- Jul 19, 2017
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Hello! I have just bought a new laptop (an Acer) and have been setting it up, but I have accidentally downloaded some malware or virus (I'm horrified that I managed to do it within 3 days of getting my laptop) that keeps redirecting me to popup sites (I think one of the main sneaks is 'pipeschannels') when I use Firefox.
I ran Norton- which has failed to remove any sort of virus- and other virus tools like Malwarebytes but nothing actually helped and the popups persisted. I freaked a little bit and did a system restore to the day that I bought the computer (17th July), just before I installed my programs. I ran Norton scans again afterwards and so far everything seems okay.
However, I am rather worried that the virus or malware is still in my computer system and I was wondering if it would be wise to do a factory reset on my computer just to be sure? I don't really know how to proceed from here and would like some advice, if possible?
Thank you so much!
I ran Norton- which has failed to remove any sort of virus- and other virus tools like Malwarebytes but nothing actually helped and the popups persisted. I freaked a little bit and did a system restore to the day that I bought the computer (17th July), just before I installed my programs. I ran Norton scans again afterwards and so far everything seems okay.
However, I am rather worried that the virus or malware is still in my computer system and I was wondering if it would be wise to do a factory reset on my computer just to be sure? I don't really know how to proceed from here and would like some advice, if possible?
Thank you so much!
/www.myantispyware.com/2017/06/28/how-to-remove-pipeschannels-com-pop-up-ads-chrome-firefox-ie-edge/
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