virus is a type of virus that operates by altering the Google
search engine results so that it displays affiliate and advertisement
links instead of the real search results. Your computer gets infected
by visiting an infected site. A trojan downloads in the background
secretly. It usually executes whenever you open your browser. One mutation of the Google redirect virus
will not only change search results, you will also notice pop-ups
showing up on your computer screen displaying ads. If your
computer got infected with the Google redirect virus, do not panic.
There are ways to fix Google redirect virus in some simple steps and
also protect your PC from future attacks.
Once you
have calmed down, open the System32 folder. This is the first step to
You can find it in the Windows folder. If you cannot find the Windows
folder look for it either on your local drive or drive C In the
folder, the users are required to find the “regedit.exe” file and right
click on it. Rename "regedit.exe" to something you
can remember. Then disable it as it is the location in which
the Google redirect virus executes itself from.Once you
have completed this step, download anti-mailware and run it. It is very
important to download the most recent version of anti-mailware. Why?
Because only the most updated version might be able to get rid of
Google redirect virus and it will also fix other infections. Another
important note: make sure the website you are downloading anti
malware from is secure and reputable. You do not want to end up
infecting your computer with even more viruses, do you? It
is hard to believe, but the number if scam sites offering anti malware
which will infect your PC with even more malicious code, viruses and
trojans is growing every day. Once you have donwloaded a
reputable anti malware software make sure to scan ALL files and folders
on your harddrive to make sure all viruses and othe rmalicious code
gets found.
You should then head back to the “System32” folder and change the name
of the folder back to the original (regedit). The next step is to open the registry
editor window. If you don't know how to do this: go to the start menu,
click on run and type in "regedit". Look for
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Once you found it, choose "software". Ok, you are almost there.... now select
"Microsoft", "Windows" and then "Current Version" and finally "run"
Now look for
RegSVR32=%system%msmsgs.exe which you can find on the right window.
Once you found it right click and select "delete".
It is extremely important to double or even triple
check that you are deleting the right file. If you delete another file
you might delete an important registry file which may result in having
to install the whole operating system again. Now it is time to reboot your
computer. In this way changes will take effect.
Well... that's it.
should be gone. I recommend going to Google and starting a search to make
sure the virus is indeed gone. If the virus is indeed gone, you
should now see real search results and not fake links. The last step is to update your antivirus software
to make sure that your computer does not get infected again.
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