[email protected] wrote:
On Friday, 11 May 2018 22:46:17 UTC+1, [email protected] wrote:
On Friday, 11 May 2018 22:44:27 UTC+1, [email protected] wrote:
On Friday, 11 May 2018 22:09:45 UTC+1, Paul in Houston, TX wrote:
[email protected] wrote:
Anybody any clues on how to get rid of this virus. It blocks access to the
google search engine, although it allows access to Bing. It started with
version 2.48 today on startup. I have updated to 2.49 but it still appears.
When one enters the google search engine url you get asked to identify various
pictures to make sure you are not a robot. However, it is never satisfied with
the answers and so you are excluded from accessing the search engine.
Any pointers to its eradication would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Roger
PS It does not affect Firefox or Edge browsers.
Sounds like a browser highjacker and not a virus.
Does starting SM with add-ons disabled make any difference?
Do you use a proxy?
What do adware scans like Malwarebytes, Adwcleaner, etc, show?
I used http://www.google.com and it is replaced by the url
http://ipv4.google.com/sorry/index?continue=http://www.google.com/%3Fhl%3Den&hl=en&q=EgRZ8w_6GLCY2NcFIhkA8aeDSycOov1rnFpdManh62LuwUAjCHW7MgFy
running malwarebytes and adware did not remove it. However, switching off the
router and turning it back on looked, at first, as though it had solved the
problem but after a little time this plague reappeared.
I don't use a proxy. I'm about to check the addons.
On checking the web I see a topic called the Google redirect virus. Anybody
ever dealt with it for the SM browser? Instructions are given for a number of
other browsers but not specfically SM.
I have just looked at an awful tech-help site (it plays unwanted videos
and moves to another page when I try to stop that) and they say:
In Firefox click the three horizontal bars near the top-right and choose
Add-ons, or press Ctrl-Shift-A. Now click on Extensions in the left-hand menu
and click Remove next to those you want to delete.
Seamonkey is closest to Firefox and you already know how to do the
Seamonkey equivalent. They also suggest checking your 'home' page but
it does not look as though you have a problem there.
Another tech-site suggests installing various software from "untrusted"
sources (it provides the links) to fix the problem, but I personally
don't trust advice like that.
https://sensorstechforum.com/remove-google-redirect-virus/ might help,
further down the page they have a Symantec download.
It appears that your problem is a serious danger to your data and you
need to fix it smartish.
- How did it get past your virus scanner in the first place?
- What router are you using? Some of them are insecure.
As a temporary measure (you do need to fix this), try using something
like https://duckduckgo.com/ as a search engine. You can either call it
explicitly or change your settings to call it implicitly.
--
spammus ergo sum
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