How to Remove the Google Redirect Virus By Steve Goerger
The Google Redirect Virus is a very sneaky virus, and a bad one to get on your computer. The virus does not act like most other viruses, so it's hard for your anti-virus software to find it. Most viruses load an executable program on your computer that looks like a real program...and this is the sign that your anti-virus program usually sees, in order to find and eliminate viruses. The Google Redirect Virus, however, does not behave in such a straightforward manner. So if you do a search for it with your AVG Antivirus, or Norton Antivirus, or whichever industrystandard antivirus you have, you won't find it, and your search results will keep on leading you down dangerous paths What the virus itself does is very basic and easy to understand. It takes advantage of the knowledge that search engine users will surely be clicking on the results of any search them make on an engine, in order to redirect those users to other pages that the virus thinks users should visit instead. So, if a user searches for "mobile phones" and the first result in the search engine is "http://www.mobilephones.com," the user will click on "http://www.mobilephones.com," thinking they will be directed to that page. The virus, however, intercepts this behavior, and redirects the user to a page of its choice. Often these pages are trying to sell you something, are full of annoying pop-up windows, or worst of all, may contain more viruses and malware that will further affect your computer's performance negatively. This, combined with how hard it is to remove the virus, is what makes the Google Redirect Virus so problematic. The Google Redirect Virus is truly an awful virus for your browser and computer to get. Believe me, I know, as my computer was infected with the virus for over 9 months. And this is especially telling as I am a person who does web design for a living, and is very technology savvy. I tried everything, and had no luck getting rid of the virus. As mentioned above, the Google Redirect Virus is a very stealthy intruder on your computer. The virus does not behave like other viruses, so it's hard for your anti-virus software to find it. Most viruses load an.exe program on your computer that looks like a real program...and this is the telltale sign that your anti-virus program usually picks up on to find and destroy viruses. The Google Redirect Virus, though, doesn't do this at all. Instead, it hides out in your computer's registry and browser, which is an entirely different way of behaving that the major anti-virus