pdf.php Malware removal?
Every couple months or so Firefox will freeze and open what seems to be a PDF file in another tab. Adobe Reader opens and runs a script or something, but I always close it before it finishes because I freak out. If I don’t close the Firefox window right away, it takes forever before I can fully close it using ctrl+alt+del. It did this twice last night.
I looked it up and saw that this could be malware, but I can’t find ANY info whatsoever on how to get rid of it. I’ve run a couple programs (including Malwarebytes) and it hasn’t found anything.
The pdf.php address includes the word "zowaweoirqo", but when I search for it on the internet nothing comes up.
I’ve also tried the Microsoft Malware removal. Nothing I’ve tried is catching it.
Have a browse through this link and you will see
the exact same thing that is happenning to you
but with Acrobat Reader which is Adobe.
http://malwaredatabase.net/blog/index.php/2008/11/27/fake-antivirus-site-features-drive-by-install-of-pdf-exploits/
Now to stop this you will have to update your
Adobe to the latest version so this exploit will not
suceed in future and i would suggest you use the
online Secunia scan to find out what else you need to update and check this maybe every month to stay safe from these exploits and they will take you straight to each update page.
You may be very suprised at what needs updating as we all were the first time we used it.
Concentrate on any Adobe update versions first.
reformat
NO NEED TO REFORMAT.
Malware removal software link below. I have used it. It works.
Sounds like a registry problem,try Ccleaner.
Ok it seems you have some sort of malware so im going to list some free programs to help you.
anti-virus = Avast! home edition
spyware removal = superantispyware and malwarebytes
All can be downloaded for download.com and 100% safe.
hi kazzy,
pdf.php is not a virus. it is broken library entries. using your registry cleaner would eliminate it.it is part of Creating pdf documents using PHP, but without installing any modules. it is a registry problem.
solution- scan your pc for registry related errors