How to Remove Google Redirects

[jdurand11143]

it didint work it says "host can not be deleted it is being used by another person???"

[SnappyPenguins]

Thanks, but it still didn't work. This is really getting me down, now. :(

[SuperMucleGain]

Amazing kido !!!

[flipjared]

Thanks!

Now, my instant prediction for Google is also working! :D

[buy1178]

remember though that the hosts file is used to resolve server names to IP addresses, not too common but if something has a legitimate entry in the hosts file the service/program will stop working. just an fyi.

[maxtomlouis123]

didn't work ive still got it 95p.com and mediashifting

[chikyoong]

Solved it! You're a kid and you're this good. Amazing...

[GsxG21]

IT WORKED.... For now anyway I Express my thanks kindly to you

[hardknockszuluhed]

Help please, i deleted al the files that said Host and I am still having this problem. Please help me.

[cowboythefukup]

got to etc. then all i have is.... Imhosts.sam

and windows will not let me open it says

Windows can't open this file

File: Imhosts.sam

to open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

What do you want to do?

* Use the Web service

* Select a program from a list of installed programs

what do I do now? thx

[HonorValorIntegrity]

@cowboythefukup leave that file be "The LMHOSTS (LAN Manager Hosts) file is used to enable domain name resolution under Windows when other methods, e.g. WINS, fail." youtube dot com/watch?v=YGIT52jJTCA

[Guitarmaster100nico]

i don,t find the hosts file please help!!!

[Toriboo151]

It WORKED!! I just had to restart my computer in order for it to work

[eddstered]

This absolutely worked. Specifically, the file that was causing this was named "Imhost.sam." After deleting that my redirect problems where gone. Also, I want to mention that the redirect problem started out as a once in a while type of thing then it progressed to very bad as in happening on every search. In addition, I was not only redirected from google but from yahoo (searches) as well. Finally, maylwarebytes nor spyware doctor worked. Thanks for taking the time to make the video.

[j3rkthej3rk]

Thx boy this really help. i was getting tired of that stupid redirect

[djinfo612]

Doesn't Work

[TheTHEBEAST6]

This video was really helpful and i don't get redirect anymore thank you.

[kidtheproducer]

thanks alot i really appreciate it..for me i had to delete "hosts" and something called "icalendar hosts" once i did that my google browser went back to normal

[Whitedragon9]

thanks buddy, it works 4 me!

[changdae11]

it wont let me delete it...whats wrong?

[xfbkingx]

What if theres no file in etc folder

[f581474x]

dood your amazing you should go to MIT man thanks

[danieltheguitarist]

Hi, I found and deleted "hosts" but I see other files with "host" in them, such as "hosts.20100117-173612.backup"­, "hosts.20100713-125533.backup"­, "hosts.20110903-152754.backup"­, and "lmhosts.sam" - should I deleted these too?

[schubes08]

@danieltheguitarist Run malwarebytes

[TheDrIanGregory]

THIS IS COMPLETELTY WRONG.

[ktsjr15]

it didnt work.....

[cookielover41]

i deleted it but instead of showing me the web it just doesnt load wat i do?

[sorenkierkegaard2008]

Wow, kid! You're amazing! It worked! How did you figure that out?

[schubes08]

@sorenkierkegaard2008 I am just smart with computers! :P

[ChukMakeIt]

@schubes08 Modest too! :P

[bigdambros]

didnt work

[IridianDarkThorn]

Thank you so much I was looking for the file :)

Worked perfectly

[JakeEFisher]

thankyou!

[MrDeviiLz]

omfg! thanks alot :D it kept saying this file is only ment to be viewed not edited and i couldnt fix :P but i never thought of deleting it, thanks! i can finally use google now bing to and it redirects me to what i want :D awsome!!!

[yumioka334]

just use hitman pro , then malewarebytes , then Ccleaner and you should be good to go

[schubes08]

@yumioka334 Whatever works :)



[mandawg]

never fuck with system 32 shit

[schubes08]

@mandawg Not unless you know what your doing! :)

[DrCaffeine5000]

its called Trojan.Bayrob

[TheSpiralQueenTSQ]

I did this, but it only seemed to remove it temporarily. About 3 hours later I find myself with the virus again. :/

[realsaraSKELLINGTON]

@schubes08 Yeah, like my main purpose here is to troll. Get over yourself. First off, I never modified it. I NEVER EVEN KNEW IT WAS THERE. Second, how was I supposed to know what that was going to do. So yes, therefor you are held responsible for screwed up machines that you influenced.

[THEPO0PSMITH]

Don't delete the hosts files, as it may not be the problem, open up this file using notepad, and if there is any text below  # 127.0.0.1 localhost , delete that, and you will have this problem no more!

[abr0hamlincon]

@THEPO0PSMITH thank you so much, you are a true hero

[THEPO0PSMITH]

@abr0hamlincon glad I could help :)

[marcmoon1]

@THEPO0PSMITH wouldnt allow me to save changes to the host file. help pleez

[THEPO0PSMITH]

@marcmoon1 Make sure you run notepad as an administrator.

[marcmoon1]

@THEPO0PSMITH 99% sure I am. PC has only ! user acct. but notepad say I dont have permission to make changes. dont understand

[schubes08]

@marcmoon1 You may have malware, or some sort of infection, try cleaning your computer with malwarebytes. its free. (malwarebytes. com) take out the spaces.

[xzaviers]

Guys here is the removal for the redirect virus. You need to check your Host file and lmHost file. You will see THOUSANDS of domain entries in their. Next open the registry and go to these 2 hives. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE & HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mic­rosoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\­Internet Settings\ZoneMap\Domains delete everything except microsoft. Also go to the Key P3P 2 folders up and delete the history. You will see THOUSANDS of entries! If you can replace the entire KEY on both Hives!!!

[EZentertainers]

I couldnt even pull up google.com, I did this now it works screw all these dumb asses

[GititKohavie]

It didnt work for me :( thanks though

[thecatmother]

its worked for me a big thanku for this

[JpsephPeterGrant]

If you have a Google Redirect problem in Windows XP, check the file C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Et­c\hosts. It's a list of the IP addresses your browser must use for certain URLs. Some malware makes additions to the list, to redirect your browser's calls to Google and other search engines. These additions remain after the malware is removed and must be deleted by hand. The malware may also hide "hosts" from Windows and DOS: if you have Norton Internet Security, Power Eraser will find and fix it.

[wulover6328]

The only thing that helped me was combofix....Evidently, I had two viruses on my laptop..malwarebytes took the first one off, but didn't recognize GRV(google rediret virus) You just have to be careful with combofix...

[ANNOYINGGAM3RZ]

still redirecting me

[Biranandrew]

it still redirects me

[RyuBandit02]

I dont have anything in my etc folder even when i click "ALl files" but i still get redirected, help?

[carson091]

thanks bro, fixed it!

[MyUNeek]

thanx bro that helped me so much

[imnotboover]

i deleted it and it did not work Dam im pissed any thing else i could try?

i subed btw

[cheetah672]

Thanks so much! I've had Google redirect problems for months, but my anti-virus always stopped anything series from happening.

[mister0ldschool]

well i did this and it worked for about 30 min then it started doing the same thing again 

[dmr778810]

tyvm it works i rly needed it

[MrWhatTheHell2011]

omg man thank you so much

[gingersblow32]

doesn't fucking work

[awesomemike121122]

Didn't help but thanks I'm solo pist i can't get this stupid redirect off of my pc

[AzeriRomeo]

@awesomemike121122 reset your router and change the password. Redirect viruses will never ever going to bother you. Just try it!

[awesomemike121122]

I have a host file and a host new file do I delete host new? It says I need a administrator to delete it and I am the administrator so should I delete that?

[awesomemike121122]

Is the host file the actual virus itself?

[MRopticLEGEND]

works

[ProShoTproductions47]

Didnt work

[kenzo5716]

@ProShoTproductions47 hi, go to drweb dot com and look under FREE SERVICES and click on CUREIT. your problem will be solved. This was developed by Russian IT security.

[cumverg]

Dude, it actually worked!!

[Dragon33429]

Fer real?It really worked!Yes!

[awesomePratik]

OMFG.... it worked,,, thank you sooooooo muchhhhhh....

[Thomaslloydguy]

wtf it actually worked...

[rattyb555]

I followed the steps but still get redirected. thank anyway though. :)

[MegaAkad]

Hey bro cheers for

The help I just used malwarebytes to remove it :)

[hihoe093]

thank you.

[solomonistheking]

Thanks111

[wsxvgy]

This didn't work for me.

[ddrache12]

i tried to delete everything in that file........like many other tutorials told me too.....................deleti­ng it did the trick....i want to make love to u know

[KellyBtech]

Doesn't the computer need that hosts file? 

[schubes08]

@KellyBtech No The system doesent need it.. I deleted it without any probs.

[Vector795]

I never thought it could be as simple as this, I can use Google again, thanks a million!

[bobby2731]

thanks dude..its work...:)

[schubes08]

I have found out that depending on the virus, it may or may not work for you.

[Endymion766]

WORKED PERFECTLY! Virus creators can go die in a hot green fire.

[RoboHobo960]

OMG DUDE THX MAN SO MUCHHHH... ALL THE OTHER FKING 10 MINUTES ONES DIDNT WORK... URS TOOK 2 MINUTES AND IT FIXED... TY SO MUCH

[egand1]

I followed the steps but i still get Redirected.

[schubes08]

@egand1 You may not have the same trojan horse as I did. Sorry.