Adblock360Updater Batch File Keeps Appearing
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I recently updated Notepad ++ and now, just about every day a .bat file for Adblock360Updater keeps popping up. I checked my Chrome extensions and do not have this app installed. Below are the contents of the file. How do I get rid of this?
@echo off
del “C:\Users\ACIDBU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\8b88a5f31ca417f302ba5d72533d19dc\Adblock360Updater.ini”
del “C:\Users\ACIDBU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\8b88a5f31ca417f302ba5d72533d19dc\Adblock360Updater.dat”
:again
if not exist “C:\Users\ACIDBU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\8b88a5f31ca417f302ba5d72533d19dc\Adblock360Updater.exe” goto end
if exist “C:\Users\ACIDBU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\8b88a5f31ca417f302ba5d72533d19dc\Adblock360Updater.exe” del “C:\Users\ACIDBU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\8b88a5f31ca417f302ba5d72533d19dc\Adblock360Updater.exe”
goto again
:end
rmDir “C:\Users\ACIDBU~1\AppData\Local\Temp\8b88a5f31ca417f302ba5d72533d19dc”
del “C:\Users\ACIDBU~1\AppData\Local\Temp{D69BB574-E533-4232-990B-A7FABF9452E4}…bat” | cls -
@Linen-Gray
Nothing in that batch file refers to Notepad++. I think you have associated the update of Notepad++ with the appearance of the message, however you do not show anything to suggest Notepad++ is the cause of this message.A quick Google search even suggests that Adblock360 might be malware. Use a good A/V system to thoroughly inspect your computer. I could even suggest Malwarebytes as it has a very good reputation in this area.
Terry
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@Terry-R I have a good a/v and anti-malware app running all the time. I do not have Adblock360 installed.
The reason I associated the update with the appearance of the message is because they happened at the same time. I did not say that Notepad++ was the cause but wanted to know if anyone else had experienced this happening and if so how they took care of it. -
@Linen-Gray said in Adblock360Updater Batch File Keeps Appearing:
but wanted to know if anyone else had experienced this happening and if so how they took care of it.
Well if you are certain your system isn’t infected then that is a step in the right direction. Just understand that according to the bat file’s contents the “malware” had been apparently residing in the location referenced in almost every line. I would still take a look at that location to be absolutely sure it is gone.
I am re-reading your initial post and trying to understand what is occurring. You say this “bat” file is opening regularly. What is the app that is opening this file? If it is Notepad++ (the “bat” file shows within a Notepad++ tab), then try to identify the location of that file. It should show the location if you move the mouse pointer over the tab’s title line. Then open that location to have a better look around, you should be able to right click on the tab’s title line and select Open into… and select the Explorer line. Once you are happy that you can delete the file, just close it in Notepad++ and then remove it from the location.
So in terms of the question has any one else experienced this issue, the answer is no, no one else has mentioned this on this forum. You could easily do a forum search on the string “adblock” but you won’t find this specific one, just mentions of “real” adblock apps.
Terry
