ter67 Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Hi i am just new to the forum and i dont know a great deal about computers and sorry if ive put this in the wrong section .But my queestion is ,i went onto my computer just now and everything on my desktop has totaly changed all my icons have been moved around and also ive lost all my family pictures and music `everythings gone even the buttons at the top of my desktop ,like bookmarks and history buttons and the other ones `i havent a clue what has happened and dont know what to do so i would be very greatfull if anyone could let me know what has happened as i`m lost ,all that was on my desktop was a couple of icons that had been moved around and a toolbar called (my search dial) so if anyone could help me i would be realy greatfull as i say i dont know much about computers . Quote
Jelly Bean Posted July 24, 2013 Posted July 24, 2013 Hello and welcome.It appears to have been infected with a virus my search dial. I will notify the secrity team and they will get back to you with a fix. JB Quote Rwy'n ceisio fy ngorau......................
ter67 Posted July 25, 2013 Author Posted July 25, 2013 Thank you Hi my friend i havent a clue whats been going on with my pc but you seem to think its been infected with that toolbar but i got an update from firefox and when i clicked on it i was told that firefox would switch of and then on again ,so this i did and when it came back on my whole desktop was back again as if nothing had happened i dont understand what went wrong but i`ll take your word for it because i run my malware and pc cleaner "ccleaner" it said i had 5 intrusions so i got them deleted and all seems fine but thank you very much` much obligded for your help my friend all the best and great site . Quote
Armageddon Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Hiu Ter67 could you download the following please and post the logs on your next reply , this will remove toolbars and other adware from browsers. Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode onto your desktop. Close all open programs and internet browsers. Double click on adwcleaner.exe to run the tool. Click on the Delete button. A logfile will automatically open after the scan has finished. Please post the contents of that logfile with your next reply. You can find the logfile at C:\AdwCleaner[s1].txt as well. Quote Google is your friend We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. Get help with computer problems. Join Free PC Help here Donations are welcome. Read Here
ExTS Admin Starbuck Posted July 25, 2013 ExTS Admin Posted July 25, 2013 I have subscribed to the thread, so i'll be notified of any replies. Quote Member of:UNITE
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