On Friday, 11 May 2018 22:46:17 UTC+1, [email protected] wrote: > On Friday, 11 May 2018 22:44:27 UTC+1, [email protected] wrote: > > On Friday, 11 May 2018 22:09:45 UTC+1, Paul in Houston, TX wrote: > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > Anybody any clues on how to get rid of this virus. It blocks access to > > > > the google search engine, although it allows access to Bing. It started > > > > with version 2.48 today on startup. I have updated to 2.49 but it still > > > > appears. When one enters the google search engine url you get asked to > > > > identify various pictures to make sure you are not a robot. However, it > > > > is never satisfied with the answers and so you are excluded from > > > > accessing the search engine. > > > > Any pointers to its eradication would be much appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Roger > > > > PS It does not affect Firefox or Edge browsers. > > > > > > Sounds like a browser highjacker and not a virus. > > > Does starting SM with add-ons disabled make any difference? > > > Do you use a proxy? > > > What do adware scans like Malwarebytes, Adwcleaner, etc, show? > > > > I used http://www.google.com and it is replaced by the url > > http://ipv4.google.com/sorry/index?continue=http://www.google.com/%3Fhl%3Den&hl=en&q=EgRZ8w_6GLCY2NcFIhkA8aeDSycOov1rnFpdManh62LuwUAjCHW7MgFy > > > > running malwarebytes and adware did not remove it. However, switching off > > the router and turning it back on looked, at first, as though it had solved > > the problem but after a little time this plague reappeared. > > I don't use a proxy. I'm about to check the addons.
On checking the web I see a topic called the Google redirect virus. Anybody ever dealt with it for the SM browser? Instructions are given for a number of other browsers but not specfically SM. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
