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Firefox redirects when I search

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cazador31
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Whenever I do a search from any search engine and click on a result I get redirected to some other site. No matter what I do I cannot stop this. Any suggestions?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== may 14th, 2010

Whenever I do a search from any search engine and click on a result I get redirected to some other site. No matter what I do I cannot stop this. Any suggestions? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == may 14th, 2010

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Shawn
Shawn
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Your issue may be caused by Malware. You can run and update the following free anti virus software:

1. Malwarebytes (Free version) - http://www.malwarebytes.org

2. Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org

3.Spyware Terminator - http://www.spywareterminator.com

In addition, there are a number of forums you can use to help get rid of your infection. These include:

Also see: What to do when searches take you to the wrong search website