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I may have a google redirect virus

nyg052003 · 2010-11-11T16:00:39+00:00

I recently installed Shareeza music downloading a few days ago. Today when I logged in, my firefox didnt' go to my Aol home page as it usually does. Also, there is a Shareeza toolbar now and in the browser box it is an " S" for shareeza when there used to be the firefox logo. When I put something in the browser button for instance " I boiled peanuts , why did some come out dry" , it goes to something other than what it used to go to as for a list of googled stuff . It now looks different. I also uninstalled Shareeza and restarted computer and it's toolbar was still there. Hijack this log : Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 10:52:40 AM, on 11/11/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP3 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18702) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe C:\W

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nyg052003

November 17, 2010, 8:24 PM UTC

"deltalima" wrote:
past month or so sometimes get a prompt come up saying " High usage by firefox" . What is that about?

That is a feature of the latest Norton product and is nothing to worry about.

and am I correct in that you are saying that the bit torrent is not to use as its the same as what the ares and limewire sites were doing?

also, just viewing porn shouldnt open up a virus am I correct? I go to some sites from time to time but do not download anything. I havent went to any since cleaning my system recently though. I want to make sure I learn alot about the stuff to just be safe about before I take a chance.

deltalima Admin/Teacher

November 17, 2010, 8:50 PM UTC

Hi nyg052003,

and am I correct in that you are saying that the bit torrent is not to use as its the same as what the ares and limewire sites were doing?

I am saying there is no safe way of downloading free music.

also, just viewing porn shouldnt open up a virus am I correct?

It shouldn't install a virus, but porn sites are known to exploit browser vulnerabilities and to use social engineering to trick the user into installing malware.

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November 17, 2010, 10:31 PM UTC

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