Hi,
I recently downloaded and installed some Android emulator named "Andy". Unfortunately, the .exe also installed all kinds of other Software on my Windows 7 system.
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Hi,
I recently downloaded and installed some Android emulator named "Andy". Unfortunately, the .exe also installed all kinds of other Software on my Windows 7 system.
I removed most of the unwanted Software but one problem remained:
A search result hijacker was part of the package. It replaces the top 4 results with some cryptic redirect links that are luckily displayed in a different font, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed at all.
I tracked the issue down to a addon in Firefox (see attached screenshot) that I cannot remove, no matter what I try.
What I tried to remove it:
- I tried to remove the addon via about:config
- I tried to run Firefox in safe mode and uninstall it
- I tried to factory reset Firefox
- I Installed Avira and made a system scan
- I installed MalwareBytes and made a system scan
- I check all the extension folders for addons that I do not know but can't find anything
- I checked my whole system for any xpi-files but couldn't find any.
I am out of ideas. I can disable the addon but thats about it. After a while Firefox will shut itself down and the next time I start it, the addon is on again. When I resinstall FIrefox, the same thing happens. The addon is always back.
When I inspect the element it loads some invisible icon file that is supposedly located in "src="jar:file:///C:/Windows/Installer/%7BB28AF4A4-C997-4A5B-A111-FD1E65138A8D%7D/%7B02E337C0-4D70-452D-AA64-92D0A8C5D953%7D.xpi!/icon48.png"", if that helps. But the location doesn't exist on my system.
Can anyone here help me? I alread sent a problem report via the official tool.
Sincerely
Florian