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I_was_the_walrus
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How to stop internet redirects?
#13000073 - 08/04/10 03:58 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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When I google something, up top in the tab bar it will say re-direct and take me to some other site. wtf? I checked my system32/etc/host and nothing there. Deleted cookies, temp folders and all that. I would search how to stop the problem...but I get redirected every time.
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Fungal-one
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Does it redirect you to them same site everytime?
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Doc_T
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You have been infected with malware. Start with Spybot S+D, and Ad-Aware, see if that helps.
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I_was_the_walrus
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Fungal-one]
#13000092 - 08/04/10 04:15 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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No its somewhere different every time. Ive scanned with avg and nothing... Ive recently re installed windows so I dont have anything to lose if I go that route. Its just annoying.
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Doc_T
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Doc_T]
#13000099 - 08/04/10 04:20 AM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Doc_T said: Spybot S+D, and Ad-Aware
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I_was_the_walrus
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And call me crazy, but when I had AVG 8.0 I was gravy. I never had one problem. Not one. It just kept insisting that I upgrade to 9.0. Over and over. Eventually I was like whatever. Since then Ive re-installed my OS twice. My shit is always fucked up. Im not saying it was the upgrade, but ever since then Ive had nothing but problems with my computer.
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Fungal-one
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Listen to Doc_T, spybot.
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Doc_T
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I_was_the_walrus said: And call me crazy, but when I had AVG 8.0 I was gravy. I never had one problem. Not one. It just kept insisting that I upgrade to 9.0.
Wonder if it was a trojan?
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Doc_T]
#13001468 - 08/04/10 01:07 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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I doubt it. I downloaded the update from their site.
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Big_Whoop
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3 months ago i had the same problem. after about 2 weeks of help on forums and process of elimination it boiled up to a re-formatting. its the best thing u can do. itll take up a good four hours or more of ur day but its worth it to fix the problem and ull get that 'new computer' feeling.
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Akira
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Hey do you have AVG pro or the free edition? The free edition doesnt give you full control. If you need the pro edition message me and ill hook you up.
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Akira
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Akira]
#13001500 - 08/04/10 01:14 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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I dont use anti-virus anymore though I switched OS to Linux. Windows sucks sometimes.
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Big_Whoop
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Akira]
#13001520 - 08/04/10 01:18 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Akira said: I dont use anti-virus anymore though I switched OS to Linux. Windows sucks sometimes.
GOOD. the only way to stop this kind of thing is smart surfing.
a good half the time u DL an 'anti virus' its not going to do anything for u or just give u something else.
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Akira
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Big_Whoop]
#13001766 - 08/04/10 01:59 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Big_Whoop said:
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Akira said: I dont use anti-virus anymore though I switched OS to Linux. Windows sucks sometimes.
GOOD. the only way to stop this kind of thing is smart surfing.
a good half the time u DL an 'anti virus' its not going to do anything for u or just give u something else.
Unless you download AVG from avg.com and then use the serial number i have to upgrade it to professional.
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Shroomism
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What you have sounds more like a browser hijack malware / possibly trojan. AVG will probably not find it, doesn't sound like a virus.
You need Spybot. If that doesn't work, Malwarebytes. If that doesn't work, HijackThis.
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Big_Whoop
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Shroomism]
#13001878 - 08/04/10 02:23 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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hijackthis is where its at
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Doc_T
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Re: How to stop internet redirects? [Re: Shroomism]
#13002356 - 08/04/10 03:56 PM (13 years, 6 months ago) |
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Shroomism said: You need Spybot.
Yep.
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