Time elapsed: 1 hour(s), 5 minute(s), 13 second(s) I also get a random warning that I will be redirected to another site when no browsers are even open.Īs per this thread, Read me before posting a request for assistance, I've downloaded and run all the programs. I had to switch my homepage to Bing on IE because Google seemed to take forever just to type in the search bar. Whenever I click a link, the browser will redirect to random websites, and sometimes even take me to Google. The fake antivirus, I think it was called Hardware Disk Defragmenter or something of the like, seems to be gone, but now I have other problems.
They all say no viruses or malware have been found.
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So far, I've tried running SpyBot, Malwarebytes, SuperAntiSpyware, and the Avast free edition. Then I switched over to Microsoft Security Essentials but that didn't seem to protect from much. I'm running Windows Vista, and I had Windows Live OneCare as my antivirus program but that expired. If anyone can help me get rid of this, I would greatly appreciate it! I thought I had gotten rid of a fake antivirus program that had somehow got on my computer through pop ups, but it seems there is still some sort of virus on it.