[cfogarty]

Has anyone had any experience removing the Redirect Virus, which is a name i have seen this issue referred to.

It is a virus that causes your searches in google, to be selected and then to redirect you to a sales site of some kind.

I have tried most of the products out there to remove it. Malwarebytes, Search and Destroy, Cureit, etc. and none of them have taken care of this.

I have seen degradation to my performance and even have received what is called the BLUE Screen , a completly light blue screen with white lettering and messages.

I also am trying to determine what the best three tools are to use for
antivirus, antispyware and a firewall.

I have these redirect problems on both my laptop running Vista Home edition and my new desktop with windows 2007 .

Any helo would be of most value and i would be very appreciative.
Thank you

[crazy4laptops]

cfogarty, on 20 December 2010 - 12:40 PM, said:

Has anyone had any experience removing the Redirect Virus, which is a name i have seen this issue referred to.

It is a virus that causes your searches in google, to be selected and then to redirect you to a sales site of some kind.

I have tried most of the products out there to remove it. Malwarebytes, Search and Destroy, Cureit, etc. and none of them have taken care of this.

I have seen degradation to my performance and even have received what is called the BLUE Screen , a completly light blue screen with white lettering and messages.

I also am trying to determine what the best three tools are to use for
antivirus, antispyware and a firewall.

I have these redirect problems on both my laptop running Vista Home edition and my new desktop with windows 2007 .

Any helo would be of most value and i would be very appreciative.
Thank you

We have no magic crystal ball to see what Blue screen (of death) you're getting

http://techrepublic....ages/bsod_a.jpg

The important information is noted by the red arrows. If you'd like help troubleshooting the BSoD you need to reply with the info highlighted by the red arrows in the photo above.

To stop the redirecting you have to reset internet explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

Check out Avast antivirus
http://www.avast.com/index

Comodo firewall and internet security
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/

I hope this helps!
-C

[SpiritWind]

Hi:

Other than what "crazy4laptops" has shared, to
possibly help would require you to "post" some
"Logs", one being from the Malwarebytes Anti-
Malware program and another from the "HijackThis"
program, the latter available for download from
http://www.filehippo...hijackthis/2894 .

[AgentF]

As a note for Comodo Internet Security, make sure you only install the firewall portion of the product. Don't install the supplement anti-virus.

It's also important to understand that when a domain name becomes abandoned or expired, the web host or registrar will put up a "parking" page, which looks like a search page and also advertises products/services. Without knowing more about your problem, it's a possibility you're visiting "parked domains". Here is an example of a parked domain.

"Anti-virus" programs of today also protect against spyware threats too, so they should really be called "anti-malware" programs. The term malware encompasses all types of virus, spyware, adware, etc. threats. The free version of Malwarebytes is a highly recommended program, but it only scans when you tell it to. That makes it a "on-demand scanner." Superantispyware Free is another popular on-demand scanner. SAS also scans for and removes tracking cookies, which aren't technically malicious. Malwarebytes doesn't but I suggest using both.

In addition, you want a "real-time scanner" which will monitor your computer automatically. It's important to only have 1 real-time scanner installed. Microsoft Security Essentials is an effective real-time scanner and is popular for Windows 7 computers. It has a clean interface and updates with Microsoft Update, so that makes it a great option for less tech-savvy folk. Avira AntiVir Free and AVG Free 2011 are other options I suggest looking in to. The latter offers a lot of customization and protection components.

As for a firewall, the one built into Windows 7 should be sufficient. Unlike Windows XP, it offers incoming and outgoing protection.

This post has been edited by AgentF: 20 December 2010 - 03:46 PM

[cfogarty]

crazy4laptops, on 20 December 2010 - 01:16 PM, said:

cfogarty, on 20 December 2010 - 12:40 PM, said:

Has anyone had any experience removing the Redirect Virus, which is a name i have seen this issue referred to.

It is a virus that causes your searches in google, to be selected and then to redirect you to a sales site of some kind.

I have tried most of the products out there to remove it. Malwarebytes, Search and Destroy, Cureit, etc. and none of them have taken care of this.

I have seen degradation to my performance and even have received what is called the BLUE Screen , a completly light blue screen with white lettering and messages.

I also am trying to determine what the best three tools are to use for
antivirus, antispyware and a firewall.

I have these redirect problems on both my laptop running Vista Home edition and my new desktop with windows 2007 .

Any helo would be of most value and i would be very appreciative.
Thank you

We have no magic crystal ball to see what Blue screen (of death) you're getting

http://techrepublic....ages/bsod_a.jpg

The important information is noted by the red arrows. If you'd like help troubleshooting the BSoD you need to reply with the info highlighted by the red arrows in the photo above.

To stop the redirecting you have to reset internet explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

Check out Avast antivirus
http://www.avast.com/index

Comodo firewall and internet security
http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/

I hope this helps!
-C

Thank you for the help crazy4laptops.
C

[cfogarty]

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Has anyone had any experience removing the Redirect Virus, which is a name i have seen this issue referred to.




THIS WORKED GREAT,, MY REDIRECT PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED.. THANK YOU SO MUCH..

To stop the redirecting you have to reset internet explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

[crazy4laptops]

Glad to help!

I hope you have a safe and Happy New Year!

[OverClocker]

Yes, as a matter of fact I had it really bad. The redirecting problem is a pain in the butt, then I learned that it is extremely severe and hard to get rid of. Apparently anti virus software has a hard time detecting it before it's too late, and once it's on your system - it's chilling out. I actually did a full reinstall of Windows several times and that little bugger was still on there. I found this article that might be of interest to you, as it discusses the details of the google redirect virus.

[LiveBrianD]

OverClocker, on 17 February 2011 - 11:07 AM, said:

Yes, as a matter of fact I had it really bad. The redirecting problem is a pain in the butt, then I learned that it is extremely severe and hard to get rid of. Apparently anti virus software has a hard time detecting it before it's too late, and once it's on your system - it's chilling out. I actually did a full reinstall of Windows several times and that little bugger was still on there. I found this article that might be of interest to you, as it discusses the details of the google redirect virus.

I wouldn't trust that site: http://www.mywot.com...inearticles.com
Did you reformat the HD when reinstalling Windows? The MBR might have been infected.

[SpiritWind]

Hi all :

I feel the Best place to start for a "Google redirect"
problem would be the info at
http://www.geekstogo...oogle-redirects

[bloh143]

interesting for me, thanks