- #Cannot uninstall mozilla firefox on xp highjacked install
- #Cannot uninstall mozilla firefox on xp highjacked software
"An entry is also found in Scheduled tasks which runs every minute called bprotect which executes se.exe from the system32 folder of Windows."."The executable and dll are found in the C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\bProtectorForWindows folder.".
#Cannot uninstall mozilla firefox on xp highjacked software
My thanks to neuber for their trial software Re-set your home page in Firefox in the usual manner and you will find that it now works fine. Once re-booted you will find that the bProtectorFoeWindows folder has actually been removed. Close "Security Task Manager" and re-boot. It will say that it cannot be removed because it is in use by other users but gives the option of removing it the next time Windows starts - so click this option. Look for any entry of bProtectorForWindows and click on it. Once the file is downloaded - run it - it will show all processes on a system and their potential security risk. It is a free trial.įor anyone else with the problem this is how you use it. From I downloaded "Security Task Manager". In the meantime I have found a solution which works. I had already removed all add-ons as I thought this might be the problem. Unfortunately this did not solve the problem. IE8 had the same problem but it has an option to stop software from changing the desired homepage and this solved the problem for IE8 once this option was set. All plugins have been removed but the problem persists. Running CHKDSK /F proves that the HDD is not corrupted.
#Cannot uninstall mozilla firefox on xp highjacked install
I have even tried to install Recovery Console from the XP CD to allow me to delete these files but I get a blue screen crash saying that either a virus is present on the HDD or it is corrupt. After re-starting the system everything except the scheduled task has been re-created and the home page remains as I have tried stopping each running service and deleting bprotect.dll and ttings but to no avail. The exe file can be removed and the scheduled task can be removed. An entry is also found in Scheduled tasks which runs every minute called bprotect which executes se.exe from the system32 folder of Windows. settings file cannot be removed as you are informed that they are being used by another user. The exe file can be removed but the dll and. The executable and dll are found in the C:\Documents And Settings\All Users\Application Data\bProtectorForWindows folder. It is caused by a plugin called bPortectorForWindows. Avast, CCcleaner, Spybot and DDSKill cannot detect it as malware. My homepage in Firefox has been hijacked by Re-setting the homepage does not work.