Browser hijacked by MorwillSearch

meveland · Oct 14, 2005

I think my browser (IE 6.0) has been hijacked by spyware. Each time i search in Google, Yahoo, etc., clicking on a link in the search results redirects the browser not to the intended link (though the desired URL still displays in the address bar), but to an intervening page for "Morwill Search". In order to get to the page I want, I have to highlight the address and click "go".

I was able to remove one Trojan from my system already using XoftSpy 4.16 - it was redirecting me to ads or a search page entitled "Upspiral". However, neither XoftSpy, CWShredder, Ad-Aware SE (or the VX2 tool) are able to identify the trojan that still remains. Has anyone heard of this Morwill Search malware, and have any instructions on how to remove it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

As a side note, I installed Mozilla Firefox, and none of the malicious redirects occur using that browser for searches. However, I cannot switch to Firefox 100% because of some web apps I need for work that do not function properly in Firefox (coded and tested specifically for IE).

chaslang · Oct 14, 2005

Please follow the steps below:

- Run ALL the steps in this Sticky thread READ & RUN ME FIRST Before Asking for Support

Make sure you check version numbers and get all updates.

- Very Important: Make sure you tell us the results from running the tutorial...was anything found? Were you unable to complete any of the scans?...Were you unable to download any of the tools?...Did you do the on-line scans as suggested? etc.

After doing ALL of the above you still have a problem make sure you have booted to normal mode and run the steps in the below link to properly use HijackThis:

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Browser hijacked by MorwillSearch

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