Comments on: How to fix Google results hijacker (Google redirect) virus problem

By: David

David — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:21:04 +0000

I am having the same problem with the redirects – how to you check th e proxy server?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:57:34 +0000

Karim : Yeah you are correct. However, Spybots immunizer is crap : it focuses on adware sites mostly, some of them even legitimate advertising sites (that pays for free sites you are visiting). I can’t say they fight malware distributors successfully, as these use different tricks.
You should check proxy server that is set in your browser. Maybe there is something fishy ?

By: Abdul Karim

Abdul Karim — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:29:50 +0000

My hosts file in 374kb large… (lots of lines).

i have the default localhost & 127.0.0.1 entry

And after that I have these comments.

# Start of entries inserted by Spybot – Search & Destroy
……
….& thousands of others….
# End of entries inserted by Spybot – Search & Destroy

I think it’s legitimate, and it’s spybot’s “immunize feature”. I ran spybot search and destry last night and the redirects have gone down significantly, however I spotted one redirect today. Which is annoying.

By: David

David — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:19:12 +0000

My Host file is not in the folder. I am running XP pro. Can I repelace it with and Host file ?

By: Chaz

Chaz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:31:26 +0000

Was getting Facebook logon redirected to Pricegrabber.com…..removed entry below the 127.0.0.1 Local Host entry and all was well again! Well done!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:26:14 +0000

Jin : do you edited as administrator? You need to RUN notepad as administrator, or it will not save.

By: Jin

Jin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:11:22 +0000

My notepad looks exactly like the one on here (after I edited it) but this keeps happening. I have tried 4 different softwares so far, it hasn’t fixed it. My last option would be to reset my whole computer. Is there anything else I can do before going to my last option?

By: admin

admin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:11:45 +0000

Jin: search for notepad and right-click on it. There will be a choice to start as administrator. Then open hosts file.

By: Jin

Jin — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:25:24 +0000

@admin Can you explain a little more about vista. Because I have Vista and I delete the extra lines and try to save it but it won't let me. Please help. Thank you.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:04:07 +0000

It might be. What OS you have, Johann?

By: johann

johann — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:25:59 +0000

my etc file isn’t in the drivers folder. Is it hidden?

By: Jaycee

Jaycee — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:38:04 +0000

THANK YOU! I’ve been trying for weeks to get rid of that stupid virus. Now my computer is working normally and I can access Safe mode again.

By: marianne

marianne — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:25:56 +0000

Thank you so much for this, fixed the problem!

Cheers!

MArianne

By: admin

admin — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:09:59 +0000

hosts file is text one. You should be able to change it with notepad. However, on Vista you need to open it with administrator privileges, or you will not be able to save it .

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:57:30 +0000

@admin
I can open the file with notepad and see that there are several other lines of crap but how can I change the actual file “hosts” I can save it in etc as a notepad text document but how do I effect the actual file?
Thanks for your help

By: tooSavvy

tooSavvy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:47:32 +0000

I changed,(after show hidden files), the to read and closed 7 rebooted, returning to hide files again.
From very slow & constant redirects >>> now none & supa fast, as usual. Either in SlimBrowser or IE ;<)

By: admin

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:44:17 +0000

Typical host list is small! Try replacing it with ours! Or search for google in it and delete all the lines related to that.

By: jim jones

jim jones — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:40:00 +0000

I am getting google redirects. Spyware Doctor and MbA-M caught nothing

I tried to my hosts file, but it would not open in notepad.

Also, your sample is 1k and mine is 289k. Is that excessive. Also, I have a hosts.20090204-121117.backup file Sounds suspicious.

thanks for any information.