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Which scanners have you tried to scan the PC?

by Donna Buenaventura - 6/10/10 7:30 PM

In Reply to: How to remove google redirect virus by kae79

Hi kae79,

Not sure what scanner you've tried. If you have not try below scanners, please do:

Malwarebytes: http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
SUPERAntiSpyware: http://download.cnet.com/SuperAntiSpyware-Free-Edition/3000-8022_4-10523889.html
MalAware: http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/malaware/

Let us know how if any of the above tools... found any.

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One more tool to help against Google Redirect

by Security Stronghold - 6/11/10 1:17 AM

In Reply to: How to remove google redirect virus by kae79

Download following file and run it.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix

You will need to disable active anti-virus temporary.

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Agree! Combofix is a great tool

by Dimitris P. - 6/14/10 9:03 AM

In Reply to: One more tool to help against Google Redirect by Security Stronghold

Most probably the cause is a "malicious" script that hijacked your web browser. This script maybe downloaded and installed malware to your PC to allow redirecting to 3rd party sites for unknown and "evil" purposes, every time you visit Google or open your browser... So, be careful not to input sensitive information, not unless you ensure that you are 100% clean from adware, spyware or malware.

I'd recommend running first the Combofix tool (http://www.combofix.org/), then SpyBot search and destroy (http://www.safer-networking.org/). Run also HiJackthis (http://ree.antivirus.com/hijackthis/).

"ComboFix is a program, created by sUBs, that scans your computer for known malware, and when found, attempts to clean these infections automatically. In addition to being able to remove a large amount of the most common and current malware, ComboFix also displays a log when it is finished that contains a great deal of information that an experienced helper can use to diagnose, retrieve samples of, and remove infections that are not automatically removed."

Post logs here if you can't get this fixed.

Regards,

DP

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Logs is not allowed to post here :)

by Donna Buenaventura - 6/14/10 1:33 PM

In Reply to: Agree! Combofix is a great tool by Dimitris P.

We recommend to users to post their log in malware removal forums... listed in http://hjt-data.trendmicro.com/hjt/analyzethis/index.php

Thanks for your understanding.

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Google redirect virus removal instructions

by aktyvus - 7/12/10 2:24 AM

In Reply to: How to remove google redirect virus by kae79

Articles about Google redirect virus with very useful removal recommendations:
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=6df7e15519290612&hl=en
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/1b8e71ff-7249-4ca4-b155-1bb2b0d39877
http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-google-redirect-virus.html
I think everyone should read these articles before creating a new thread about the Google redirect problem. Good luck!

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