Hello, ive been redirected to yhs4.yahoo.com in google chrome. I have not been able to remove it.
I need help removing yhs4 looksafe search redirect
- Thread starter zepicone
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- Mar 8, 2013
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Hello,
They call me TwinHeadedEagle around here, and I'll be working with you.
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Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version.
They call me TwinHeadedEagle around here, and I'll be working with you.
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Please download TDSSKiller by Kaspersky and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on
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Run as Administrator to start the tool.
- Click on Change parameters and put a checkmark beside Loaded modules. A reboot will be needed to apply the changes, allow it to do so.
- Your machine may appear very slow and unusable after that - it's normal.
- TDSSKiller will run automaticaly. Click on Change parameters and click OK.
- Click the Start Scan button and wait patiently.
If anything will be found follow this guidelines:
- If a suspicious object is detected, the default action will be Skip, click on Continue.
- If malicious objects are found, they will show in the Scan results - Select action for found objects and offer three options.
Ensure Cure (default) is selected, then click Continue > Reboot now to finish the cleaning process.
If Cure is not available, please choose Skip instead. - Do not choose Delete unless instructed!
A report will be created in your root directory, (usually C:\ drive) in the form of TDSSKiller.[Version]_[Date]_[Time]_log.txt. Please include the contents of that file in your next post.
Please download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your desktop.
Note: You need to run the version compatibale with your system. If you are not sure which version applies to your system download both of them and try to run them.
Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version.
- Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
- Press Scan button.
- It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory the tool is run. Please attach it to your reply.
- The first time the tool is run, it makes also another log (Addition.txt). Please attach it to your reply.
What i did was go into settings, cookies and site data, and removed all cookies that were on the system and made it so i have to allow the site to enable cookies first, worked really easily, figured it out myself when i was browsing the settings on chrome.
- Mar 8, 2013
- 22,627
- Mar 8, 2013
- 22,627
You said "Your machine may appear very slow and unusable after that" under tdsskiller, How long will it be like this?
- Mar 8, 2013
- 22,627
So my pc will only be slow for like 5 minutes? I was confused because the copy-paste you use doesnt specify what it means by
"
Scan with TDSSKiller
Please download TDSSKiller by Kaspersky and save it to your desktop.
"
Please download TDSSKiller by Kaspersky and save it to your desktop.
- Right-click on
icon and select
Run as Administrator to start the tool.
- Click on Change parameters and put a checkmark beside Loaded modules. A reboot will be needed to apply the changes, allow it to do so.
- Your machine may appear very slow and unusable after that - it's normal."
- Mar 8, 2013
- 22,627
Huh, now the only time i'm redirected is in incognito mode, I wanted to test that first because i know thats the tell-tale way to see if you still have it. I will contact you if it happens in normal search.
- Mar 8, 2013
- 22,627
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