Something has overtaken my computer..

[transplant99]

So when i open my browser, it goes to my homepage (CP) with no problem. I can also click my favs and it will go to those just fine as well....however...when i google something and click on one of those links, it will re-direct me everytime to another page like bizrate or something similar trying to sell something...even copying the link from google and then pasting it in my address bar will do the same thing.

I have scanned and deleted everything my adware/spyware removal tool has found, yet this still persists.

Anyone have any ideas or any sure fire adware scan that will find whatever is doing this stuff?

[transplant99]

bump...anyone?

[mykalberta]

Mac or Windows

Have you tried Anti Malware Bytes if you are using Windows.

[Bob]

Sounds like a browser hijack. What browser are you using?

Or it could be worse, like a DNS hijack.

[Hack&Lube]

What tool are you currently using?

Use the trio of Spybod S&D, MalwareBytes, and then Combofix in that order.

[ricosuave]

clear you cookies, or better yet, run crap cleaner (ccleaner) and reboot
http://www.ccleaner.com/

[transplant99]

Windows...current cleaner is called A-squared, and i will try the ccleaner...then malware bytes.

Thanks guys.

[GoinAllTheWay]

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I'm a tad skeptical about that ccleaner. I used it once and yes, it did speed up an older system but started getting a number of odd issues shorlty after that.

[ricosuave]

^ hmm, Ive never had an issue with it on many many systems...

perhaps the things it was cleaning out turned out to be corrupted?

[Old Yeller]

Scan/clean malware in safe mode or else things you "clean" won't be removed at all.

[transplant99]

ccleaner seems to of taken care of things...and malware bytes has been installed as well.

thanks again guys/gals

[Claeren]

I love ccleaner as well. Never had a problem and does a great job both in cleaning as well as the registry clean-up tool (or whatever it is called).

Same company has a great defragment tool. It is light and it also has a 'quick defrag' that does the big fixes, leaves the small stuff, and does it in 1/1000th the time of a full defrag.

Claeren.

[transplant99]

Ugh....my problem has returned and i have tried about 7 different cleaning tools etc....whenever i google something then clink on the link, i get this crap

Deny Page of Search Engine Script. Code 001 CE24H

And this is what the address reads...

http://newserversearch.com

Then changes to this

http://www.adcloudmedia.com/denyPage1.html

I have run a full AV scan, ccleaner, spybot, etc etc.

Anyone have any ideas or is this something that needs a professional to clean up?

[transplant99]

Help?? Anyone??

[HPLovecraft]

Sounds like it could be a browser hijacker.

Download this:

http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/

Run it, and it will scan your system for you and generate a log of things spyware may have changed and hijacked. If you see something fishy, select and delete, but don't delete anything you aren't sure of, because it could mess some stuff up. There are a number of forums where people just post HijackThis logs and other people check them out for them, too. But if you see something obvious, get rid of it. Can post it here for us to take a look at, too.

Here for instance:

http://www.security-forums.com/viewforum.php?f=48

[transplant99]

Thanks man..will give it a whirl.

[HPLovecraft]

Originally Posted by transplant99

Thanks man..will give it a whirl.

Let us know. I've used HijackThis a lot to fix issues with browser redirection, etc. If you aren't sure if all the info the log gives you, again, post it here and try out that other security forum too for some who might be familiar with the particular issue you're having. It's a pretty simple program, though. It'll list your homepage, etc.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by ricosuave

^ hmm, Ive never had an issue with it on many many systems...

perhaps the things it was cleaning out turned out to be corrupted?

Could very well be. I think it may have been more the registry cleanup but not sure as it has been a while.

Regardless, nice to hear you have had success over numerous systems, maybe I'll try it out again.

[FanIn80]

There is actually a place in IE that allows you access to disabling or enabling addons or BHOs, or ActiveX controls, etc.

They seem to change it's location with every new version, but it's usually called Manage Addons or something like that. Anyway, you don't need to run third-party software for this kind of thing. A lot of times, that third-party software just ends up installing its own stuff into IE, which screws things up even more.

This might help: http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-8...nternet-explor

Edit: Actually, I just fired up Windows to look for the setting. If you're running IE8, then go into the Tools menu and pick Internet Options. Go to the Programs tab, and click on the Manage Addons button at the bottom.

You should get a window like this one:



If you're not sure which items you can disable, just take a screen shot showing what you have in your Addons window and post it here.