Chrome Adaware candy-box.biz

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My Chrome, version 36 in win7, keeps randomly spawn tabs with address http://www.candy-box.biz/adv/index.php?url=...... I can't remove this adware/malware, I try:

  • look for souspicious extentions
  • look for souspicious tasks in the chrome task manager
  • use the Junkware Removal Tools
  • EDIT use the adware cleaner
  • launch spybot
  • clean the cache.

but none of this solution resolved the problem.

Can someone help me?

Panciz

Posted 2014-09-02T07:19:00.837

Reputation: 161

In case you haven't already, try scanning your system using AdwCleaner.

– and31415 – 2014-09-02T07:50:40.587

even the adware cleaner is not enough – Panciz – 2014-09-02T11:03:34.297

Did it find anything? Are other browser affected? – and31415 – 2014-09-02T11:21:45.770

AdwCleaner did find some chrome extentions and I removed them. If I run it now it just find extension Found [Extension] : cgndfbhngibokieehnjhbjkkhbfmhojo , so apparently this extention has not be removed. I never use IE but when I start it now there is a warning: "An external programs wants to change the defaul search engine" – Panciz – 2014-09-02T12:10:18.363

Answers

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I finnally found the source of the problem:

It was The CandyBox3 program. I could find it in the Installed Program list. Unistall it is not enough (actually the unistall program does not remove anything). I had to stop the procress cab.exe and aus.exe using Process Explorer and removing manually the directoryC:\Program Files (x86)\CandyBox3.0 .

Panciz

Posted 2014-09-02T07:19:00.837

Reputation: 161

Asked: 2014-09-02T07:19:00.837

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