Inactive (yet another) google redirect hijack case, foul play suspected

[rvee]

runs OK, a dos box flashes up, then a dialogue box saying its going to scan and fix, when I click yes I get an error dialogue:

Gooredfix error
Unable to create logfile.

 

[Broni]

Did you?

right-click and select Run As Administrator (Vista).

 

[rvee]

yes ran as admin, also tried running from elevated cmd prompt - same result.

 

[Broni]

I must admit, it's pretty puzzling...

Your routers DNS settings my have been hijacked.
Please, follow this instructions in attempt to fix the issue: https://store.opendns.com/setup/router/
Once you set your new DNS settings reboot your computer.
Then go to http://opendns.com/welcome/ to see if it is working. If you see a checkmark then you switched to OpenDNS.

 

[rvee]

I checked the DNS settings were correct when I reset the router yesterday and considered switching over to opendns then, I'll give it a go.

Thanks, as always for your, time.

 

[Broni]

Let me know...

 

[rvee]

swapped to opendns, rebooted to flush cache, successful connected to the opendns welcome page.

quick try of firefox & chrome... both redirected.

This is so puzzling. I want to find out the cause just to satisfy curiosity, but by the same token this is taking up a lot of time and I tempted to just reformat and reinstall the OS and apps.

 

[Broni]

There are cases (rare), when sometimes, there is no other option.
Let me know, what you want to do.

 

[rvee]

Well I think we've given it a good shot and tried just about everything, I think I'll use it as excuse to switch to an SSD and get a fresh install going.

Really big thanks for your time and patience.:wave:

 

[Broni]

You're very welcome

Good luck!