[raybbr]

Running XP Pro on an older Lenovo laptop.

[The Great RJ]

Try the portable version of Super Anti-Spyware run from a flash drive. www.superantispyware.com

[John W]

I always give System Restore to a date before the occurrence a try.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

System restore is your best way to start off. It will probably fix it.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306084

[lastchance]

This is what I had to download and run to fix my computer when I had a redirect virus: TDSS Rootkit

http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208280684

then go to old timer tools and run Temp File Cleaner

http://www.geekstogo.com/forum/files/file/187-tfc-temp-file-cleaner-by-oldtimer/

[Netizen]

Go to tools,
then add ons,
Look for Yahoo toolbar and click options
on the left you will see some boxes with checkmarks
look for the ‘enable 404 assist’ If that box os checked, uncheck it.

I was having the same problem and this fixed it for me. I may have rebooted afterwards. But I stopped getting the redirect after I did this.

[usnadad]

Go to www.majorgeeks.com and follow the instructions to the tee. It is a nasty bug and it will take some work to cure it.

[Pali Pass]

This just happened to me. I’ve tried to rid the browser redirects when using Bing search on my WinXP Pro for over a week now. After many tries with Norton, I found that this Microsoft file worked for me. It is a free malware scan done by Microsoft. The file name is msert dot exe and can be downloaded from this Microsoft site:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
I selected the 32bit option. I did the quick scan first followed by the full scan and discovered that I had 3 Trojan virus files on my computer. Believe me, I never go to weird sites, so I was shocked to have discovered the url redirect virus on my computer. Norton must have been contacted about their scans not picking it up because my Norton Internet Security now scans for “Security: URL Redirect” ... finally.
Hope this works for you.

[xone]

ph

[Cedar]

The web site spywareinfo (. com) was always a fantastic site for getting guidance, and free also. They helped me several years ago when my computer had a redirect virus.

Took us a while but I followed every step the guy gave me. It worked!

Unfortunately, the last couple of times I tried to get advice on other problems, I never got an answer. I guess they are so overloaded now with requests, it’s hard to get help. But you might give ‘em a try.

[veritas3]

If all else fails Erase the entire HD with Eraser and do a clean install of the OS and all programs installed. Hope you had your documents, photos etc backed up so you can do this. If not you will lose everything on the computer. The clean install will correct the problem and speed up the computer. The down side is you lose all data and it takes a lot of effort

[WePledge]

Sounds like you've got one of the so called “recovery viruses”. It drove me nuts for days. I finally found a site
called Cnet.com that has the best help forums for laymen
[me]and they helped me to dig the damned thing out without having to wipe my hard drive again. I'm learning computing the hard and expensive way.

[outofsalt]

pfl

[ShadowAce]

[corbe]

Open Internet Explorer
Tools
Internet Options
Connections
Lan Settings
Make sure NOTHING is in there (particularly PROXY SERVER)
Check the automatic configuration box
save settings restart IE

[Puppage]

I had the same issue. I used Stopzilla. Problem solved.

[csense]

bkmk

[nutmeg]

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