Posted: 8/21/2012 3:19:28 PM EDT
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im running firefox, when i try to search google using the tool bar it just comes up "Unable to connect Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at www.google.com."
now if i go to google.com it comes up fine, but when i search it just goes to a blank screen. BUT if i search under images, or go to google maps everything works fine..also if i change the toolbar to search using yahoo or bing everything works fine...im assuming this is some kind of virus/spyware/malware crap..i ran a check with malwarebytes but it didnt find anything...anybody have any suggestions? ALSO, theres an svchost.exe using like 500,000k of memory and i think its slowing down my computer at times..i can list all the services under that particular svchost if that will help.. |
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/865553
It'd try this first: Clear Cookies & Cache
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Template:clearCookiesCache Clear the Network Cache https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20clear%20the%20cache#w_clear-the-cache Troubleshooting extensions and themes https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Then I'd try this: http://www.selectrealsecurity.com/malware-removal-guide
Then I'd visit: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Lastly: Reformat your hard drive and install Linux
Ok, that's just a joke! Don't do that! 
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It'd try this first: http://www.selectrealsecurity.com/malware-removal-guide TDSSKiller found a threat and removed it, now google works ..thank you sir! it may have also took care of the svchost problem, its only at like 22k K. ill keep an eye on that though..
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Yay! One problem down, 73 million to go! 
Do you have a live scanner in place? Malwarebytes has a paid version, that will monitor incoming streams. It's saved my bacon a time or 12. This is in conjunction with a good virus scanner. Me, I like it when I get the "suspicious site blocked" notice. It means the computer was smarter than I was!
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