google search malware

[tangrisser]

I have some sort of malware installed on my laptop which forwards my Google search results to be pushed to another some what relevant web site.

I googled about this and it just said to try running malware protection software and catch whatever the malware is. It's been really annoying and I have run combo fix, malwarebytes and couple other malware protection software and nothing seems to be able to catch this.

I really don't want to have to format my laptop since I don't have my desktop at the moment. Anyway to do something about this?

PS.
And yes I know. I gotta stop watching p0rn.

[supaflyx3]

Wait, how did you google it if it's being routed to another website? o.o
On a serious note, have you tried running MSE.

[grinder]

sounds like your hosts file has been compromised. I would recommend creating a second user with admin access and opening up the hosts file in notepad [launch notepad with admin rights and nav to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc].
open the hosts file and make sure the last three lines look similar to this

# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
#	127.0.0.1       localhost
#	::1             localhost

if not... nuke everything below the above pasted code

[Perineum]

also make sure you're not running a proxy in your internet settings.

[Nodscene]

There are some good suggestions so far. You might want to try Norton Power Eraser as it's pretty good at finding rootkits. You might also want to try aswmbr and "fix" the mbr (unless of course you are dual booting or the like) as that could potentially be the issue.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by Nodscene

There are some good suggestions so far. You might want to try Norton Power Eraser as it's pretty good at finding rootkits. You might also want to try aswmbr and "fix" the mbr (unless of course you are dual booting or the like) as that could potentially be the issue.

Combofix.. I won't recommend anything "Norton"

[tangrisser]

Originally Posted by supaflyx3

Wait, how did you google it if it's being routed to another website? o.o
On a serious note, have you tried running MSE.

If I click on it the first time then it re-routes but if I go back or click on it the 2nd time then it sends me to the correct link. So it doesn't make Google unusable but it's really annoying.

Originally Posted by Perineum

also make sure you're not running a proxy in your internet settings.

Nope, no proxy here.

I've already tried ComboFix and it didn't catch anything. Checked host file and only lists localhost.

[Perineum]

One time I found a real bastard of a hack job that installed a virtual machine on your computer, then it bound your machine's ethernet card through the virtual machine. Everything tunneled through the virtual machine and it did the proxy work.

[Nodscene]

He already tried combofix and it didn't work. I can't stand Norton myself but this is just a standalone rootkit/virus scanner and a very effective one at that. So unless you have another suggestion you aren't helping his situation at all and in fact, possibly preventing him from fixing his issue. I've had a couple instances where Norton Power Eraser was the only program to get rid of the virus completely.

Originally Posted by enaberif

Combofix.. I won't recommend anything "Norton"

[Perineum]

This works pretty good: Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller