Virus affecting google search and stops all browsers connecting to internet

Viruses and worms
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I had a problem when clicking a search result and it would open another search engine instead of showing the result. Then another click and it would work.

Now none of my browsers, firefox, chrome or explorer will connect to any website.

I have done a full scan with these results.

I clicked repair and 12 music files were repaired.

Now what do I do?

How do I know if any of the 14 threats left (9 x win32trojan-gen found on casino.exe sofware which I have had on computer for a long time, 2 x win32:malware-gen and 1 x win32:Tdss-DV [Trj] is the one affecting my computer?

Do I use Move to chest? Will that affect the casino programs?

Thanks for any help.

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I suggest:

  1. Clean your temporary files.
  2. Schedule a boot time scanning with avast with archive scanning turned on. If avast does not detect it, you can try DrWeb CureIT! instead.
  3. Use MBAM (or SUPERantispyware or even Spyware Terminator) to scan for spywares and trojans. If any infection is detected, better and safer is send the file to Quarantine than to simple delete them.
  4. Test your machine with anti-rootkit applications. I suggest avast! antirootkit or Trend Micro RootkitBuster.
  5. Make a HijackThis log to post here or this analysis site. Or even submit the RunScanner log to to on-line analysis.
  6. Clean your Hosts file (replacing it) with HostsMan tool.
  7. Disable System Restore and then reenable it again.
  8. Immunize your system with SpywareBlaster.
  9. Check if you have insecure applications with Secunia Software Inspector.
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Thanks for your help…

Not sure if I understand it but I’ll go through it step by step.

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In a more extensive explanation it will be:

If a virus is replicant (coming and coming again), you could follow the general cleaning procedure:

  1. Clean your temporary files. You can use CleanUp or CCleaner for that.

  2. Schedule a boot time scanning with avast. Start avast! > Right click the skin > Schedule a boot-time scanning. Select for scanning archives. Boot. Other option is scanning in SafeMode (repeatedly press F8 while booting).
    If avast does not detect it, you can try DrWeb CureIT! instead.

  3. It will be good if you download, install, update and run MBAM (or SUPERantispyware or even SpywareTerminator).
    If any infection is detected, better and safer is send the file to Quarantine than to simple delete them.
    About legit antispyware applications or the bad ones see here.

  4. If you still detecting any strange behavior or even you’re sure you’re not clean, maybe it will be good to test your machine with anti-rootkit applications. I suggest avast! antirootkit or Trend Micro RootkitBuster for XP/Vista. For XP only: Panda.

  5. Also, if you still detecting strange behaviors or you want to be sure you’re clean, maybe making a HijackThis log to post here or this analysis site. Or even submit the RunScanner log to to on-line analysis.

  6. Browser hijacking and problems with antivirus update could be managed in some scenarios by cleaning the hosts file (at C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc folder). The file does not have an extention, it’s simply hosts.
    The default file consists of a number of example lines preceded with # The only required line is
    127.0.0.1 localhost
    You can get a good replacement with HostsMan that keep it clean (avoid infections) and updated: http://www.abelhadigital.com

  7. After you’re clean, disable System Restore on Windows ME, XP or Vista. System Restore is not available in Windows 9x and 2k. After disabling you can enable it again.

  8. Use the immunization of SpywareBlaster.

  9. Finally, when you’re clean, check for insecure applications with Secunia Software Inspector to update insecure applications and avoid reinfection.

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Thanks again for your generous help, I have done a backup so I am ready to go.

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You can do the same with other users :wink: