Author Topic: Phrase Professor (Read 1605 times)

REDACTED · « **on:** September 09, 2015, 08:30:16 AM »

Hi there,

Has anyone had any luck removing 'Phrase Professor' malware from their PC?

Avast can not seem to locate it when it scans.

polonus · « **Reply #1 on:** September 09, 2015, 10:15:41 AM »

Hi cragley,

You probably haven't used Avast in PUP-mode (not as per default) to avoid this PUP/Adware.
It was very likely that this adware pest came riding in on the back of some bundled software.
Bundling crap is a growing annoyance now, so users should be very aware of the "costs" of the so-called freeware,
where you are the product and sometimes made into a victim also.
To get best rid of this follow the routines to get assistance and a cleansing routine from one of our qualified removal experts:
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0 (follow instructions given there),

polonus

Pondus · « **Reply #2 on:** September 09, 2015, 10:16:00 AM »

For assistance follow instructions here. https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0

polonus · « **Reply #3 on:** September 09, 2015, 10:18:33 AM »

Hi Pondus,

Did you beat me to it or v.v.?

polonus