How to remove the Google Redirect Infection (Virus/Malware)
Recently, a coworker was unable to get a proper Google search, and every link he would touch would redirect him to a new, and suspicious, search engine page. Fortunately, just as there are those brainless people out there trying to hamper your computer experience, there are several people and companies out there trying to help, for little or no money. One such company is Kapersky lab (http://usa.kaspersky.com/). They have developed TDSSKiller. According to Trend Micro, TDSS was first seen in 2008 and "... was known for its ability to exist in systems without being discovered and the challenge it presents in terms of cleanup."
For many Windows users, the blue screen of death at boot-up was their first indication that they were infected with TDSS.
Basically, it is a nasty Malware.
For many Windows users, the blue screen of death at boot-up was their first indication that they were infected with TDSS.
Basically, it is a nasty Malware.
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First thing you have to do is download the TDSSKiller to your desktop by clicking on here.
Once downloaded you may be able to run it and follow the simple steps, however, the creators of this bug tries to always be ahead of the victim by knowing what the file called TDSSKiller can do. So the best thing to do is to rename the executable by right-clicking the TDSSKiller.exe icon from your desktop and select RENAME. Once renamed to something else, you can proceed with the running of the utility. Click the Start scan button to scan your computer for TDSS infection. It will then display a result screen to find out any infection was on your computer. This should not take very long. If the infection is on your computer, you can get rid of google redirect virus by clicking the Continue button. The TDSSKiller will now work on attempting to clear your computer from the infection. If you do not get the message Cure, then just choose the default action Skip and press Continue. Do not attempt to change it to Delete or Quarantine as it may also delete the infected files that are needed for Windows to operate properly. Once finished, it will give you a report stating whether the cleaning operation is successful. Reboot is required to finish the cleaning process, so click on the Reboot now button and let it finish the removal of the TDSS infection. |
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In some cases the TDSSKiller will not remove the infection. If TDSSKiller does not work, use FixTDSS by Symantec. Follow the steps below to remove google redirect virus using FixTDSS.
Download the FixTDSS.exe tool from Symantec to your desktop.
Run FixTDSS.exe then then click the Proceed button to begin the process and allow the tool to complete the cleaning. Restart your computer and after reboot, The tool will provide you the scan and cleaning results.
Check if the Google redirect virus is gone and test it by doing a Google search you previously performed and see if the results are expected.
Download the FixTDSS.exe tool from Symantec to your desktop.
Run FixTDSS.exe then then click the Proceed button to begin the process and allow the tool to complete the cleaning. Restart your computer and after reboot, The tool will provide you the scan and cleaning results.
Check if the Google redirect virus is gone and test it by doing a Google search you previously performed and see if the results are expected.