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Bench Warmer · 08-22-2008, 09:07 PM

Earlier this evening, I was surfing around the internet looking for some old school gaming roms. Can't remember what site I was on but I got a pop up which was asking me to agree to a 'XP AntiVirus 2008' and install. I cancelled out of that - have McAfee already. I then go back to my desktop and there's a window saying I have 2 viruses and to click on an install button at the bottom of the window to get rid of them. I figure out that somehow, this window is a picture that has now become my desktop. I got rid of that, restarted and now have noticed a couple things:

a) PC seemed to be slower on startup but speed is fine now - could have been impatience on my part
b) When I go to google.ca now, when I search for something, any link I click on from the results redirects to some 'jump' (abcjmp) or other page.

Anybody know what it is and how do I get rid of it? I have McAfee scanning my PC right now. I'd try google to figure it out but can't get to any of the results pages without being redirected.

08-22-2008, 09:07 PM	#1
Bench Warmer Scoring Winger Join Date: Apr 2004 Exp:	Help - Virus or Nasty Spyware or something Earlier this evening, I was surfing around the internet looking for some old school gaming roms. Can't remember what site I was on but I got a pop up which was asking me to agree to a 'XP AntiVirus 2008' and install. I cancelled out of that - have McAfee already. I then go back to my desktop and there's a window saying I have 2 viruses and to click on an install button at the bottom of the window to get rid of them. I figure out that somehow, this window is a picture that has now become my desktop. I got rid of that, restarted and now have noticed a couple things: a) PC seemed to be slower on startup but speed is fine now - could have been impatience on my part b) When I go to google.ca now, when I search for something, any link I click on from the results redirects to some 'jump' (abcjmp) or other page. Anybody know what it is and how do I get rid of it? I have McAfee scanning my PC right now. I'd try google to figure it out but can't get to any of the results pages without being redirected.