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[FAADAN]

I've restarted like four or five times now. Still have an odd looking (Windows 98 style) Start menu and the internet connection is just dead. Tried Combo-Fix again but it gave me the same message and got so stuck that time that I had to actually disconnect the power cable to get it to do a thing. I'd rather have kept the redirect virus than this.

I'm having this same redirect problem but not just with google searches. I too have the old windows "start" tab. I started experiencing the redirect problem and did a system restore to a week earlier. I then started to get the old "Start" tab and continue to have the redirect problem.

[kahdah]

Hello FAADAN

Welcome to Malwarebytes.

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Are you saying that you need help with a redirect issue or that you ran Combofix and it caused this to happen?

If you need help please do the following:

• Download OTL to your desktop.
  
• Double click on OTL to run it.
  
• When the window appears, underneath Output at the top change it to Minimal Output.
  
• Under the Standard Registry box change it to All.
  
• Under Custom scan's and fixes section paste in the below in bold
  

  
  

  netsvcs
  
  
  %SYSTEMDRIVE%\*.*
  
  
  %systemroot%\*. /mp /s
  
  
  CREATERESTOREPOINT
  
  
  %systemroot%\system32\*.dll /lockedfiles
  
  
  %systemroot%\Tasks\*.job /lockedfiles
  
  
  %systemroot%\System32\config\*.sav
  
  
  %systemroot%\system32\drivers\*.sys /90

  
  

• Check the boxes beside LOP Check and Purity Check.
  
• Click the Run Scan button. Do not change any settings unless otherwise told to do so. The scan wont take long.
  
  • When the scan completes, it will open two notepad windows. OTL.Txt and Extras.Txt. These are saved in the same location as OTL.
    
  • Please copy (Edit->Select All, Edit->Copy) the contents of these files, one at a time, and post it with your next reply.
    

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Download the following GMER Rootkit Scanner from Here

• Download the randomly named EXE file to your Desktop. Remember what its name is since it is randomly named.
  
• Double click on the new random named exe file you downloaded and run it. If prompted about the Security Warning and Unknown Publisher go ahead and click on Run
  
• It may take a minute to load and become available.
  
• If it gives you a warning about rootkit activity and asks if you want to run a full scan...click on NO, then use the following settings for a more complete scan..
  
• In the right panel, you will see several boxes that have been checked. Ensure the following are UNCHECKED
  

  
  

• IAT/EAT
  
  
• Drives/Partition other than Systemdrive (typically only C:\ should be checked)
  
  
• Show All (don't miss this one)

  
  

• Then click the Scan button & wait for it to finish.
  
• Once done click on the [save..] button, and in the File name area, type in "ark.txt" or it will save as a .log file which cannot be uploaded to your post.
  
• Save it where you can easily find it, such as your desktop
  
• **Caution** Rootkit scans often produce false positives. Do NOT take any action on any "<--- ROOKIT" entries
  
• Click OK and quit the GMER program.
  
• Note: On Firefox you need to go to Tools/Options/Main then under the Downloads section, click on Always ask me where to save files so that you can choose the name and where to save to, in this case your Desktop.
  
• Post that log in your next reply.