Steam infected with a linkbucks adware virus

[TheOddPuff]

My Steam application is infected with a virus, everytime I click a link on the store or any of the Steam pages, it redirects me to a linkbucks website where I have to wait 5 seconds.

Screenshot of the adware: Click here[dl.dropboxusercontent.com]

I have tried to remove this by:
- Re-installing Steam (lost all my downloaded games .. )
- Refresh the steam cache (link)
- Running AdwCleaner multiple times
- Running Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
- Running virus scanner (McAfee Anti-Virus)
- Cleaning up pc with CCleaner

The problem is, this adware appeared in my Chrome browser too, and I could remove it successfully with running a CCleaner cleanup, but I cannot get it removed from my Steam software.

Please help me, I can't find any useful articles on Google and I don't want to re-install my Windows. I'm out of hope :(

[TheOddPuff]

Thanks for the help, btw :)

[spoof]

anything using a web browser in steam has ads.

have you tried removing from chrome as posted at the bottom of this page?
http://www.malwareremovalguides.info/linkbucks-com-browser-hijacker-removal-instructions/

[TheOddPuff]

Първоначално публикувано от spoof:

anything using a web browser in steam has ads.

have you tried removing from chrome as posted at the bottom of this page?
http://www.malwareremovalguides.info/linkbucks-com-browser-hijacker-removal-instructions/

Yes, I had the problem with Chrome before and I could successfully remove it after doing a CCleaner cleanup. However for some reason it didn't go away in Steam.

[TheOddPuff]

Hello,

I've tried doing another cleanup with the updated versions of adwcleaner, hitman pro and ccleaner. And still it did not remove! Wtf

[spoof]

plan B than you were already told what it is.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Also a redirecting thing on your computer..... Can play costly and harming games with you.

[TheOddPuff]

Ye but it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bs why no program can get it deleted

[spoof]

maybe it can but not using the forum method.
find an advanced user or expert in real life.

[eram]

Първоначално публикувано от TheOddPuff:

Ye but it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bs why no program can get it deleted

Format windows/hard drive and start again. See the very 1st reply. Takes an hour. 1st post was over 10 days ago.

[Plutotheplanet]

hi i dont know if this will help but i accidently installed a malware called rollingadds and i removed it by clicking on control panel then clicking on uninstall program on the bottom left, i then uninstalled it through there, so im wondering if you might be able to remove it through there aswell

[TheOddPuff]

Thanks for the given help, I've re-installed my Windows and it's back to normal now :)

[TURBO MANIA]

antivirus?

[mike.luo]

Format/reinstall windows and start again.

[TheOddPuff]

I have been running mcafee anti virus protection before this adware appeared, but it just got through it

[Muppet among Puppets]

Първоначално публикувано от TheOddPuff:

Ye but it's f....... why no program can get it deleted

Who would write malware to be easily removable and detectable?
Especially the obviously and annoying ones.....