Hi all, I believe I have a virus that prevents anti-virus and software such as AdAware from updating. A few weeks ago, my browser started crashing unexpectedly. I reguarly use Firefox, but Explorer and Chrome crash as well. I've also noticed that when I do Google searches and click on results, I will sometimes be taken to a completely unrelated advertising page--a sure sign of something wrong! Most critically, my antivirus software stopped being able to update. I was using Avast, and I uninstalled it and installed AVG. Same problem--couldn't update. I then switched to Avira which says there's an error downloading the file when I try to update. The manual update didn't work either. I tried to run the Kaspersky online scan but it said there was a problem loading the java applet. I am not particularly great with computers, but I've seen posts about similar problems and have tried: - Changing the DNS servers - I tried this advice (posted here: http://www.computing.net/answers/se... p-me-with-this-damn-malware/24052.html )Click on Start, click Run, and then type devmgmt.msc and click OK On the View menu click on Show hidden devices Browse to Non-Plug and Play Drivers and click the + sign to the left, you should see something like TDSSserv.sys in that list. Highlight that driver and right click on it and select DISABLE - NOT uninstall. Now RESTART your computer. I couldn't find "TDSSserv.sys" in the list - I tried typing "cmd" so I could type "ipconfig /flushdns"-- when I ran "cmd", no window came up, it just seemed to sort of reload the system tray - I downloaded Malwarebyte's and did a full scan, but it found no problems. Malwarebyte's can't update either! - I ran Windows Update - I rebooted my router - I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling virus software - I downloaded Hijack This and have a log file available At this point, I really don't know what to do. Obviously I can't keep going with outdated antivirus software and working while the browser keeps crashing is really impossible! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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