OT: Some kind of google search virus.

[keith smith]

Thanks!

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Keith Smith

--- On Tue, 1/25/11, Technomage Hawke <technomage.hawke at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Technomage Hawke <technomage.hawke at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: OT: Some kind of google search virus.
To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 3:39 PM

manually delete your browser cache directories. its a file being executed whenever your browse.

also, get aver from www.free-av.com. that is a good package and will spot some bugs for you. also get cleaner and malwarebytes antimalware. I call this a triple buffer against many problems.

-Eric

On Jan 25, 2011, at 12:29 PM, keith smith 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!
> 
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> Keith Smith
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