Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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Hey...
I'm having some issues. When I search something on google/yahoo etc and I go to click on the link, rather than it opening up the site I want it opens up a new window with a search engine.
AVG isn't picking anything up. Does anyone have any idea what might be going wrong?
All help is much appreciated
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colour_golden
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Registered: 24th Feb 08
Location: Hull - UK
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Spyware trust me. Try http://www.download.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html
i've seen that type before, does it let you goto the page you want after the 3rd click?
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
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Just downloading that now. Sometimes it lets me on, other times not, it's bloody annoying.
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colour_golden
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Registered: 24th Feb 08
Location: Hull - UK
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yeah if i remember rightly its something called Anti Virus XP that replaces your security center.
p;s that is a shareware version but there is a full version knocking about *cough http://www.rlslog.net *cough*
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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i've had this before. its called the google re-direct virus or something. i tried all sorts to get rid of it and i would appear gone but then come back a few days later. in the end i formatted my hdd as it was only a few weeks since the last time i'd done it and i had all my backups.
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Matty SRi
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Registered: 3rd Dec 08
Location: Stockton-on-Tees Drives: Mk3 Golf GTi
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i use Ad-Aware, Windows Defender, Spybot Search & Destroy, and Nod32 Anti Virus... have had a few things like this b4, and on other peoples computers, ran all them and got rid of everythin 
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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i had a similar thing and no spyware could detec a thing on any of our computers, what is it redirscting you to, copy book? if so it is it means the virus has got in your router and changed your dns server settings.
if this is the case, reboot the router i.e. using reset button, re-enter your correct settings allround and change the password on the router, the admin one as im guessing it was standard
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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I had this, I think I just googled (if you can get it to work) the name of the site it kept re-directing to and managed to find the cure.
Not really much help there though.
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Pop
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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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A massive thanks to everyone that has replied in this thread. I've got rid of the virus now.
If anyone comes across anything like this here's a helpful link to solving your problems...
http://www.troublefixers.com/remove-virus-which-redirects-to-gogooglecom-gogooglecom-redirect-virus-removal-tool-for-windows/
Thanks again
Tim
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