Author Topic: Logged in as Admin, but still won't let me remove add ons from my browsers  (Read 1493 times)

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I am logged in as the admin, but it won't let me remove a bad browser add on because it thinks I'm not logged in as the admin. But I AM! How do I fix this so I can remove the add on?
I just have Windows 7 and it won't work for any of my browsers (IE, Firefox, or chrome)

Offline Eddy

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This can be caused by malware.
Please follow the instructions and attach the logs to your next post.
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0
« Last Edit: August 18, 2014, 09:27:37 PM by Eddy »

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The logs neede can be found here https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=53253.0
I will contact a malware removal expert.
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