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Viruses and worms
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HI
I have been having some issues with google. I think it is some kind of virus? I have tried to fix this and failed, so here I am. When a google search result comes up on a page and I click on one of the links provided it sends me to a site called searchinstant. net. It only happens on google. I have run all the scans on my anti-virus programs from, avast, malwarebytes, super antisypware and they all find nothing. I have been researching this problem and have found nothing. Does anybody have any ideas for me?

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See if this gives us any clues:

  • Firefox popping up ads and or google search redirects.
    Please download GooredFix and save it to your Desktop.

  • Double-click Goored.exe to run it. - Select 1. Find Goored (no fix) by typing 1 and pressing Enter.

  • A log will open, please post the contents of that log in your next reply (it can also be found on your desktop, called Goored.txt). - Note: Do not run Option #2 yet.

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HI
It is a google search redirect. Thanks

GooredFix v1.92 by jpshortstuff
Log created at 17:56 on 17/05/2009 running Option #1 (cory)
Firefox version 3.0.10 (en-US)

=====Suspect Goored Entries=====

=====Dumping Registry Values=====

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10\extensions]
“Plugins”=“C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins”

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10\extensions]
“Components”=“C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\components”

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\extensions]
“jqs@sun.com”=“C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\deploy\jqs\ff”

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Well that’s not much help as there are no suspect entries and those other look legit (not to mention they are the same on my system when I ran it as a demo).

If you haven’t already got this software (freeware), download, install, update and run it and report the findings (it should product a log file).

Edit: Interesting the similarity of your forum nick with the author of the gooredfix tool ;D

5

Bummer
I already have both of those programs and neither of them find anything. I have been having this problem for months now and it is actually getting worse. It used to be that one out of five clicks redirected me but now it’s everything I click on. I am just totally lost on what to do. Do you think it could be my google toolbar on firefox? Maybe I should uninstall firefox and reinstall it. What do you think?
Thanks

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Personally I don’t think that will make a difference, but it won’t hurt to try.

But before you do pay a visit to OpenDNS.com and see how to set your internet connection to use their DNS servers as there are occasions where this could be DNS hijacking.