Browser Redirects

[David Kaye]

"Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com> wrote:

>I've also turned System Restore OFF and back ON, and reset Internet
>Explorer. Nevertheless, I'm still getting browser pop-ups and redirects
>with both IE and Firefox. I'm at a loss as to how there is still something
>bad in there that I can't get to. If there is another good tool out there,
>I'd love to hear about it.

It's likely a rootkit that loads from a hidden part of the HD, so Windows
doesn't see it. Get a rootkit detector.

TDSSKiller from Kaspersky Labs is really excellent for most of these.

[Dell Christopher]

Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it
either?


"David Kaye" <sfdavidkaye2@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com> wrote:
>
>>I've also turned System Restore OFF and back ON, and reset Internet
>>Explorer. Nevertheless, I'm still getting browser pop-ups and redirects
>>with both IE and Firefox. I'm at a loss as to how there is still
>>something
>>bad in there that I can't get to. If there is another good tool out
>>there,
>>I'd love to hear about it.
>
> It's likely a rootkit that loads from a hidden part of the HD, so Windows
> doesn't see it. Get a rootkit detector.
>
> TDSSKiller from Kaspersky Labs is really excellent for most of these.

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com>

| Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it
| either?

It is only an assumption that you may have a TDL3 RootKit.

Have you used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ?
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe



--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[smurf]

David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com>
>
>> Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it
>> either?
>
> It is only an assumption that you may have a TDL3 RootKit.
>
> Have you used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ?
> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe

Malwarebytes is excellent, but its rootkit detection doesnt seem to hot,
combofix seems much better.

[David H. Lipman]

From: "smurf" <smurf@smurf.com>

| David H. Lipman wrote:
>> From: "Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com>

>>> Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it
>>> either?

>> It is only an assumption that you may have a TDL3 RootKit.

>> Have you used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ?
>> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe

| Malwarebytes is excellent, but its rootkit detection doesnt seem to hot,
| combofix seems much better.


I was waiting read something like that. It tells me you know NOTHING about both of them.
The person who wrote ComboFix is also on the software eng. team, of MBAM so what is in
ComboFix is incorporated into MBAM.

--
Dave
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

[Dell Christopher]

FWIW, I think Malwarebytes is an excellent program and I use it regularly.
However, it has failed multiple times recently to detect this very problem
with browser redirects (yes, I'm using the updated Version 1.46 and always
updating first before scanning).

I don't claim to know everything about either program. I'm only reporting
actual results. I will still continue to use MWB, but I'm also very glad to
know ComboFix is available, too.


"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> I was waiting read something like that. It tells me you know NOTHING
> about both of them.
> The person who wrote ComboFix is also on the software eng. team, of MBAM
> so what is in
> ComboFix is incorporated into MBAM.
>
> --
> Dave

[David Kaye]

"Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com> wrote:

>FWIW, I think Malwarebytes is an excellent program and I use it regularly.
>However, it has failed multiple times recently to detect this very problem
>with browser redirects (yes, I'm using the updated Version 1.46 and always
>updating first before scanning).

That's been my experience as well, and I deal with this stuff daily.

[smurf]

David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "smurf" <smurf@smurf.com>
>
>> David H. Lipman wrote:
>>> From: "Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com>
>
>>>> Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see
>>>> it either?
>
>>> It is only an assumption that you may have a TDL3 RootKit.
>
>>> Have you used Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware ?
>>> http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe
>
>> Malwarebytes is excellent, but its rootkit detection doesnt seem to
>> hot, combofix seems much better.
>
>
> I was waiting read something like that. It tells me you know NOTHING
> about both of them. The person who wrote ComboFix is also on the
> software eng. team, of MBAM so what is in ComboFix is incorporated
> into MBAM.

I have no beef against either of them, they are excellent, but rootkit
removal is better on combofix, thats just my daily experieince of them as a
user.

[David Kaye]

"Dell Christopher" <dellc99@aim.com> wrote:
>Would that also explain why the other programs I listed didn't see it
>either?

Very likely.