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terra

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Feb 29, 2008
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Hi everyone,

I have this dreaded searchbaron virus and cant get rid of it.I have reset the browser, used cleanmymac and malwarebytes to no avail.I have found no suspicious looking apps.The free version of combocleaner found 4 infected files (see sceenshot) but I am not sure if they are the culprit, maybe someone does..?Not looking to but another cleaner that wont do the job...

Also, I cant remove the searchbaron file


from the default browser (see screenshot) but can edit it, possibly someone would know what to replace it with..?

Thanks to all for your time and effort and happy new year!
 

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Have you tried Malwarebytes?
It's free.

Best advice:
Remove Chrome.
 
Thanks, my os version cant install antivirus one...any other tips or software to try?I want to keep chrome.
 
I think I solved the problem by getting rid of all default browsers as bing,yahoo etc. in chrome...
 
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