I have a virus that redirects my homepage to another page. How to fix,?

Question

I ran Norton, Trend Micro, & Windows Defender & all check out ok...however when I open my browser I am directed to a SPY WARE Fix site. I can type yahoo or msn in and get to the page without any pop-ups. this is annoying - does anyone know how to fix ?

Answer 1

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Your home page has been hijacked.
There is a fix to this problem
INSTRUCTIONS
For any hijack problems you might encounter Get this FREE anti-Hijack software
1. The program is called HiJackThis 1.99
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html
2. Download and run the program
BE CAREFUL what you delete,
from it's findings...because
it will find the offending program
and others that you may NOT want to delete.
Only delete the one that hijacked you.
3. Reset your home page
a. Surf to your homepage of choice
b. In Internet Explorer above click TOOLS > Internet Options > click button USE CURRENT.

h2h

Answer 2

Your PC is infected with abrowser hijacker. Use these scans to remove it.

All of these are ones that I personally use and all are free.

AVG Removes I-Worm/Stration · BackDoor.Generic3.GBB and .GBC · Worm/Generic.FX · Exploit.WMF
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.
http://www.safer-networking.org/

http://superantispyware.com/
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
Easily remove over 100,000 pests such as SmitFraud, Vundo, WinFixer, SpyAxe, SpyFalcon, WinAntiVirus, AntiVermins and thousands more!
Make sure after you download any of these, that you update them.

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Answer 3

If you are using I.E. try right clicking on it, and on the first page there is an address URL. Normally it will be highlighted. Look at that and it will most likely have the page you go to in it. Just change it to which ever site you want to go to when you log on and click Appply and if you have no virus or spy ware changing that address, you should be ok.

Ron

Answer 4

Download spy ware doctor from pctools.com
and ad-aware SE personal by searching it on google.
U are probably infected by some browser hijackers

Answer 5

Try scanning the system with more spyware SW. Also clear all Temporary internet files and cookies.If that doesnt help reinstall IE. If that doesnt help reinstall windows.

Answer 6

What you have is a homepage hijacker program. These are usually installed by SmitFraud Trojans. Smitfrauds require a specialized program for proper removal. These two sites address Smitfraud removal. Use either site or both (if necessary).

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/roguefix.htm

http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

Answer 7

Sounds very much like your computer is infected with the Zlob Trojan. Zlob Trojan generates 'Critical System Alert' and other fake warning messages, then tries to force you into buying rogue antispyware products. To remove these message and the trojan that generates them, download and scan your PC with SpyNoMore, it is the most accurate program in detecting zlob infections.

http://www.spynomore.com/trojan-zlob.htm

Answer 8

I recommend superantispyware. It will fix that problem. It is very effective and it is free.

Answer 9

i had the same problem, but when i installed AVG (free/trial version) I done a full system scan and everything was back to normal

Answer 10

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I suggest you download AOL Active Virus Shield, It's based on the popular Kaspersky Lab Virus Killer.

There's links and also a great walkthrough with a step by step guide: http://walkthroughwizard.info/
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