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    Google search daily Virus

    Hi
    I seem to have some sort of virus, where if I do a search in Google, it returns a list of matches as usual. If I select any of the google results I get diverted to another search engine, Search Daily or randomly some sort of 'dodgy' sites, and not taken to the selected result. I have tried cleaning my PC with a couple of anti virus type software including AVG 7.5, but to no avail. I seem to read several people have the same issue, but I cant find any concise fix to remove this problem.
    Can anyone offer any ideas, as it is driving me crazy and my girlfriend now thinks I'm a perv!

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    Tools to download and run:

    Ad-Aware
    Spybot search and Destroy
    Hi-jack this

    If you post the log from Hi-jack this in the software forum, we can help you more if the first two don't fix the issue
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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    you need rootkit and spyware softtware

    also try:
    avg antispyware
    spyware terminator
    threatfire

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    Nod32
    Spybot Search and Destroy
    Ad-aware

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    What?
    Come on.

    You need 2 tools

    A Squared Free
    and Avast.

    If that doesn't wipe it I'd be shocked.

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    Could be as simple as just deleting the contents of your internet cookies folder.

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    Did the OP manage to fix this? I have a friends machine with the same problem and after running spybot and A squared it still seems to appear, any ideas?

    Permanently confused

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    I still have this problem, I have tried various bits of software..AVG, Windows defender, Kapasky etc. but nothing seems to fix it. I cant believe it takes many different pieces of software to remove a virus(?) that has been around for so long?

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    download spyware blaster and check what type of settings have been changed on your web browser...

    the spyware might be gone but the settings have been changed...

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    Re: Google search daily Virus

    Download mozilla firefox then delete internet explorer

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