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Title: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 18, 2008, 06:18:06 PM

When I search for anything on Google or Yahoo, I get nothing but spam websites.  On the Google (or Yahoo) page, I'll see a couple of lines of text that look right, then the URL, which is always something like asknsearch.com, or www.monstermarketplace.com.  Oddly enough, Image search works just fine. 

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: K Frame on December 18, 2008, 06:20:02 PM

Uhm...

I'm betting your have a trojan or some sort of redirection package on your computer that's taking over your searching.

No matter what you're entering, you're getting those websites?

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Boomhauer on December 18, 2008, 06:21:35 PM

Google works OK for me. Sounds like it's something on your machine...

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Oddly enough, Image search works just fine. 

Hey, at least the important part works...

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Ben on December 18, 2008, 06:31:16 PM

Yes, you've been trojaned. Firefox or IE?

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 18, 2008, 06:39:39 PM

Fire-mo-fox

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: lupinus on December 18, 2008, 07:20:08 PM

seems to be a lot of trojans and malware going around lately.  I mean ALOT.  I got hit with it, friends at work have been hit.

Just seems like more then usual to me.

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Gewehr98 on December 18, 2008, 08:17:36 PM

You have a browser hijacker.

Download and run Trend Micro's HijackThis to see what's doing all the redirecting. 

If it's not too bad, HijackThis will let you simply remove the offending code.

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Ben on December 18, 2008, 08:23:44 PM

I'm on a super slow connection right now or would be a pal and help you out with some links. Try what G98 mentioned. Also if you have another browser or if this trojan doesn't redirect if you manually type in an address. try going to dogpile or somewhere and then type in something like "monstermarketplace browser hijack". That should give you many links to potential fixes.

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Bigjake on December 18, 2008, 09:18:09 PM

If it were anyone else, I'd smirk and make some snarky comment on how the person in question caught some bad porn  :laugh:

2nd the Hijack this thought.  It's a good program.

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Manedwolf on December 18, 2008, 10:37:22 PM

You'll also want to run Spybot or AdAware programs periodically, and enable their inoculation feature.

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 21, 2008, 03:22:31 PM

Thanks for the replies, I'm at Trend Micro's site, presently. 

I haven't been able to update my AVG for a long time, now, even after I ccleaner'ed the install and downloaded it all over again.  So, what are the best anti-virus options out there, pay or free? 

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: crawdaddyjim on December 21, 2008, 10:14:18 PM

Alwil software http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html (http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html)

Free and you only have to reregister every 14 months.

Jim

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Gewehr98 on December 21, 2008, 10:17:23 PM

So what did HijackThis tell you?

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 22, 2008, 12:06:45 AM

A bunch of stuff I didn't understand.   =(  I'll do it again, and show you guys the results, later. 

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: RocketMan on December 22, 2008, 12:12:47 AM

Quote from: Mr. Tactical pants on December 22, 2008, 12:06:45 AM

A bunch of stuff I didn't understand.   =(  I'll do it again, and show you guys the results, later. 

Just post the log here.  There's several of us that can interpret it for you.  (We'll turn this place into a geek forum yet.)

Title: Re: Why the Google is broked?
Post by: Phyphor on December 22, 2008, 02:33:09 AM

Also try housecall.trendmicro.com , Fistful