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13 years ago

Downloading from the actual sites or trusted sites is what is important

I see many places lately trying to get you to download from places other than the originators websites, this is a red flag for trouble

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Originally Posted by King Shiloh

from any other source EXCEPT these:

Virus, Spyware, & Malware Removal Guides

ComboFix Download

Combofix - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

Hitman Pro 3 (32-bit) - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

Combofix and Hitman Pro remove the virus, Google Search Redirect virus, that redirects you to spam, scam, fake sites where you might end up downloading fake Windows software that can harm your PC.

Please don't run/install them on your system without the help of a computer geek unless you know what you're doing - that is, unless you're an expert computer user.

P.S. Don't say I didn't warn you!

/Warning!

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webfighter

13 years ago

I use the free Avast Antivirus on my Windows 7 notebook - and so far its been really good.

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King Shiloh

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by webfighter

I use the free Avast Antivirus on my Windows 7 notebook - and so far its been really good.

The redirect virus is more powerful than the traditional anti-virus tools like Avast, Avira and so on.

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cjm18

13 years ago

I think I have this virus, my girlfriend downloaded a torrent that was less than legitimate. Does it originate from svchost? Avast blocks it most of the time but every now and then when I follow links from Google I get redirected to weird sites usually promoting something.

What's the best tool to get rid of it?

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WD Mino

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cjm18

I think I have this virus, my girlfriend downloaded a torrent that was less than legitimate. Does it originate from svchost? Avast blocks it most of the time but every now and then when I follow links from Google I get redirected to weird sites usually promoting something.

What's the best tool to get rid of it?

svchost is your windows services do not delete it.

You can use a tool called super anti spyware that should remove the issue you are dealing with sounds like a trojan.(backdoor virus)

You can also download malware bytes I do not recommend AVG anymore as it has some issues in detecting certain virus types. super anti spyware and malware bytes combined will give you a good protection.

Once you download super anti spyware from SUPERAntiSpyware.com | Remove Malware | Remove Spyware - AntiMalware, AntiSpyware, AntiAdware!
Install it update it and restart your computer once it restarts hit f8 before it goes to the windows splash screen choose safe mode.

once your computer loads the files run super check complete system scan and it will find and remove the problem restart the computer when it says to do so and you should be good to go .Download malware bytes Malwarebytes run that when your computer restarts to make sure restart when done and you should be secure
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cjm18

13 years ago

Originally Posted by WD Mino

svchost is your windows services do not delete it.

You can use a tool called super anti spyware that should remove the issue you are dealing with sounds like a trojan.(backdoor virus)

You can also download malware bytes I do not recommend AVG anymore as it has some issues in detecting certain virus types. super anti spyware and malware bytes combined will give you a good protection.

Once you download super anti spyware from SUPERAntiSpyware.com | Remove Malware | Remove Spyware - AntiMalware, AntiSpyware, AntiAdware!
Install it update it and restart your computer once it restarts hit f8 before it goes to the windows splash screen choose safe mode.

once your computer loads the files run super check complete system scan and it will find and remove the problem restart the computer when it says to do so and you should be good to go .Download malware bytes Malwarebytes run that when your computer restarts to make sure restart when done and you should be secure
HTH
Cheers
-Will

Thanks for the help. I'll give this a go.

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Jeff Henshaw 13 years ago

Ya, 'cause this butt kissing forum is to nauseating to be around.

I am a member of several forums. Not too many, as one can spend a lot of time reading and posting, when that time could be more productively spent. If a forum that I joined proves to be of little or no value to me, I take a professional approach and simply stop visiting it and delete any links to it.

Regards,

Jeff.
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Regional Warrior

13 years ago

Originally Posted by King Shiloh

The redirect virus is more powerful than the traditional anti-virus tools like Avast, Avira and so on.

Mate I would not be putting combofix link up only because if the person does not know what they are doing or not the best knowledge of computers/laptop it can cause untold grief for them just my 2cents

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bryansamuels

13 years ago

oh the irony... why do people waste their time doing this crap really?

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Patrick 13 years ago

Originally Posted by bryansamuels

oh the irony... why do people waste their time doing this crap really?

to get internet traffic redirected to their site....one of the ways to get traffic but annoying to the end user...
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King Shiloh

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by cjm18

I think I have this virus, my girlfriend downloaded a torrent that was less than legitimate. Does it originate from svchost? Avast blocks it most of the time but every now and then when I follow links from Google I get redirected to weird sites usually promoting something.

What's the best tool to get rid of it?

I'm sure you know the answer to your question unless you're kidding me.

Originally Posted by Regional Warrior

Mate I would not be putting combofix link up only because if the person does not know what they are doing or not the best knowledge of computers/laptop it can cause untold grief for them just my 2cents

I would put it up because someone HERE needs it.

Originally Posted by bryansamuels

oh the irony... why do people waste their time doing this crap really?

You are entitled to your opinion but I would advise you to bookmark this thread and save it as PDF because you might just realize so late that it's not crap.

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cjm18

13 years ago

Originally Posted by King Shiloh

I'm sure you know the answer to your question unless you're kidding me.

Oh I get that both of those tools do it but what I meant to ask is which one of these tools would be best. A couple of the comments have made me wary of ComboFix now, which of the two would you recommend over the other?

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King Shiloh

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by cjm18

Oh I get that both of those tools do it but what I meant to ask is which one of these tools would be best. A couple of the comments have made me wary of ComboFix now, which of the two would you recommend over the other?

Both of them work together but you have to know exactly what you're doing. You don't just download and install them because you felt like. And don't get them from fake sites.

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quick_silver 13 years ago

Being a IT dude also, I use Avast free home edition in combination with Malwarebytes Spybot, and CCleaner...the issues with these playing together have been very minimal on my systems,..and Malwarebytes does an outstanding job of blocking bad sites. For their professional edition, it's 29 dollars a year or something like that,..well worth the money.

With CCleaner...one thing to be aware of,...it offers options to clean the registry,...unless you really know what you are doing, don't use this option,...some software has registry entries set up for additional options that you might add in the future,... and if CCleaner removes those, your system might end up running slooow...just my take and experience.

add: Also only download your programs from trusted sources. For Avast, download from Avast.com, for CCleaner from piriform.com and spybot from from safer-networking.org.
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- wesley gibson 13 years ago
  
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Regional Warrior 13 years ago

Originally Posted by bryansamuels

oh the irony... why do people waste their time doing this crap really?

Here is an answer for you , a person like your self that knows everything but really nothing would put up an answer like that, now think this just for one weeny small moment there.......the OP King Shiloh has been for awhile and has or maybe over 1000 posts , why would he put up sites that are not for fellow warriors to use and help!! you sir need to have some manners

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Lazy

13 years ago

I love being on a mac.

What's a virus? hehehehehe

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Barry Unruh

13 years ago

Originally Posted by King Shiloh

fake sites where you might end up downloading fake Windows software that can harm your PC.

There in a simple statement is the reason most people get malware in the first place. They want something for nothing....so they search, search, search to find "free" software and end up on some site which is more than happy to give them "plentiful" free software, with "special features".

Nice post, King Shiloh.

The starting point must remain keep your system updated, install good AV/Malware software, and stay away from hunting for "free" software.

btw, Lazy.....It is just a matter of time. As the footprint of Apple continues to grow with iPhones, iPods, iPads, and Macs, the profit incentive will finally tip enough and the people who fund these projects will put a team of top flight programmers on the job. The Apple OS may be inherently more secure, but it is not invulnerable. The day this happens it is going to be a very SAD day for Apple users worldwide. The fallout will be horrendous.

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Roland Hop

13 years ago

Malwarebytes+Nod32

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webpromoterservice

13 years ago

my advice is don't use anything that doesn't have a history of positive reviews. There are so many protection products to chhose, why use some obscure product?

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