Firefox always launches new window with AdsBy Plus-HD-4,8c

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Firefox always launches new window with AdsBy Plus-HD-4,8c

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Every time I launch Firefox and click anywhere on a page, a new instance of Firefox opens which appears to contain links to Adware. In the upper right of the window is the text "Ads By Plus-HD-4.8c" and over 50% of the links have this reference in them.

One example that contains Plus in the link is: https://nps.noproblemppc.com/npsb/logic ... 2511000000

Two examples of the other links is: https://secure.ciuvo.com/media/bookmark ... row.min.js AND http://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js.
Last edited by barbaz on Mon Dec 01, 2014 1:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: remove live links to malware sites
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
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Re: Firefox always launches new window with AdsBy Plus-HD-4,

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Try Safe Mode.
(Help | Restart with addons disabled)

Try a new, clean Profile.

In any case, remove the malware you've picked up.
Try the free version of Malwarebytes Antimalware.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mwb-download/
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball NoScript FlashGot AdblockPlus
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:32.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/32.0 SeaMonkey/2.29
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Re: Firefox always launches new window with AdsBy Plus-HD-4,

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SpyHunter, which the above [now deleted post] seems to lead you to...
SpyHunter by Enigma Software Group (ESG) is a program that was previously listed as a rogue product on the Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products List because of the company's history of employing aggressive and deceptive advertising. It has since been delisted but Enigma still engages in deceptive advertising which violates several consumer protection laws in many states. In my opinion it is a dubious program which is not very effective compared to others with a proven track record and I would not trust all the detections provided by its scanning engine. ...
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/ ... nfections/
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.1.19) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball NoScript FlashGot AdblockPlus
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:33.0) Gecko/20100101 SeaMonkey/2.30
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Re: Firefox always launches new window with AdsBy Plus-HD-4,

Post by barbaz »

@therube, based on your latest reply I've removed that post as spam (also note it bumped a 3-month-old thread).
ETA your edit broke the link, I think it was this: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/ ... try3229804
Last edited by barbaz on Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: add link
*Always* check the changelogs BEFORE updating that important software!
Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.8; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/24.0
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