"Redirect" virus

[miatabill]

We were on a trip recently and my netbook picked up a virus or trojan called 'redirect' which impacted any google search.  Avast didn't catch it.  It doesn't appear to be a new one.  I wonder what happened.

[Pondus]

Avast didn't catch it.

so how do you know....what did catch it ?

[miatabill]

My netbook caught it.  After trying for a couple of hours to find a way to get rid of it, I finally took it into the shop and they got rid of it.

[DavidR]

No, what he means is what detected it, e.g. what security application or how did youy know it was a trojan called "redirect" ?

[miatabill]

When I saw what was happening (no google searches worked), I did some other research and found what it was called.  No security app found it, as far as I know.  I ran Malwarebytes, spybot, and the virus scan.  Nothing turned up on any of them.

[DavidR]

- Firefox popping up ads and or google search redirects.
Please download GooredFix and save it to your Desktop. - Double-click Goored.exe to run it.
 
Let us know how you get on.

[rickz]

Did "Goored.exe" solve your redirect problem miatabill?
Just curious.

[miatabill]

I took the netbook in to Staples and let their gurus fix it.

[DavidR]

How much did they charge for the then ?

[miatabill]

Too much...$129.  It included a 'tune-up', which removed a couple of my programs.  I've just about got it back to where I want it.

[DavidR]

Too much is right, personally I would have stuck at the forums for a little longer before shelling out that kind of money.

[essexboy]

Yep we could have fixed it for free as it sounds like TDL3 rootkit infection