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. 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.
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. You should then rename it
to a name you can easily remember. After that disable it.
Why? Because this is the place where the Google redirect virus executes
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. You should also make sure that the
website you are downlaoding anti-malware from is reputable, secure, and
does not infect your PC with even more viruses or trojans 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. With the right type of anti-malware software you should
carry out a complete scan in all drives, files and folders to get rid
of the Trojan horse and other viruses.
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". You will now
have to search for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Once you located
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE select "software". Then select “Microsoft” and on
the “Windows” tab pick “CurrentVersion” and then “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".
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. In oder to complete the
process, you will have to reboot your PC.
If you did everything correctly,
should have been removed from your system. Try it! Go to Google and search for
something. You should now get real search results
and not fake affiliate links or ads. The last step is to update your antivirus software
to make sure that your computer does not get infected again.
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