need help!! google keeps getting redirected! wtf!

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ANVIL
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not sure what caused it but recently whenever i do google searches and click on the links it always gets redirected to some random site. also, when i copy paste the addy, sometimes it will work and sometimes it will say the site cant be found. also noticed at the same time none of my spyware and anti virus programs will update. they act as if i have no internet connection. can someone help me out? thanks


Meatro20
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You gotta virus.

Get Avast Home Edition, Seek N Destroy, Adaware and scrub the comp.

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PoorManQ45
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It's not actually a virus that's doing that.

It's a DNS hijacker. It's funny as hell when that happens


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4cefed
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I had something very similar happen recently. First try combofix, then run superantispyware. Worked for me.


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