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Google search redirects to advertisements?

Please help its very annoying

Every time i search on google or yahoo i keep getting redirected to advertisements not all the time but most of the time.

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2

Scan saved at 10:59:08 PM, on 12/3/2009

Platform: Windows Vista (WinNT 6.00.1904)

MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18828)

Boot mode: Safe mode with network support

Running processes:

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe

C:\Program Files\Trend Micro\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Bar = Preserve

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page =

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R1 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=54896

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=69157

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,SearchAssistant =

R0 - HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search,CustomizeSearch =

R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =

O1 - Hosts: ::1 localhost

O2 - BHO: AcroIEHelperStub - {18DF081C-E8AD-4283-A596-FA578C2EBDC3} - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Acrobat\ActiveX\AcroIEHelperShim.dll

O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\ssv.dll

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Windows Defender] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Defender\MSASCui.exe -hide

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Adobe Reader Speed Launcher] "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.6.0_02\bin\jusched.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AS00_WN311B] C:\Program Files\NETGEAR\WN311B\Utility\WN311B.exe /hide

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Zune Launcher] "c:\Program Files\Zune\ZuneLauncher.exe"

O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] "C:\Windows\System32\msconfig.exe" /auto

O4 - HKLM\..\RunOnce: [Uninstall Adobe Download Manager] "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Users\John\AppData\Local\Temp\nos_uninstall_Adobe.dll",Uninstall /Get1noarp

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [WMPNSCFG] C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\WMPNSCFG.exe

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [WindowsWelcomeCenter] rundll32.exe oobefldr.dll,ShowWelcomeCenter (User 'LOCAL SERVICE')

O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /detectMem (User 'NETWORK SERVICE')

O13 - Gopher Prefix:

O23 - Service: AMD External Events Utility - AMD - C:\Windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe

O23 - Service: Steam Client Service - Valve Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe

O23 - Service: Netgear WN311B Wireless Control Service (WN311BFCS) - Ambit Microsystems - C:\Windows\system32\WN311BFCS.exe

O23 - Service: XAudioService - Conexant Systems, Inc. - C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS\xaudio.exe

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Please help i need to get rid of this thing

+ I use three types of free spyware (malwarebytes, spybot.. etc)

Im not buying no spyware removal products its all a scam

Update:

i use firefox 3.5.5

and i have the same problem on IE 8.0

3 Answers

Relevance
  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The first thing you need to do is download Firefox and use that instead.

    You can get it for free here: http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/

    Then, get the Firefox add-on, Adblock Plus. Not only will this kill off the ads on Google, but, everywhere else as well.

    You can get that here : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/186...

    Click on 'Add To Firefox'.

    When it's installed, close Firefox down and then re-start it.

    You will be asked to pick a regional list. There is no UK option, but, clicking the US option works fine.

    For the few that do sneak through, right click on them, then select 'Adblock image', which will be at the bottom of the menu.

    Welcome to an ad-free internet :)

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    For some reason (its been about 3-4 weeks) everytime I search ... Quick way to try and fix it is if you are in Internet Explorer, you are going ...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Try Google chrome

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