Google redirecting me to wrong sites

anderson8

when i click on my google results, it takes to junk websites.
i can get to the websites i need if i type the address in the toolbar but not via google.
ive done numerous AVG scans and also downloaded ADAWARE and scanned with that.
i need to get this sorted as it has just redirected me to a !!!!!! site.
any suggestions?
many thanks

calvinwhite78

is it redirecting to same website or different site?.

anderson8

the final result is different sites, although its looks like its briefly redirects through the same site

missile

Sounds like you have a virus. Delete google toolbar and re-install may fix your problem

anderson8

does that mean i just stop google from being my homepage and then make it my webpage again?
edit that didnt work

Browntoa

download this

http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/

install it and let it update

then do a full scan and post the log file it produces at the end back on this thread

The_Grandmaster

Browtoa's advise is absolutely correct but remember to remove anything malarebytes finds before posting log on here.

dispossessed

I found this fix suggested on the Google forums :-

(1) Click START > RUN > and type in "C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts"
(2) When prompted, open the HOSTS file in either Notepad or Wordpad
(3) Delete all the lines of IP addresses in the text document except for "127.0.0.1 localhost"

It worked for the individual who posted it there so I thought it worth reprising here. However - undertake at your own risk !

Trevor

The_Grandmaster

That may stop the redirecting but won't remove the cause (the malware) so malwarebytes is still the best method.

I am quite sure there is a programme which restores the hosts files...

anderson8

thanks.
just running a full scan at the moment. will post the log when its done

aliEnRIK

After youve posted the malwarebytes log -

Download HIJACK THIS (Make sure you click 'DOWNLOAD LATEST VERSION')
http://www.filehippo.com/download_hijackthis/
Click MAIN MENU then DO A SYSTEM SCAN AND SAVE A LOGFILE(Takes seconds) then post the log so we can see whats running
(do NOT do anything else with Hijack but scan and post the FULL log)
If you get a message that you cant write to the hosts file then Press the SHIFT key, and whilst holding it RIGHT CLICK and select RUN AS (admin)