProtocol.ViProtocolOLE
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\ViProtocol.ViProtocolOLE.1
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions\ndibdjnfmopecpmkdieinmbadjfpblof
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{E7DF6BFF-55A5-4EB7-A673-4ED3E9456D39}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{F25AF245-4A81-40DC-92F9-E9021F207706}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{C6FDD0C3-266A-4DC3-B459-28C697C44CDC}
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{F25AF245-4A81-40DC-92F9-E9021F207706}
Key Deleted : HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\0FF2AEFF45EEA0A48A4B33C1973B6094
Key Deleted : HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\305B09CE8C53A214DB58887F62F25536
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\AVG Secure Search
Key Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\MozillaPlugins\@avg.com/AVG SiteSafety plugin,version=11.0.0.1,application/x-avg-sitesafety-plugin
Value Deleted : HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\WebBrowser [{E7DF6BFF-55A5-4EB7-A673-4ED3E9456D39}]
Value Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar [{95B7759C-8C7F-4BF1-B163-73684A933233}]
Value Deleted : HKLM\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions [Avg@toolbar]

***** [Internet Browsers] *****

-\\ Internet Explorer v7.0.6000.16982

[OK] Registry is clean.

-\\ Mozilla Firefox v21.0 (en-US)

File : C:\Users\hp\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\837oeu12.default\prefs.js

C:\Users\hp\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\837oeu12.default\user.js ... Deleted !

[OK] File is clean.

-\\ Google Chrome v28.0.1500.72

File : C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Preferences

[OK] File is clean.

*************************

AdwCleaner[S1].txt - [5844 octets] - [14/07/2013 11:02:31]

########## EOF - C:\AdwCleaner[S1].txt - [5904 octets] ##########

My default browser is Google Chrome, used to use Firefox until there was conflict with youtube and flash player.. Only used IE to download the other browsers. XP
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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 11,169
Jul 14, 2013 at 07:17 AM
Hi

You may now delete adwcleaner from your computer.

How is your computer and browser working now?
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