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Old 01-24-2010, 11:15 AM   #1
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Anybody having a problem with search engines being hijacked?
I've run 2 different malware removal programs, have a firewall, and a virus scan, cleared my cookies, AND changed browsers and somehow all my searches are being redirected to different websites.

For clarification, the search results will come up correctly, but when I click on a link, it redirects me.

Have now tried Google, Bing, and Yahoo.

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where does it redirect you?
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Old 01-24-2010, 11:59 AM   #3
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Old 01-24-2010, 12:12 PM   #4
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contact your ISP?
that's really all I can think of if you've done all that you said you've done.
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contact your ISP?
that's really all I can think of if you've done all that you said you've done.
Could be a rootkit or something really nasty.

I wouldn't expect ISPs to do anything like this, but it might be worth checking if the redirects are DNS-based.
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Old 01-24-2010, 05:16 PM   #6
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Had this problem on a friends laptop and it turned out to be a rootkit
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Old 01-24-2010, 05:50 PM   #7
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It ended up being a rootkit and I kicked it's ass.
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Old 01-24-2010, 08:07 PM   #8
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Old 01-25-2010, 06:02 PM   #9
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Wrong, it eventually curb stomped my comp. I ended up having to reformat. Brutal.
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You did have backup files, right?
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Old 01-26-2010, 10:08 AM   #12
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Rootkits are very hard to remove. I would like to know if you saved your files, though.
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