Have your Google results sucked lately?

[Pacfanweb]

Lately, when I do a Google search, the page initially pops up and I see a normal Google search, with a few links I may want to try....then the page finishes loading and the results change; The first few hits are linked to that 2020 search crap, and info.com.
Anyone else experiencing this, or am I infected with some sort of google-hacking spyware? Ad Aware and Spybot don't find anything.
I also find that if I hit the stop button just as I see the good results I wanted, before the 2020 crap comes up, that I can have a normal google result.

 

[moshquerade]

yep, sounds like spyware that adaware and spybot can't rid you of

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
yep, sounds like spybot that adaware and spybot can't rid you of

What will get rid of it?

 

[Turkish]

Google = purfekto for me.

 

[moshquerade]

try asking here http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

 

[Vortex22]

Get spy sweeper... really awesome program.
http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php

 

[3chordcharlie]

run spybot and/or adaware during startup. And any other suggested programs from here - I use those two.

there's also a program called cws shredder that can help you get control of your browser back, at least long enough to download spyware programs.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: Vortex22
Get spy sweeper... really awesome program.
http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php

Wow. I've had adaware and spybot for years, and just ran both last night. I just downloaded spysweeper and it found a TON of spyware that neither adaware nor spybot detected.
We'll see whether this helps my Googling or not, but so far I'm impressed.

 

[KLin]

You can also try HiJackThis and CWShredder. They're both small standalone exe programs.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: KLin
You can also try HiJackThis and CWShredder. They're both small standalone exe programs.

Tried CWShredder last night after running adaware, I think it found one thing. Didn't change my Google problem, though. Getting ready to see how it works now.

 

[Slaimus]

If you are using IE, try setting your security level to high(which disables scripting/ActiveX) and see if it still happens.