View Full Version : Websites are being hijacked in Firefox. How do I get rid of these hijacking pages?
morganlea
Jan 12, 2010, 08:43 AM
I am using Firefox. I type Facebook.com into the address bar and wind up with webfetti. I type in gmail and wind up with webfetti. If I hit the back button the correct opening page will appear. How do I get rid of these hijackings?
NeedKarma
Jan 12, 2010, 08:48 AM
You can start by download the free version of Malwarebytes.org (http://www.malwarebytes.org/). Boot into Safe Mode and install it and run it.
morganlea
Jan 12, 2010, 11:01 AM
This did not resolve the issue. Any other suggestions?
NeedKarma
Jan 12, 2010, 11:21 AM
remove webfetti - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=remove+webfetti&aq=6&oq=remove+web&aqi=g9g-s1)
morganlea
Jan 12, 2010, 11:34 AM
Thank you NeedKarma. However, I have never knowingly installed Webfetti and it is not in my Add/Remove list. Neither is the toolbar that is mentioned in most of these Google solutions.
NeedKarma
Jan 12, 2010, 11:51 AM
You've got yourself a nasty little infection. If you are comfortable getting into the guts of Windows you can try this: PC Hell: My Web Search Removal Instructions (http://www.pchell.com/support/mywebsearch.shtml)
Or else do a System Restore to a date before the malware infection.
shazamataz
Jan 12, 2010, 06:12 PM
I have the same problem... usually I can just type in "face" and hit enter and it takes me to Facebook... now it redirects me to another site!
It's frustrating.
I ran AVG, Malwarebytes and a rootkit scan thingy... none of them worked.
Thanks for the suggestion of system restore NK, I forgot about doing that.
InfoJunkie4Life
Jan 13, 2010, 09:50 PM
One good one is called ComboFix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix). I have used it countless times to clean up computers. When malewarebytes fails, this usually does the trick.