Hi psikofunkster
It is still not clear to me how you became infected.
Did you download - and run a software installer, were you browsing the internet or ...
As you are using AIS it is a pitty you only use it by default, because you can do so much more.
For example :
- Avast - Settings - General - Check for potentially unwanted programs ( PUPs )
- Avast - Settings - Active Protection - Webshield - Customise - Main settings - Warn when downloading files with poor reputation
You can tighten your security even more :
- Avast - Settings - General - Enable Hardened Mode
Sandbox your Browser(s) :
- Avast - Settings - Tools - Sandbox - Customise - Virtualised processses - Add - ...
And as your are using the Sandbox under an Admin account :
- Avast - Settings - Tools - Sandbox - Customise - Parameters - Drop administrative rights and run virtualised applications as a limited user
Ofcource you can change a lot more, depending on your demands. But this would be a good start.
But before you are going to change your settings, backup your current first :
- Avast - Settings - General - Back up setings
Greetz, Red.
Hi Rednose,
Well yes my fault here, i downloaded a torrent file, i have the link here right now by the way, instead of double clicking on it i double clicked another file that was downloaded at the same time...right now i'm watching the extension...an exe file. =(
I tried to execute the exe again a few moments ago and yes, my bad, it is asking me for an admin permit....sight i must have given to it last night accidentally, it was late and i was tired...that's 100% my mistake....sigh..
However as soon i double clicked it there was pretty much nothing i could do about it, Avast intercepted like 4 processes yes, if i remember correctly but other windows appeared, i might have clicked on the cancel and windows close ( X ) buttons (event alt+f) but i do remember there was a window which i never could close...after that i restarted the PC.
After the PC restarted i proceeded to uninstall the PUPs, all my firefox icons were replaced by the Crossbrowser icons and i wasn't able to close the crossbrowser process, also the crossbroser window opened itself by default.
I run Super antispyware detected trojans and bad cookies, deleted them, but the crossbrowser was still there also i couldn't remove it, i downloaded revo uninstaller portable and it finally uninstalled the crossbrowser.
And yes i performed a full Avast scan before all that...0 detections.
Yes i gave a malware exe file admin rights during the execution...i'm a fool i can't argue that now,however after that Avast did almost nothing for me...it's that a normal behaviour? and yes, i was using AIS by default...now i know i need to change that.
Thanks for your tips i'm gonna read them.