Avast blocks JS:REDIRECTOR-BWW. Says it's in Firefox.exe. What can I do to correct this?
When I open Firefox browser, Avast blocks threat JS:Redirector-BWW. The program states that it is in Firefox.exe.
Due to Avast saying it has blocked this threat, I do not believe that my PC is infected however, even after uninstalling Java, Adobe Flash and Firefox and then reinstalling, the threat still continues. This is not just isolated to "redirector-BWW", there have been others that have "js" in the infection, but "Redirector-BWW" is the most current. After researching these infections, many solutions recommended are to install more anti-malware programs but as I stated, Avast is blocking the infections, therefore I see no need to add more programs if my laptop is not compromised. I have Windows 7 64-bit premium as my Operating System.
Any thoughts you may have would be greatly appreciated.
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hello, this sounds like a problem possibly caused by adware on your pc.
- please go to the firefox menu ≡ > addons > extensions & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc).
- also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there.
- finally, run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the free version of malwarebytes & adwcleaner, which are specialised in adware and browser hijackers.
I did not see anything suspicious in the add ons or extentions nor any questionable programs in control panel. With Avast blocking attempted entries, would there still be an infection? I have run Anti-Malware, Anti-Spyware and Defender-all resulting in nothing found.
please try adwcleaner as well. i have the suspicion that there is already going on something malicious on your system, since firefox wouldn't call any dangerous content by default when you open it...
OK....back to you with results.
Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift (Mac Options) > key, and then starting Firefox. Is the problem still there?
Separate Issue; Your System Details shows;
Installed Plug-ins
Garmin Communicator Plug-In 4.2.0.0 BETA Garmin Communicator Plug-In 2.9.2.0
Having more than one version of a program may cause issues.
I have run multiple programs again and then run them in safe mode. ( I did not open Firefox in safe mode. Will do so after this entry). After running in regular and safe mode and then opening up Firefox in normal windows, the infection is still blocked. Avast shows the following:
URL http://axp.zedo.com/asw/fmr.js?c=4580/1&a=..........(and so on) INFECTION JS:Redirector-BWW [Adw] PROCESS C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
I will wait for your reply and in the meantime, run Firefox in safe mode and see what happens.
thanks, could you also go to the firefox menu ≡ > help ? > troubleshooting information, copy the contents of that page and paste them here into a reply on the forum? this might give further clues what is going on...
Ok. This won't take place til tomorrow.
Firefox in SafeMode had no issue. For the Crash Report below: Here are crashes that happened after beginning of new year. ( Didn't have an issue until New Year started). 89845c5b-5fc8-45af-9929-9c22705dc106 2/4/2015 4:24 PM 3a0d054d-f02b-4d5e-8dd3-90b1000533f0 1/25/2015 1:17 PM 730757c9-84e1-4f47-b632-cdfa59559edb 1/21/2015 4:20 PM 517e2877-6c53-4626-9cf1-3685d38f422f 1/19/2015 7:37 AM 120cfb87-9848-4301-a3e3-26f961973c3c 1/17/2015 6:34 PM 1be8ba9c-20c9-4e8d-9e15-4b135a10682a 1/7/2015 5:40 AM ec4f056c-11e8-4c8b-8722-21d9e9e490cb 1/5/2015 1:17 PM
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