Google Redirect Virus - Removal Guide
My
own computer was infected with this virus for almost 7 days and I
struggled a lot to remove google redirect virus from my PC! I tried
several remedies and many well recognized anti-virus products with big
claims failed to remove the redirect virus. In these 7 days, I searched
for a lot of solutions and tried many different things. I’m documenting
those things here in this blog so that you can read this guide and get
rid of Google redirect virus easily, without headaches.
If you are in hurry and don't want to read the complete page, follow these steps to remove Google Redirect Virus :
If you are in hurry and don't want to read the complete page, follow these steps to remove Google Redirect Virus :
After following above steps, your computer will be completely free from Google Redirect Virus. Please read this page further for more removal help.
Google redirect virus is a silent malware that redirects you to random websites without your permission. Redirect virus can infect your computer in lots of different ways as there are many possible methods to redirect your searches to malicious websites:
1. The virus can change Internet Explorer's Proxy Settings so and redirect your searches to random websites.
2. It can infect certain drivers on your computer or install hidden services to redirect you to random websites.
3. It can change settings of hosts file In Windows so that when you open Google, a fake website will open which will look just as Google but Its not actual Google website.
4. Some variants of this virus can even change your DSL modem’s settings and redirect your searches. Make sure that you always change your modem's control panel's default password for once.
There are many other methods which can be used by scammers to infect your computer with Google Redirect Virus.
2. It can infect certain drivers on your computer or install hidden services to redirect you to random websites.
3. It can change settings of hosts file In Windows so that when you open Google, a fake website will open which will look just as Google but Its not actual Google website.
4. Some variants of this virus can even change your DSL modem’s settings and redirect your searches. Make sure that you always change your modem's control panel's default password for once.
There are many other methods which can be used by scammers to infect your computer with Google Redirect Virus.
Now I’ll tell you the symptoms you’ll see when your computer is infected with this virus :
1. The Internet Explorer browser will load very slowly and hang at times. This is because a third party application or driver is continuously monitoring Internet Explorer activities.
2. You’ll feel like Internet Explorer or any other browser is acting very strange.
3. Some
variants of Google Redirect virus won’t let you install any other
browser in your computer. I noticed this thing myself and when I tried
to install Chrome, Opera or Firefox, nothing happened. I double clicked
over installer files of these products many times but the installation
wizard never appeared on the computer.
4. You may see very strange search results when you search on Google. This is because the results are not returned by actual Google but the scammers have made a page which looks exactly like Google but displays irrelevant, bogus and manipulated search results.
5. It is also possible that you are searching on actual Google search engine but the results displayed will redirect you automatically. I noticed that out of ten results, some results get randomly changed.
4. You may see very strange search results when you search on Google. This is because the results are not returned by actual Google but the scammers have made a page which looks exactly like Google but displays irrelevant, bogus and manipulated search results.
5. It is also possible that you are searching on actual Google search engine but the results displayed will redirect you automatically. I noticed that out of ten results, some results get randomly changed.
For
example, a result will say that you are going to Microsoft's website
but In fact, you’ll get redirected to a malicious website automatically.
You’ll not see the actual page that you intended to visit but a
completely random page which will offer your more malicious stuff to
download on your computer.
6.
Not only Google, but yahoo and bing will also start redirecting you to
random websites. This virus is not always related to Google as It is
also called search engine redirect virus and affects all search engines
on your PC.
This virus is spreading very fast and in Clean MX database I found that hundreds of sites are spreading google malware everyday. Here is the screenshot I just look :
This virus is spreading very fast and in Clean MX database I found that hundreds of sites are spreading google malware everyday. Here is the screenshot I just look :
By
all means, it is possible to remove Google redirect virus from your
computer but for that you’ll need to do try several methods. Keep
in mind that there are many strains of redirect virus and all the
strains are not identified by a single anti-virus software.
Some
anti-virus products can identify a few strains while some other
products can identify some other strains. For this reason, you need to
try these steps one by one and I can guarantee that if you try all these
steps, redirect virus removal will be very easy for you.
Removal Method
