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  • #1

    Got a virus that redirects my google searches and won't allow the desktop to load

    It won't let me load any anti spyware programs even after renaming them.

    Any idea what it is and how to remove it?
    Originally posted by PGreenCobra
    I can't get over the fact that you get to go live the rest of your life, knowing that someone made a Halloween costume out of you. LMAO!!
    Originally posted by Trip McNeely
    Originally posted by dsrtuckteezy
    dont downshift!!
    Go do a whooly in front of a Peterbilt.
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  • #2
    Start your machine in safe mode and run a malware remover like Malware Bytes.
    Originally posted by racrguy
    What's your beef with NPR, because their listeners are typically more informed than others?
    Originally posted by racrguy
    Voting is a constitutional right, overthrowing the government isn't.

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    • #3
      I'll send you a link later 4 a tool that should stop redirects And help you run some other tools to clean it up.

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      • #4
        Read this over so you can see what you are dealing with.

        How to remove Google Redirects or the TDSS, TDL3, or Alureon rootkit using TDSSKiller
        http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/remove-tdss-tdl3-alureon-rootkit-using-tdsskiller
        TDSS, or TDL3, is the name of a family of rootkits for the Windows operating system that downloads and execute other malware, delivers advertisements to your computer, and block programs from running. This rootkit infects your computer in various ways that include replacing hard disk drivers with malicious versions. Once a computer is infected, TDSS will be invisible to Windows and anti-malware programs while downloading and executing further malware and delivering advertisements to your computer. This particular infections is detected under various names depending on the particular anti-virus vendor. A list of vendors and their detection names for TDSS can be found below.


        I really recommend you go here, register and start your own thread for the best
        chance of removal.

        PC Matic Home Support
        http://forums.pcpitstop.com/index.php?/forum/25-hijackthis-logs/
        Common questions and support documentation for PC Matic Home
        Last edited by Tx Redneck; 02-22-2011, 09:10 AM.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Broncojohnny View Post
          Start your machine in safe mode and run a malware remover like Malware Bytes.
          It's a smart little bastard, won't let Spybot run and kills the installation of anti-spyware programs.

          Originally posted by Tx Redneck View Post
          I'll send you a link later 4 a tool that should stop redirects And help you run some other tools to clean it up.
          Please do! I appreciate it
          Originally posted by PGreenCobra
          I can't get over the fact that you get to go live the rest of your life, knowing that someone made a Halloween costume out of you. LMAO!!
          Originally posted by Trip McNeely
          Originally posted by dsrtuckteezy
          dont downshift!!
          Go do a whooly in front of a Peterbilt.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by DON SVO View Post
            It's a smart little bastard, won't let Spybot run and kills the installation of anti-spyware programs.



            Please do! I appreciate it
            Redneck knows his shit when it comes to this. I Had the same problem last year and he was able to fix it. The redirection pissed me off

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            • #7
              Thank you for the kind words.

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              • #8
                Kill it with fire!!!!
                Originally posted by Nash B.
                Damn, man. Sorry to hear that. If it'll cheer you up, Geor swallows. And even if it doesn't cheer you up, it cheers him up.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Wicked98Snake View Post
                  Kill it with fire!!!!
                  Word. Format and forget.
                  Originally posted by Broncojohnny
                  HOORAY ME and FUCK YOU!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by That_Is_My_El_Camino View Post
                    Word. Format and forget.
                    Considering it was a rootkit, don agreed that was the most prudent thing to do.

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                    • #11
                      fighting a virus like that can be fun. You might have to do a lot of hopping back and forth on Safe mode with networking to try to get rid of it. Tx Redneck knows his shit.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 32vfromhell View Post
                        fighting a virus like that can be fun. You might have to do a lot of hopping back and forth on Safe mode with networking to try to get rid of it. Tx Redneck knows his shit.
                        I agree, beating the "bad guys" can be fun, unfortunately though, the nature of rootkits and what they do, the only way to be 100% certain that you're no longer compromised is a format/reinstall.

                        I spent several he's on a remote w/ Gtowngt hunting down a tdl variant. Wickedblkgt had a gnarly bootkit that was quite fun to I'd but easy to take out. Fdisk /mbr then rewrite it.

                        I've handled quite a few member's infected puters.

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                        • #13
                          Did you get it squared away Don? If you're back up and running, I can help you configure your machine to be more secure if you'd like.

                          Bryan

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                          • #14
                            ^^This guys knows his shit Don. He fixed my shit too!!

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