re-directing virus?

[misshelga]

Hi, does anyone know how to get rid of a re-directing virus? Everytime I try to google something, Im taken to a different site. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

[LazyGun]

I assume you mean a browser hijack virus. It is worth checking the settings menu for your browser - I use google chrome, so for me it would be settings /on startup / open a specific page or set of pages. Click the link next to it and it shows the address to which the browser is set to open to. In other browsers, this might be listed as the homepage.

Make sure it is set for the homepage you particularly want - www.google.co.uk got example, and delete any other choices.

In more general terms you may wish to use a couple of free malware and spyware scanners/removers. Google "Hijack This" and "Malwarebytes" and run those now, and then every so often going forward.

Hopefully that is pretty clear :)

If you need help though, you may want to be a little more precise in the details of your problem. Type of browser you use, homepage, etcetc....

[SeaJayPea]

www.malwarebytes.org sorted a similar problem for me.

[galeck1947]

This is very serious virus and malwarebytes wont remove it. Go to the Kapersky web site and use their removal tool and use the instructions given to remove it.

[misshelga]

thank you guys for your advice. Much appreciated ;-)