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First Method

Well few months somebody faced this situation when clicking on desired link took me somewhere else or rather I should say it redirected me to some website which was promoting the stuff for spyware removal, debt relief, free iPhone claim etc.. I am sure many of you must have faced that.

Just have the look at steps I followed to remove this problem from my computer.

1. Open Control Panel, click System .

2. Now, Click on Hardware.

3. Then, go to Device manager and look for Hidden Devices.

4. Click the Plus(+) sign in front of hidden devices and look for TDSSserv.sys.

5.Right click on TDSSserv.sys and select disable option.

6. Reboot/Restart Windows.

This may have entered your computer when there was no antivirus installed or you dint updated the antivirus definitions.

Second Method

1. Step 1In order to remove Google Redirect Virus, first you need to know what this threat is and how does it harm your computer? The malware lives up to its name and causes redirection of search results. If you search something on Google, this virus will redirect your to another malicious websites and advertisements. It won’t let you see genuine results from Google. Apart from this, this virus can also do the following gimmicks :
   A) It will show you errors saying that filename.exe is not a valid WIn32 application.
   B) If you download and try to install a new program, It may tell you that setup files are corrupted and you need to download a fresh copy. It will keep bugging you again and again.
   C) It will infect Internet Explorer, Firefox and then redirect you to malicious websites showing advertisements and pop ups.
2. Step 2It is extremely important that you remove Google Redirect virus as soon as possible To remove Google Redirect Virus, you need to follow these steps :
   Please click on “Start–>Run”. Type “devmgmt.msc” and Click on OK. This will run Device Manager. In Device Manager, click on “View–>Show Hidden Devices”.
3. Step 3Please expand all the devices by click on the “Plus” sign. Now try to find “TDSSserv.sys” right click Disable. Please make sure that you do not select the Un-Install option otherwise infection will be back once you reboot your computer.
4. Step 4After disabling the TDSSserv.sys, please download a Spyware Remover and remove Google redirect Virus completely from your system. Please note that you need to remove several registry entries to remove it completely and you never know If you have other threats in your system. Be wise and remove it with a Spyware Remover Software.

And Always Use good antivirus and Anti Spyware