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CloudScout Issue

by KrawlR Jan 1, 2015 7:14PM PST

I've tried many ways of removing CloudScout from my computer. I have tried many antiviruses, yet none of them have solved my issue. I never had CloudScout in my programs nor in my extensions on Google Chrome like many removal guides said.

Does anyone know how to remove it manually?

Thanks in advance <3

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Re: cloudscout
by Kees_B Former Forum moderator Jan 1, 2015 7:18PM PST

- Do you mean to say than none of the links on the first page of https://www.google.com/search?q=cloudscout+remove dit work?
- You have tried a lot of 'antiviruses' (but you didn't tell which ones). Did you use MBAM (Malwarebytes' Antimalware) also?

Kees

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Antiviruses
by KrawlR Jan 1, 2015 10:53PM PST

I've tried: TDSSKiller, AdwCleaner, RKill, Malwarebytes Antimalware, Windows Defender, Avast and AVG.

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That leaves my first question to be answered.
by Kees_B Former Forum moderator Jan 1, 2015 11:29PM PST

Moreover, what exactly are the symptoms of having it on your computer?

Kees

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Re
by KrawlR Jan 2, 2015 12:35AM PST

I've been having lots of ads on google chrome and in other programs such as steam, overall slower computer, and some random audio ads (although I believe that it from another virus).

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Fixed
by KrawlR Jan 2, 2015 12:47AM PST

Nevermind, I fixed it. It came as a hidden cookie that I found in my chrome cookie files. Thanks for the assistance anyway.

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Try this
by orlbuckeye Jan 7, 2015 9:54PM PST
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adware
by MoalN Jan 8, 2015 5:47PM PST

Kind of adware?
Check your control panel, if there is something you can not regonize, remove them. Go to "Processes" tab, End the unfailiar Process. Run your anti-virus to find the malicious files and registry, and then remove them.

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Try these tools
by Alex_Pierson Mar 12, 2015 11:55AM PDT

If you cannot find any programs or extensions related to cloudscout, then you have to try using some tools to automatically remove all traces of this adware. As far as I know, to manually remove this adware, you have to delete its related files and registry entries from your system, which should be a complicated and risky task. So, I sincerely suggest using a reliable tool to clean up the adware. You can try the following tools.

CCleaner

MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware

SuperAntiSpyware

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You may want to avoid FileHippo.
by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Mar 12, 2015 12:02PM PDT
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