Google redirect virus is a dangerous malware created by on-line crooks to mess up your Google search results. The developers of this virus know very well that people use Google to search for their daily needs and thus they manipulate some settings on your computer so that you continue to get redirected to unexpected and malicious results. As a computer user, it is entirely up to you to update yourself with the latest viruses which are making the rounds in systems worldwide. You naturally would not want your computer to incur such viruses, so it helps to be aware of what the symptoms are and know what the solution is in case it does harm your computer. Here, we will take a look at the signs to watch out for if your computer has this virus and learn how you can remove the virus.

Whether you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Nestscape Navigator or some other browser, it is possible that you would encounter this virus. This threat is capable of infecting all the browsers equally because It manipulates the core settings of your computer and your computer starts to redirect you to shady websites. Whenever you search for a particular term, this virus will redirect your search to random or unrelated sites. This threat gets Installed through a Trojan, this manipulation of the search engine results may cause annoying pop-ups, sluggishness on your system and other computer problems. It is also possible that you’ll see the correct set of results from Google, but once you click on any of those results, you’ll get redirected to a website which you never intended to visit in first place.

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This image shows exactly what happens when your computer is infected with Google Redirect Virus :

Now that you already have an idea about how the this virus affects all browsers instead of just one, let us learn about the harm that it can cause your system. Aside from having to deal with pop-ups and a slowdown of your computer, the virus will also affect your system just like a typical malware does. This virus has the capability to bypass antivirus scanners and the infect your computer. Always make sure that antivirus database is always updated on your computer.

Ask these questions and find out how the virus infected your computer :

1. Did you click on any banner which actually looked suspicious?
2. Do you download videos, music, screen savers, software from file sharing sites which are actually note legitimate ?
3. Did you install something recently in your computer without verifying its integrity and source?
4. Did you suddenly saw a window which showed a fake scanner and you clicked on a button?

These are just some reasons which can be used by crooks to infect your computer. There are numerous ways hackers have developed to infect people’s computer with nasty viruses and you must pay close attention to what is happening in your computer. Don’t respond to any dubious ads and never click on anything which actually looks very suspicious to you.

Can’t Get Rid of The Virus ?

What are you supposed to do about the problem? You basically have two options when dealing with this virus. First, you can clean the registry database by getting deep into the inner files of your system and removing the files associated with the virus. However, this is not a step that is recommended to beginners or those who are not that tech-savvy. Although I’ll also outline manual removal steps for this virus later in this post but follow those steps carefully otherwise you might end up doing more harm than good.

Here are some things you’ll experience when Google redirect virus is active in your computer.

1. It might corrupt your computer’s registry and show you “Blue Screen of Death”.
2. Desktop background might get changed automatically to a strange image.
3. None of your browsers will perform as they should.
4. Task manager and other legitimate program may get blocked automatically.

How To Remove Google Redirect Virus Automatically

Automatic removal of this virus is highly recommended because you can remove it without any manual intervention. Although If you want to remove the virus manually, you can try the steps I’ve written below. I highly recommend the automatic removal approach which will not only remove this virus but also help you in getting rid of lots of other threats which might be hiding in your computer.

To remove this malware easily, I highly recommend products like Spy Hunter or Malware Bytes Anti-Malware. These products will remove the virus and also protect your computer from such instances in future.

How To Remove Google Redirect virus Manually?

Automatic removal is the best approach to remove this virus, however If you want to try manual removal steps, you can do so. Please note that it is not easy to remove Google Redirect Virus manually and you might end up doing more harm to your computer than good. Therefore, If you are not expert with computer, please follow this method with utmost care or opt for automatic removal method.

Removal Solution No. 1

A) Please click Start–>Control Panel—>System—>Hardware–>Device Manager—>View–>Show Hidden Devices.
B) Scroll down to “Non-plug and Play Drivers” and click the plus icon to explore those drivers.
C) Then you need to search for “TDSSserv.sys”. Once you find it, right click on it and “Disable”.
E) You need to make sure that you don’t un-install “TDSSserv.sys“, otherwise the virus will re-instate itself upon next reboot.
F) Restart Your PC and now you should be able to surf Normally. Download Spy Hunter  and remove all traces like browser objects, infected DLL files and registry entries.

It is likely that creators of this virus have updated and the first solution may not work. In that case, please check windows hosts file to make sure everything is alright there. Hackers usually make a false entry into that file and thus infect the computer.

Removal Solution No. 2

A) Locate “My Computer” icon on the desktop and click on it.
B) Please browse to folder C:WindowsSystem32Driversetc . You may have Windows operating system installed on D: or other partition, please follow it accordingly.
C) In the “etc” folder, you’ll see a file called “hosts”. You need to edit this file, please right click on it and open it in notepad. If you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7,  you might face problem editing the host file. Please refer to this article from Microsoft and this should help you in editing the host file. Here is the link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923947
F) In the hosts file, you’ll see several entries with a “#” sign in front of them, please ignore those entries. Apart from those entries, you’ll see a entry

127.0.0.1       localhost

The above entry is genuine and you don’t need to remove it. If you see other entries below the above entry, please remove those entries as those entries might be causing the redirect. Once you remove the malicious entries, please save the hosts file and close it.

Removal Solution No. 3

A) Click on Start—>Settings—Control Panel.
b) Double-click the ‘Network Connections’ icon and right-click ‘Local Area Connection’ icon.
c) Select ‘Properties’ from the menu and highlight the ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’ option.
d) Click ‘Properties’ and in the next window ensure the option ‘Obtain DNS server address automatically’ radio button is selected.

Click ‘OK’ and close the dialog. These are all steps which should certainly help you in removing the redirect virus so that Google search results can function normal again. If you find that problem still persists, don’t hesitate in using a Spyware Remover to get rid of the infection and return your computer back to normal.