Expert: Lenny - 8/25/2010

Question
I believe I have a redirect virus. My google searches get sent to random pages. Also I have a couple different processes that continue to pop up and chew up all my proc power. Those two are Avp.exe and svchost.exe. Also I had to hold the button to turn off my comp today because it was very slow to respond. I couldn't open up rkill to attempt to stop it. Here is what rkill said was running when I turned the computer back on.  And the following is my Hijackthis log.

Answer
Hello Chris,

Please do the following,

->What is your default search engine?
If Google, then try and confirm whether a suspicious toolbar containing the wordings 'CONDUIT' exist within the architecture of the program.

You can find this one out by opening up Firefox
-Then typing in the following on the address bar without quotes 'about:config'
-Then press Enter on keyboard
-Once inside, type in 'conduit' without quotes
-If one or several occasions of this appear then spy-ware is present and most a likely browser-hijacker.

If browser is Internet Explorer or other, then go to Add/Remove Program and uninstall suspicious/bizarre toolbar applications. Then delete footprints left behind in the 'Program Files' directory. Once that is done, replace default browser search engine.

->What is your default browser?
If Firefox, clear cookies,history,delete
If Other, apply similar treatment

->Does this redirect problem apply to both browsers?
Click on the link below to download and install Windows Defender plus Stopzilla and run deep scan

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx

http://www.stopzilla.com/download/STOPzilla_Setup.exe

Kind Regards,
Lenny.