Strange virus - tell me what it is!

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Hey guys!

The other day i was helping my friend clean up his computer of viruses. To my horror i found his system very much infected. There was one particular virus which hampered all efforts to clean the system. Whenever i open the browser...and type in anything related to virus, antivirus etc in search engines...the browser is shut down immediately!!! For regular browsing it works fine. However when i tried to go to any antivirus site or search for such software the browser immediately closed down!!!

I tried all browsers, Opera, IE, Firefox etc...all gave the same result.

What could be the virus and how do i remove it?

if u define ur problem in this way i would say to complete foemat ur disk coz u dont know wat other things have already infected ur pc may be many spywares, trojans have also crept in

Hmm, this is common in most of the new virii. Format if allowed/possible. Else download latest definitions and a good antivirus on a separate computer, install it, update the defn, enter safe mode and scan.

I'd prefer Avast/AVG for the quick job.

AVG is best Solution for All kind of Virus Proble But Condition is u has to update ur antivirus online or off line weeckly

yes, it's one of the W32 viruses, atleast get McAfee Stinger and clean the system of it. A full system scan by a good AV afterward.

for a correct diagnosis; ples post ur HIJACKTHIS logfile here (or at www.hijackthis.de).

otherwise the standard reply would be : use a good av like avast or avg, update it abd scan ur pc IN SAFE MODE with it. reboot. the scan agin in SAFE MODE, ur pc, with a good anti-spy like adaware or ewido. reboot. and go into normal mode and clear ur pc junk with 'ccleaner' www.ccleaner.com