Search engine redirect virus

[ChaoZ]

At first I thought it was only Google, but it's the same with other sites. How do I get rid of it. It's kind of hard to search and all at the moment.

 

[xxxFrogg]

Theres a thousand different answers to this, but a good place to start is rebooting into safe mode and scan with whatever programs you have available. Malwarebytes antimalware is a decent program.

 

[VinylxScratches]

Malwarebytes Antimalware and HiJackThis!

 

[itsmevader]

Good antimalware can solve your problem but if don't want to do that then try reinstalling IE.

 

[nboy22]

Download and run ComboFix. It will probably just remove it for you automatically.

 

[mbevolution]

easiest + safest way to do this if you don't have a lot of files (under 500gb) = reinstall system

 

[Matt1970]

Then you need to check if a proxy server was put in your lan settings.

 

[MadScientist]

Then you need to check if a proxy server was put in your lan settings.

Excellent point. I cleaned up a netbook last week with Malawarebytes Anti-malware and Combofix that would not connect to the internet. After cleaning it still would not connect. The virus had changed the LAN setting in IE8 to a proxy server. After changing it back to Automatically Detect Settings it connected.

 

[ChaoZ]

I ran Malwarebytes in safe mode and it seems to have fixed the problem.

 

[RebateMonger]

Check your networking DNS Server settings to make sure it's pointed at a legitimate DNS server (like your ISP's DNS server) and not pointed to one sitting in Russia.

 

[ChaoZ]

Check your networking DNS Server settings to make sure it's pointed at a legitimate DNS server (like your ISP's DNS server) and not pointed to one sitting in Russia.

How can you check? I have mine set at obtain automatically.

Edit: Nm, I manually set it on my router and it is using my ISP's DNS.

 

[RebateMonger]

How can you check? I have mine set at obtain automatically.

1) Open a Administrator-level Command Prompt window. (Use "Run as administrator..." if you are using Vista or Win7).

2) Type "IPCONFIG /ALL" at the Command Prompt

You'll see a reponse that includes "DNS Servers".

 

[thegpfury]

Check your hosts file too....