Hi and welcome jpshortstuff - goored worked for me last time I used it on G2G so I guess I will have to look at the latest version on my machine Ta ;D
You can check the topic at GeeksToGo for detailed descriptions of all the changes and why they were made. We were still getting 100% detection and 0 FPs with the old versions, but the latest will be secure and versatile, and easier to update if new variants are released.
I have just downloaded the latest version and did a trial run and I noticed the actual log is much lighter (I wouldn’t expect to see much in the log as my system is clean.
I also see there is now no
=====List of possible loading points===== section.
Is that by design or just because there are none, that might be considered a possible goored loading point ?
It is by design. There is no longer a need for that section as the registry value and infected folder is enough. The tool will also no longer remove the loading point - Firefox refreshes them and will remove it once the registry value is removed.
Thanks for the update.
Thanks, all, for the info and help.
And thanks, jpshortstuff , for your removal tool! I ran it under supervision and Google, at least, seems to be working properly now – no more side-trips. Screwed up my Christmas shopping, though. >:(
Anyway, SUPERAntiSpyware is still acting strangely in the Registry, so I’m still trying to figure out what’s going on there!
I would suggest uninstalling SAS, reboot, download the latest version and install again.
First off - THANK YOU for the gooredfix. This was driving me crazy, I knew it was an issue with google and firefox. And when I ran firefox in safe mode and the issue disappeared I knew it was an issue with an addon or plugin. But I still couldn’t find the offender. Gooredfix found it in two seconds, and removed it without issue. Now my google searchs are fine.
I use Avast and support your efforts. I most likely won’t come back to this forum unless I see or have issues on something else I can’t figure out. So, to all involved a hardy THANK YOU!!!
Kevin Lynch
Professional Computer Geek
California
Hi Kevin, glad to hear GooredFix helped you out.
I have put a guide up for removal of this infection using GooredFix:
http://www.247fixes.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2710
I think you may have to register at the forums to see the guide, but its free as usual and very quick. I believe another forum in the Malware Removal community will also have a guide up shortly.
Hopefully people will start getting these guides and removal information topics (like this one) when the search for their symptoms through a search engine (from another browser though, otherwise they wont get anywhere ;))
Cheers,
-jp