Hi all,
For the past month ALL my Browsers have been Hijacked (Firefox, Chrome and IE) on WinXP, specifically on Google Search.
SYMPTOMS:
1) Firefox ALWAYS asks me this when starting...: "Firefox is no longer the Default browser, make it default browser?"
2) Google Instant drop-down search, Doesn't work anymore.
3) Search hangs and takes 3-4 seconds before showing results.
4) When I click on a search result, it takes me to a SPAM or possibly VIRAL website.
5) Google Images only shows 2 lines of images (see attached image)
6) I downloaded latest versions of all the above-mentioned Browsers, problem still exists.
7) I pull out my Ethernet cable when not in use, and I get ocassionally I get an error pop-up (looks like a Firefox browser pop-up): "System is Offline.. Go Online?"
REMEDIES I have tried, in XP's safe mode:
SpyBot S&D
Norton Internet Security - found and removed Trojans (clean as of now)
HijackThis!
HouseCall - found and removed Trojans (clean as of now)
CWShredder
Lavasoft Ad-Aware
The problem has still been there for 1 month! Please, please help!
See How my Google Images looks:
For the past month ALL my Browsers have been Hijacked (Firefox, Chrome and IE) on WinXP, specifically on Google Search.
SYMPTOMS:
1) Firefox ALWAYS asks me this when starting...: "Firefox is no longer the Default browser, make it default browser?"
2) Google Instant drop-down search, Doesn't work anymore.
3) Search hangs and takes 3-4 seconds before showing results.
4) When I click on a search result, it takes me to a SPAM or possibly VIRAL website.
5) Google Images only shows 2 lines of images (see attached image)
6) I downloaded latest versions of all the above-mentioned Browsers, problem still exists.
7) I pull out my Ethernet cable when not in use, and I get ocassionally I get an error pop-up (looks like a Firefox browser pop-up): "System is Offline.. Go Online?"
REMEDIES I have tried, in XP's safe mode:
SpyBot S&D
Norton Internet Security - found and removed Trojans (clean as of now)
HijackThis!
HouseCall - found and removed Trojans (clean as of now)
CWShredder
Lavasoft Ad-Aware
The problem has still been there for 1 month! Please, please help!
See How my Google Images looks: