Ok, I ran the Avast Boot-time Scan and it found about 7 files. Then, I did a Malaware scan. It found nothing. I logged onto the internet, searched for something and was re-directed.
I have attached the Malaware report and the OTL report.
[*]Then click the Run Fix button at the top
[*]Let the program run unhindered, reboot the PC when it is done
[*]Open OTL again and click the Quick Scan button. Post the log it produces in your next reply.
First and foremost, thanks for your help! OK, I did what you said and all was going well until I ran the Quick Scan. I got a blue screen and then I had to restart the computer (I chose the normal option). I did the quick scan the second time. I have attached the log as it exceeded the maximum allowed length. I went ahead and did a search and was once again redirected.
Also, now it is redirecting me even when I am not using the Google search engine. For example, I was checking out my yahoo email account. I clicked on a link and it sent me to some strange site.
[]Disable your AntiVirus and AntiSpyware applications, usually via a right click on the System Tray icon. They may otherwise interfere with our tools
[]Double click on ComboFix.exe & follow the prompts.
When finished, it shall produce a log for you. Please include the C:\ComboFix.txt in your next reply.
The computer froze up and I couldn’t acess the internet. Also, a little box that read PEV.exe has stopped working popped up. The computer restarted itself and it is now Preparing Log Report. I have to leave but I will post the ComboFix log when I return.
Now I can’t open any programs at all. It keeps saying:Illegal operation attempted on a registry key that has been marked for deletion. It says that for every single program. I’m typing this from my phone…I’ll try to get to another computer to paste the log. Sigh.
Well, I had been using the internet all morning and performed at least 30 or 40 searches when I clicked on a link and got redirected. I’ve since made about 10 more and nothing. Not sure what to do…