OT: Some kind of google search virus.

[JD Austin]

Sorry about the duplicate messages; I got a message back from googles MTA
that the message had been rejected!
Of course I tried it again twice... and all of them went through.
JD
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:49, JD Austin <jd at twingeckos.com> wrote:

> Download the iso image below and burn it to a disk.
> Boot from it and run scans your from it (super antispyware/kaspersky):
> http://www.twingeckos.com/TGBootCD.iso
> When you run kaspersky change the path to 'install it' to c:\ instead of
> the path it chooses on the ramdisk.
>
> When it is done then boot normally and go to malwarebytes.com and download
> the free version of malwarebytes and run it.  When that is done see where
> you are and if it isn't fixed I'll give you a link to a more aggressive
> clean up tool.
>
> JD
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:33, Thomas Gail Haws <tom.haws at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> It reminds me of a problem that I was able to solve using the help of
>> bleepingcomputer.com and malwarebytes.org forums.  I don't remember the
>> name of the issue, but I do remember the search redirection.
>>
>> Basically, the fix involved the rkill, gmer, and mbam tools at the least.
>> If you search from a safe computer for your issue and go by the instructions
>> at either of those forums, you will be in good hands.  I want to hear how it
>> goes.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> --
>> "To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you
>> will receive untold peace and happiness." - Dr. Robert Muller
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:29 PM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I went though an evening of struggling with viruses that took over two
>>> computers.  I've removed everything and am back to normal.... almost.
>>>
>>> I have some kind of virus I am not able to identify and have no idea how
>>> to search for a fix.
>>>
>>> What is happening, is on occasion, when searching google, and I click on
>>> a link I am routed to some unrelated sales site.  The destination is rarely
>>> the same site.  And sometimes the site I am re-routed to will not let me
>>> backup so I have to close the tab and start over.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any idea what I might be dealing with here?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> ------------------------
>>> Keith Smith
>>>
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