Sorry to hear you have nasties on your PC Blizzie.
Do you mean the Webroot Antivirus is thew culprit?
Or do you mean Webroot Antivirus has detected them?
I have used Webroot Spyware for a number of years and I like it very much.
But I have not used tha Antivirus option which they provide.
I have never had a problem with Webroot.
Good luck with sorting it.

I think the nasties crept in while I uninstalled the last version, to put the new version on, which it insisted I had to do, while also telling me not to. I also like Webroot, but I've done two scans now and it hasn't picked these up.


Basically, anytime I put anything into a search engine, it redirects me to something else entirely.
I even had a page full of porn, at one stage, so I'm keeping the kids off there!

I'm afraid I am not a computer wizard Blizzie, so I am stumped for ideas!
I hope someone cleverer than me can help you.
It is very odd for a search engine to take you to the wrong place.  Clearly all is not well.
Good luck with it.

I had the same .I have just got my lap top back after having it fixed.
I was on this site, I was responding to a post from someone new ,I did want to say welcome to the site! when I got the antivirus message I clicked on and I ended up with porn!!

Blizzie it doesn't sound like a virus it's probably spyware. If you want to run a virus check anyway google and download AVG antivirus spyware. Also, Superantispyware will find and remove spyware. Both are free. Spybot is good too, and is also free.

You can get Microsoft Security Essentials for free as well

How can she do that Prom. She says that when she enters anything in the search engine it redirects her.... and not to where she wants to go!  Hope you manage to sort it Blizzie.

Oops, true Jenny. AVG can be found here

http://www.avg.com/gb-en/buyav...ppc_uk_gs_0002_buyav

And SAS can be found here

http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html 

free.avg.com

Though when I used it, it was just anti-virus; my anti-spyware (at the time) was Windows Defender

What was the name of this thingy again?

Blizzie, I would suggest using the links that Prometheus has provided.

Is it possible that you got a warning when visiting some site and you got a warning message saying that a virus had been found on your computer and inviting you to download antivirus software? It's quite common for crooks to use this as a device for fooling people into thinking that there's a problem, so downloading software which is in fact harmful and infects your pc with viruses or malware.
I sometimes get a warning message saying that there's a virus on my pc, but I know full well that as I keep my antivirus s/w and my firewall on and upto date, that it's not a genuine warning. If it was a genuine warning then the message would carry my a/v provider's logo on it.

AVG is what I use & has done a good job so far

I use CCleaner for my cookies.

How nasty!  And how dishonourable of them.
Who on earth would want to buy a product from someone who is prepared to use such underhand practices.

Blizzie I had one of those type thingies last year, it drove me mental. I knew it was a scam so no way would buy their crap.
I got rid of it by pretending I wanted to buy it then clicking on a link set up for people who had problems when trying to pay for it! That directed me to a contact us page.
I savaged them in no uncertain terms, threatened all sorts etc. They replied within an hour, apologising and telling me that it was a time limited thing that would expire in 14 days and that if I set the date on my PC forward by two weeks that would get rid of it - I could then reset the date on my pc.
I did this (not actually trusting them) and it worked which allowed me to download all the free stuff others have mentioned which ensured it did get off my pc. I then reset the date.

My friend actually paid £50 for this software - then came into work the next day and told us about her 'luck' that the anti-virus message had come up and she was able to pay for the software. When we told her it was a scam she had to close her bank account ... she did contact the company and fair play, they did refund her money

Blizzie:
Have you had any luck with this?

I managed to get in here and can actually post!


Thanks to everyone for your help. *kissy smiley*


I've tried downloading Prom's suggested sites, but can't do anything. My Webroot won't even run a scan. I hate people who make these nasty things. I hope they get what's coming to them, one day!


Anyway, I have somehow got in, so I'm going to make the most of it, while I can.
Thank again.

Good to see you Blizzie.
Sorry to hear you are not yet completely rid of the nasties.
I agree with you about the utter nastiness of those who devise these unpleasant things and deliberately infect other people's computers.
But I hope you can soon completely clear it out and appear before us all pristine and virginal once again.

I use "Avira" anti - virus,it's free and excellent.I also run "Spybot" that sorts out Malawarespyware,key loggers etc.
However nothing is 100% some sites alow spyware etc,most can be harmless but they slow down your comp.

*ninja*



*grin*

RIGHT i am having same problems today, google redirecting me

hope this helps


 http://www.troublefixers.com/r...al-tool-for-windows/

Blizzie is competent enough to sort this out.

Hope you're up and running soon Blizzie  

I see you`ve got your  back Blizzie.

 At the moment, I can do everything, but in five minutes time, it could all go again!


I've been on Dame Ann's link ( for her, while I can), but everything I download needs my antivirus thingummy disabled and it won't let me do that.
Whoever wrote this spyware is an evil bloody genius!!

Aww Blizzie, what a pest!
I had a similar problem, I`ve never figured out how to fix it. I had to put mine in "safe mode" so I`ve got to go around the houses to do things but at least it`s safe.
Hope you get it fixed soon. 

Thanks, Scotty.

I can't imagine you in 'safe mode'!

What a nightmare Blizzie, here's another link about problems, hope this one helps you disable you're antivirus and firewall 

http://www.techsupportforum.co...-redirect-virus.html

Thank you, Dame. I shall have a look.

Hope it helps sort it out Blizzie  We don't want you redirected to another forum  

http://www.brighthub.com/inter.../articles/66090.aspx


I don't know if this helps, but it looks more feasible than a lot of the other sites.

This Redirect virus seems a hard one to get rid of. Hope you manage to sort it Blizzie.

What's the latest news about your computer Blizzie?

Latest news, my computer  is dead and I am on one of those stupid little Acer barsteward  things that do whatever they want and ignore the user. I might throw it at the wall, in a minute. 


I got very excited, as I actually managed to get a scan going, but the next morning it was worse than ever and then it wouldn't do anything.

Oh dear!  I am so sorry to hear that.
It is my experience that all computers have a mind of their own and don't obey their owner.

Even under difficulties I am glad you have managed to make it here.

You're going to need someone with the right removal tools and who knows how to delete everything in your registry, what a bloody pain. I once got talked through it with a mate on the phone, but wouldn't  have a clue where to start Blizzie.

 Get one of these here apple Macbooks on your Christmas list