Google search links yield foreign sites

[Katadeus]

Basically, that's all I know.
The roots of these sites are searchdynamic and vredsearch. I do not know how or why they are doing this, but whenever I click on a google search result, it redirects.
I found one article on this, on a website for this kind of thing, when I searched for vredsearch. The person fixed the problem, but I didn't follow how. Here's the link to the discussion.

Just now, to top it off, a svchost that I notice in the task manager has been taking up almost all of the CPU, and when I end the process or the process tree, it often comes right back. Firefox is also not running anymore, giving me an error.

I have other virus troubles as well, but they aren't urgent, as far as I can tell.


If you can help, please do. If you can't, don't bother.

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[Doomonkey]

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[Kalphiter]

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[Katadeus]

Thanks, installing.

[Katadeus]

Code: [Select]

Virus and spyware definitions update failed

Security Essentials could not check for virus and spyware definitions due to an Internet or network connectivity issue.

Click help for more information about this problem.

Error code: 0x80070424
Error description: Security Essentials couldn't install the definition updates. Please try again later.

[Watcher In The Myst]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

[uno_da_cat]

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

You'll need this and more.
Rkill (Optional)
TDSSkiller (I needed this when I had this problem)
I had a problem like this recently and this helped greatly.

[Katadeus]

Have to leave this computer for the week, but thanks for the advice. I'll return to figuring out what's wrong once I get back.
However the vredsearch/IP change thing is still confusing me greatly.

Oh, and something, a process that I thought was probably a virus or malware of some sort turned out to be exactly that. Glad I got this, it should be a real help.

Also, those websites, thanks. I will use those as soon as possible.

[Lil Robot]

kata, what kind of sites is the virus redirecting you to?

[uno_da_cat]

kata, what kind of sites is the virus redirecting you to?

If it is like what I had they are kinda like online sales sites.
But they are all foreign and have nothing to do with what you clicked.
I was looking up something and it took me to a site that tried to sell me a camera once.

[Katadeus]

Yeap. Anything from lawyer websites to womens' health articles. I have no clue.

[Kalphiter]

Go to options, network, settings

It should be "no proxy", otherwise tell me.