I have a Dell Dimension 4600 running Windows XP Home Edition and recently was infected with a rouge anti-virus program - no idea which version. I have (and at the time of infection had) a current version of McAfee Security Centre up and running. I managed to download and run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. It found numerous infected files which I've removed. I then updated McAfee - which found some other infected files which I then quarantined and removed. That cleaned up my computer. Since then, there have been repeated instances of reinfection by what looks like the same rouge anti-virus program. However, I'm suspecting that these reinfections are caused by my wife viewing celebrity gossip sites (I've since told her to stop). I clean the computer up each time it's infected. Currently Both Malwarebytes and McAfee Scans indicate that no files are infected.
However, when I search on Google (I'm browing using IE8) I get a full set of search results - but on a random basis (maybe about half to two-thirds of the time) - when I click on these links - I get taken to some random website - like info.com which has a bunch of search results. I find the redirects happen more frequently when I use a google toolbar for the search rather than typing in the address google.ca or google.com - however even direct typing of the address can result my being redirected. I've reinstalled Google Toolbar - but this has no impact.
I've tried running CWShredder - didn't find any infected files.
Can you point me in the direction of a program that might be able to identify or fix this problem?
Thanks
However, when I search on Google (I'm browing using IE8) I get a full set of search results - but on a random basis (maybe about half to two-thirds of the time) - when I click on these links - I get taken to some random website - like info.com which has a bunch of search results. I find the redirects happen more frequently when I use a google toolbar for the search rather than typing in the address google.ca or google.com - however even direct typing of the address can result my being redirected. I've reinstalled Google Toolbar - but this has no impact.
I've tried running CWShredder - didn't find any infected files.
Can you point me in the direction of a program that might be able to identify or fix this problem?
Thanks

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