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cannot get rid of google redirection virus ... help please

Hi ya

I've got the very annoying google redirection virus -had it for 2 weeks and tried many anti virus/spyware scanners and just cannot get rid of it and now my vista is being affected - may need to reinstall it again.

please please can you help me to get rid of this virus. thank you

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  • chunter
    chunter Posts: 2,026 Forumite
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    edited 18 September 2009 at 10:25AM
    FIRSTLY do a backup of your important files first
    This program can on occasion lock people out if the userinit section has been corrupted.

    The virus has taken over your browser using dns redirection
    1. download (to your desktop) combofix
    2. Disconnect from internet
    3. Run combofix. If it doesn't run try renaming the file (xCombofix)
    May take up to half hour to run, and read instructions at each stage carefully.
    It's a dos type program so it will bring up blue screens (not bsod) and all sorts of weird stuff.
    4. Restart computer

    If that doesn't work, might need to run lspfix to fix TCP.
    but try that first.
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