hundreds of pop-ups

I think i'm infected. Every now and again, when I open up Internet Explorer, for example, I will get hundreds upon hundreds of pop-ups. If I close one they will keep on coming. However, this only happens every now and again. As well, when I let my laptop hibernate, when i move the key pad, nothing will show up on the screen, it will remain black, but all of the other buttons such as the power, the dvd functions (such as stop, play, rewind) still appear illmuminated. the same thing occurs when I shut down the lid of my PC. In order to be able to see the screen, i must shut down the computer (unsafely) and then images will appear on the screen.

Hope this helps,

Thanks,

Darrell

Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (v1.40) and save it to your desktop.
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MBAM may "make changes to your registry" as part of its disinfection routine. If using other security programs that detect registry changes (ie Spybot's Teatimer), they may interfere or alert you. Temporarily disable such programs or permit them to allow the changes.

• Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
• Double-click on mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
• When the installation begins, follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
• When installation has finished, make sure you leave both of these checked:
  • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
• Then click Finish.

MBAM will automatically start and you will be asked to update the program before performing a scan.

• If an update is found, the program will automatically update itself. Press the OK button to close that box and continue.
• If you encounter any problems while downloading the definition updates, manually download them from here and just double-click on mbam-rules.exe to install.

On the Scanner tab:

• Make sure the "Perform Quick Scan" option is selected.
• Then click on the Scan button.
• If asked to select the drives to scan, leave all the drives selected and click on the Start Scan button.
• The scan will begin and "Scan in progress" will show at the top. It may take some time to complete so please be patient.
• When the scan is finished, a message box will say "The scan completed successfully. Click 'Show Results' to display all objects found".
• Click OK to close the message box and continue with the removal process.

Back at the main Scanner screen:

• Click on the Show Results button to see a list of any malware that was found.
• Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
• When removal is completed, a log report will open in Notepad.
• The log is automatically saved and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
• Copy and paste the contents of that report in your next reply. Be sure to post the complete log to include the top portion which shows MBAM's database version and your operating system.
• Exit MBAM when done.

Note: If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove, you will be asked to reboot your computer so MBAM can proceed with the disinfection process. If asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately. Failure to reboot normally (not into safe mode) will prevent MBAM from removing all the malware.

-- If Malwarebytes Anti-Malware results in any error messages, please refer to Fixes for common problems and Error Codes. Some issues with errors can be related to malware infection but others are not.

-- Some types of malware will disable Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and other security tools. If MBAM will not install, try renaming it first.

• Right-click on the mbam-setup.exe file file and rename it to mysetup.exe.
• Double-click on mysetup.exe to start the installation.
• If that did not work, then try renaming and changing the file extension. <- click this link if you do not see the file extension
• Right-click on the mbam-setup.exe file, rename it to mysetup and change the .exe extension to .scr, .com, .pif, or .bat.
• Then double-click on mysetup.scr (or whatever extension you renamed it) to begin installation.

If after installation, MBAM will not run, open the Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware folder in Program Files.

• Right-click on mbam.exe, rename it to myscan.exe.
• Double-click on myscan.exe to launch the program.
• If that did not work, then right-click on the file and rename it to winlogon.exe.
• If that still did not work, then try renaming and change the .exe extension in the same way as noted above.
• Double-click on myscan.scr (or whatever extension you renamed it) to launch the program.

If using Windows Vista, refer to How to Change a File Extension in Windows Vista.