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TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts) Fri Dec 13, 2013, 08:32 AM Dec 2013

HELP! I got that nasty Babylon malware creepy!

I ran Malwarebytes and got rid of what it found (all Babylon related) but when I rebooted used the computer and had to reboot again for updates to Windows or AVG or something to take affect and then restarted the bugger was back!

So I booted in safe mode (I'm still hiding in safe mode right now) ran Malwarebytes again, it once again found the same crap, got rid of it, and now I'm doing a defrag in hopes it won't come back again. AVG never found it, and I had just run the scan this morning while I was wondering if I had some creepy thing since the computer was doing a couple of odd things and slowed to a pen and paper crawl.

Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of this bugger once and for all?

TIA!

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HELP! I got that nasty Babylon malware creepy! (Original Post) TorchTheWitch Dec 2013 OP

Lets work step by step. First, what browser are you using? idwiyo Dec 2013 #1

I use Firefox TorchTheWitch Dec 2013 #2

It wouldn't have come with Firefox. Try instructions below: idwiyo Dec 2013 #3

Defragging has no impact whatsoever on whether the malware will persist TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #4

it needed it anyway TorchTheWitch Dec 2013 #5

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

1. Lets work step by step. First, what browser are you using?

Reply to TorchTheWitch (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:20 AM

Dec 2013

TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)

2. I use Firefox

Reply to idwiyo (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:42 AM

Dec 2013

And yesterday I just updated it to the latest version.

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

3. It wouldn't have come with Firefox. Try instructions below:

Reply to TorchTheWitch (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 10:10 AM

Dec 2013

http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-babylon-toolbar-and-search-the-web-babylon/

If something is not clear, ask me right away.

TroglodyteScholar

(5,477 posts)

4. Defragging has no impact whatsoever on whether the malware will persist

Reply to TorchTheWitch (Original post)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:06 PM

Dec 2013

Just a friendly note.

TorchTheWitch

(11,065 posts)

5. it needed it anyway

Reply to TroglodyteScholar (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 09:29 PM

Dec 2013

And since I really needed to free up space since my CPU usage is still at 100% for every single file even with nothing at all open than task manager to check that. At least I'm able to get here without hiding in safe mode anymore. I spent so long in there today that not I'm in the regular mode suddenly everything still looks so tiny to me.

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