Google Redirect Virus Overview

by Anup Raman on 11 Jun 2011

google redirect virus7 300x174 Google Redirect Virus OverviewGoogle Redirect Virus is one of the nastiest threat on Internet which primarily affects the web browser. The infection is mainly designed to manipulate the results of the most popular search engine like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask. Since more people use google for search, it is given the name google redirect. The virus gets inside the computer using trojan horse created by the hacker. Once infected, if you search for any information using search engine, it will redirect you to a different page.


The main reason for its notoriety is because of its ability to escape detection by even the best known security softwares in the industry. Also it is very difficult to trace the infection, as it leave little trace or footprint once it gets installed in your computer. Manual methods are available, but it is complicated and requires good technical knowledge. There is also a risk of crashing the computer. Read the article on how to remove google redirect virus manually.

Symptoms your computer is infected by google redirect virus:

  • Assume that you opened www.google.com and search for the term “Microsoft”. After clicking on search, you will be shown a list of all websites which got microsoft related articles.Usually “www.microsoft.com” will be listed on top of that list. But if you click on the link “www.microsoft.com” the infection will redirect you to a website which is not microsoft.It might be an advertising or affiliate website which the hacker might be related to. Similarly all your search result will be hijacked to an entirely different website.
  • You click on a link inside a normal website which is not search engine related.You notice that it frequently opens up links which are not related to what you are looking for.The infection not only happens with search engine website,but also in links inside normal websites. The virus is usually linked with search engines because majority of users notice the problem when they search for information using search engines.

fix redirect virus1 Google Redirect Virus Overview

For fixing google redirect, FixRedirectVirus.org are specialist in removing the infection. They use a 9 step procedure which is very effective in removing the infection from its root, change the settings back to the original state and fix infected windows system files. Check here for more details.

Also Read Challenges of removing google redirect virus

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