What is Google redirect virus?
For those who still don’t know how
this virus works, let me give you a “hands on” explanation. Say you are
searching Google for some research works, assignments or just random
browsing. You found what you are looking for, you click the link, but to
your dismay, you’ve been brought to a different site. The next link you
clicked also brought you to the same site. And the site has no
connection to your searches or to the site you are trying to open. In
other words–you’ve been redirected! Some of your computer programs
won’t run, without producing any error. Also, this Google redirect virus
has a capacity to block sites.
Who are usually the victim of this Google redirect virus?
Regular users like you are the usual
victim of this Google redirect virus. This virus hijacks your Google
searches and then redirect you to another website, that is usually a
fake websites with advertisements or corrupted pages.
Where can you get Google Redirect Virus?
Don’t curse Google for this! Google
has nothing to do with this virus. Blame it to the crazy head computer
genius criminals who created and distributed the malware. You can
usually get this annoying virus from visiting a malicious websites with
unsecured browsers.
How can you get rid of Google Redirect Virus?
Of course that’s the question you want
me to answer. You still don’t need to run to your computer technician
or do some formatting to your computer. Follow the instruction below in
removing the Google Redirect Virus.
If for some reason you are unable to
download the file then TDSS may be blocking it. What you can do is to
download TDSSKiller from a clean computer then transfer it to any
external drive or USB flash drive.
- Not that simple as running a regular program. The creator of the
google redirect virus is smart enough to know what TDSSKiller can do.
But don’t worry we’re wiser than him. First, rename TDSSKiller by
right-clicking the TDSSKiller.exe icon from your
desktop and select RENAME. Now you can edit the name with any name you
want but do not forget that it should end with the .com extension. For
example, asdfgh.com or 14344.com. Now that it is wearing a mask, you
can proceed with the running of the program.
- 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.
- 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.
Removing Google Redirect Virus using with FixTDSS.exe
In some cases the TDSSKiller fails to do the job even after renaming
the program. If you are unable to remove the virus using TDSSKiller, you
can use FixTDSS by Symantec. Follow the steps below to remove google
redirect virus using FixTDSS.
- Run FixTDSS.exe then then click the Proceed button to begin the process and allow the tool to complete the cleaning
- After reboot, The tool will provide you the scan and cleaning results.
- Check if the Google redirect virus is gone.
All set! Now your computer will be Google redirect virus free.
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