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. It is installed via a Trojan horse and usually
executes itself once a user opens a 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. You most likely are reading
this, because your PC got infected with the virus. Don't worry. There
are ways to fix Google redirect virus fast... if you know how to do it.
To
the first thing you should do is go to the System32 folder in the
Windows folder. It can be found on drive C or your local drive In the
folder, the users are required to find the “regedit.exe” file and right
click on it. You should then rename it
to a name you can easily remember. Now, disable it. The reason for this is that this is the place
where the Google redirect virus executes from.The next step is to
download the anti-malware software and run it in their system. It is important
that you install the best type of anti-malware software so that you can
get rid of all types of infections that the system has. When it comes to downloading them
from internet sites, you should ensure that you have selected sites
that are reputable and secure. This is
important because there are many unscrupulous vendors who offer spyware
as software and the user will be exposing their systems to more harm. 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.
After the scan has been completed - this may take a
while - and all threats have been fixed, go back to the System32
folder. Look for the file you renamed before and change the name back
to "regedit.exe" Once this is done, on the start menu, click on
run and then type in regedit so as to be taken to the Registry Editor
window. On this window, you will find
“HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE” on which you should select software. Inside the
"software" folder select "Microsoft". In the "Windows" tab select
"Current Version" and "run"
Look at the right window for an exe file called
RegSVR32=%system%msmsgs.exe. Delete it.
You should note that this
folder contains extremely important files. If you delete the wrong
file, Windows might stop working completely and you will have to
re-install the whole operating system. So better double check that you
are deletign the correct file. Now it is time to reboot your
computer. In this way changes will take effect.
Well... that's it.
should be gone. Open your webbrowser, go
to Google and start a search. You should now get real search results
and not fake affiliate links or ads. One last
thing: to prevent another infection, make sure to update your
anti-virus software.
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