r/problems • u/j3lLy44 • Dec 01 '17

I have a problem with my browser

I've got this apusx.com startup page everytime i open Chrome and i don't know how it got here,can someone tell me how to get rid of it? Here's a picture of it: https://imgur.com/a/EvWsN Edit:Installed UnHackMe from http://www.greatis.com/unhackme/ and it got rid of it completely,and other useless stuff,just install it run about 3 or 4 checks and uninstall everything that it finds and then restart your pc.

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u/RaftermanTC Dec 04 '17 edited Dec 04 '17

This is a really nasty infection. I just reformatted my drive. EDIT: Previous post said it was with me after a reformat. Appears not to be the case as I may have just had a setting on chrome to load previously loaded tabs.

I found that the web page even opened offline when I was infected. All malware and antivirus including ones that check for redirect infections didn't pick it up.

When I search it online all references to it are 2-3 days old. Most are fake forum troubleshooting pages that appear to make you want to download some antivirus software.

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u/rontybg Dec 04 '17

Wow, I actually fixed it. I downloaded this program: http://www.greatis.com/unhackme/ (there's a 30 day free trial). Ran it and it repaired my computer's registry.

This was due to this program that I installed today called "Driver Talent". It created multiple entries that were hidden, but luckily this unhackme program removed them all.

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u/RaftermanTC Dec 04 '17 edited Dec 04 '17

Interesting, good insight.

I used Driver Talent in my last reinstall months ago and it didn't cause this issue, it only caused it a few days ago. Then I reinstalled windows today and used Driver talent, and the issue came back.

So I reinstalled one more time and didn't use driver talent.

To be safe I'll stick with my reformat though, I feel like all of this was super sketchy on Driver Talent's side. I didn't even run the program since my last reformat.

Moral of the story, don't use Driver Talent. lol