Comments on: Troublesome Google hijacking – redirects results through 7.7.7.0 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/ Civil Engineer, CAD Geek, podcast junky and amateur photographer Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:23:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: aerangis http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 aerangis Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:05:12 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1034 I ran into the same problem on my system running chrome this past week. I'm running AVG with the most recent updates and it has not fixed the problem. I will look for that file and see if i can work through the fix as you suggest. It is really !#%^ maddening! Aloha! I ran into the same problem on my system running chrome this past week. I'm running AVG with the most recent updates and it has not fixed the problem. I will look for that file and see if i can work through the fix as you suggest. It is really !#%^ maddening! Aloha!

]]> By: aerangis http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 aerangis Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:05:12 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1026 I ran into the same problem on my system running chrome this past week. I'm running AVG with the most recent updates and it has not fixed the problem. I will look for that file and see if i can work through the fix as you suggest. It is really !#%^ maddening! Aloha! I ran into the same problem on my system running chrome this past week. I'm running AVG with the most recent updates and it has not fixed the problem. I will look for that file and see if i can work through the fix as you suggest. It is really !#%^ maddening! Aloha!

]]> By: Reese http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1016 Reese Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:06:12 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1016 Jason,<br><br>I had the same issue as you, no mdmaud.sys file in the wrong place.<br><br>I downloaded Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Also my IP is Rogers, so they gave me a link to their Norton-like program that can be downloaded. It caught even more than Malwarebytes. And after running a scan with those two, suddenly I got a pop up informing me that Symantec had just updated, and had detected viruses.<br><br>Long story long, I ran them all, deleted or quarantined everything, and Google no longer gives me problems. However my computer is still incredibly slow, so I'll have to take the machine in anyway. I'll update when I hear what the problem was. Jason,

I had the same issue as you, no mdmaud.sys file in the wrong place.

I downloaded Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware. Also my IP is Rogers, so they gave me a link to their Norton-like program that can be downloaded. It caught even more than Malwarebytes. And after running a scan with those two, suddenly I got a pop up informing me that Symantec had just updated, and had detected viruses.

Long story long, I ran them all, deleted or quarantined everything, and Google no longer gives me problems. However my computer is still incredibly slow, so I'll have to take the machine in anyway. I'll update when I hear what the problem was.

]]> By: Jason http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1011 Jason Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:38:34 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1011 I have a slight problem.. I have these symptoms however I don't have wdmaud.sys in my system32 folder or any trace of it in the registry. I have the driver however but this cannot be deleted and I believe it is not the imposter file anyway. I have a slight problem.. I have these symptoms however I don't have wdmaud.sys in my system32 folder or any trace of it in the registry. I have the driver however but this cannot be deleted and I believe it is not the imposter file anyway.

]]> By: Thankful http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1009 Thankful Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:23:32 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1009 Thank you so much! I was nervous about deleting the file, but it worked. Thank you so much! I was nervous about deleting the file, but it worked.

]]> By: valmik http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 valmik Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:56:20 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1008 Though I love Chrome, and it's the primary browser I use...it is not immune to this hijack. I first noticed this problem in Chrome, then saw it on Firefox and IE. The wdmaud.sys deletion (following removal of the trojan by symantec av) worked great, though... Though I love Chrome, and it's the primary browser I use…it is not immune to this hijack. I first noticed this problem in Chrome, then saw it on Firefox and IE. The wdmaud.sys deletion (following removal of the trojan by symantec av) worked great, though…

]]> By: j http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1006 j Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:21:50 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1006 thanks for your help! thanks for your help!

]]> By: Yunggrazzhoppa http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Yunggrazzhoppa Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:31:05 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1005 That worked BEAUTIFULLY for me! Thanks so much for getting this out there for everyone and sharing the knowledge! That worked BEAUTIFULLY for me! Thanks so much for getting this out there for everyone and sharing the knowledge!

]]> By: JHawk http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 JHawk Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:33:48 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1004 Thank you so much! Kaspersky wasn't catching these, I've sent them in to Kaspersky to be included in the updates! I found this be google searching 7.7.7.0 like you. Thank you so much! Kaspersky wasn't catching these, I've sent them in to Kaspersky to be included in the updates! I found this be google searching 7.7.7.0 like you.

]]> By: Paul http://madmarvonline.com/blog/2009/01/03/troublesome-google-hijacking-redirects-results-through-7770/comment-page-1/#comment-1003 Paul Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:06:21 +0000 http://madmarvonline.com/blog/?p=95#comment-1003 Thank you, Kyle! You did an excellent job of describing your fix. Thank you for identifying the additional resources, too. Thank you, Kyle! You did an excellent job of describing your fix. Thank you for identifying the additional resources, too.

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