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dave1888 - 2/8/09 at 11:32 PM

Still got this virus i think, everytime i click to open a google site it re-directs me to www.dot.com site. I have paid for and installed spybot and done the full bhuna scan and deleted all it found. Anyone any ideas what to do next.

graememk - 2/8/09 at 11:48 PM

Malwarebytes

download and run a scan, and its free.

[Edited on 2/8/09 by graememk]

Benonymous - 3/8/09 at 04:00 AM

Deffo rum Malwarebytes. Sounds like you got a "drive-by" download via your browser. I have had this several times with computers on my network here in the office. Internet Explorer is more vulnerable than Firefox but the latest IE-8 with all the updates seems to be better.

When I get this problem I run spybot and then Malwarebytes. The combination of these two seem to clear up the virus/es. Malwarebytes catches a few that spybot always seems to skip.

If the problem you go showed up as an "anti-virus" program, it actually contains a slew of trojans and worms as a package. The scum that invented the fake anti-virus , auto download/install package actually sell space in it to other scum who want their malware on your computer.

britishtrident - 3/8/09 at 07:43 AM

If it is the virus I encountered a couple of weeks back nothing will shift it but a reformat and reinstall.

dave1888 - 3/8/09 at 08:14 AM

The computer/internet work fine its just google sometimes its ok sometimes i get redirected to another site. Tried malwarebytes done the job but its still here.

Fozzie - 3/8/09 at 08:38 AM

Dave, which OS are you using (XP/Vista)? and which anti-virus programme?

dave1888 - 3/8/09 at 09:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Fozzie
Dave, which OS are you using (XP/Vista)? and which anti-virus programme?


XP home and i have tried numerous anti virus, the only problem i have now is with google. Its slow i get page errors if i diagnose the errors it tells me there is a problem with port 80.
If i do the same searches with yahoo everything is fine.

McLannahan - 3/8/09 at 09:50 AM

Dave - If Malwarebytes hasn't helped then try this application - Combofix.

As the name suggests it fixes a few issues but generally does well with BHO (Browser Hijack Objects). Sounds like you still have a resident BHO hijacking your traffic to Google.

Instructions are great and forum support is good too. You'll probably not need it though - it's fairly self explanatory!

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

mcerd1 - 3/8/09 at 09:57 AM

I quite like this one http://housecall.trendmicro.com/uk/

bmseven - 5/8/09 at 08:50 AM

Sounds like you have been hijacked read my recommended software here
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=118699