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I am redirected to a different site when I click on any search results from google

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Whenever I search for something on google, the search results are displayed normally. But when I click on any of the links, they take me to another website. This happens with all the links and I am directed to that same unintended website and then it start showing error messages like -- " your computer has been infected" or "virus scan required". It's clearly a malware or something, but i can't figure out how to get rid of it. Please HELP!!

Whenever I search for something on google, the search results are displayed normally. But when I click on any of the links, they take me to another website. This happens with all the links and I am directed to that same unintended website and then it start showing error messages like -- " your computer has been infected" or "virus scan required". It's clearly a malware or something, but i can't figure out how to get rid of it. Please HELP!!

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Try running several malware scanners. It is best to run several as each will pick up things that the others miss. Some scanners you can try are:

If the above malware scanners do not find any malware or can not clear it, you should consider posting in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help:

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Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  1. Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 11.0
  2. Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 8.2.4

Update the Shockwave for Director plugin to the latest version.

Update the Adobe Reader plugin to the latest version.