From: "Peter Foldes"

| "Jason" wrote in message
| ...
I am running xp service pak 3. I have the redirect virus which directs me to
unwanted web sites. To get rid of it I run AVG, malwalre bytes, kaspersky tdss
killer. When I run these programs sometimes trojans are found and removed and
other times nothing is found. I think I am of rid of the redirect, then it comes
back on my next search. I also now have a problem with ms security essentials. It
will no longer open or run and I can not download a new version. MSE used to work
and now it doesn't. I wonder if this is related to the redirect virus. I have
purchased a new computer and the easy tranfer cable but have been holding off the
transfer because of the problems I am having on my old pc.

There is no such thing as a "redirect virus".

There may be a trojan that re-directs you browsing but its not called a "redirect virus"
and as a trojan it has its own name. It could be that a legitimate OS file was
trojanized.

Please download my Multi AV Scanning Tool listed in my signature.

Run the Trend Micro, Avira and Sophos modules with Trend Micro being the first to be
executed.

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Dave
Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp