Taken over by Goonsearch

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by peterdw, Mar 3, 2013.

  1. peterdw

    peterdw Private E-2

    When I used Chrome yesterday the search engine had changed from Google to Goonsearch. I am not aware of having changed anything from the previous day that might have caused it. I cannot find it in Control Panel>Program or when searching the Registry. One site suggested searching for 'randomthings' but checked out as above and nothing came up.

    I have Windows7 and run Norton 365. Scans using Norton and SpybotS&D do not show any results. It has not infected IE9.

    What should I try next?
     
    peterdw, Mar 3, 2013
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  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    While you have Google Chrome open, type this into the address bar and press ENTER: chrome://chrome/settings/

    From here you should be able to remove any settings related to "Goonsearch".
     
    TimW, Mar 3, 2013
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  3. peterdw

    peterdw Private E-2

    Thanks for your reply. After posting my question I decided to uninstall and reinstall Chrome which appears to have cured the problem. I will rememebr your advice if the problem recurs

    Peter
     
    peterdw, Mar 4, 2013
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  4. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    No problem. Safe surfing. :)
     
    TimW, Mar 4, 2013
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