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madinmaryland

(64,933 posts) Mon Apr 25, 2016, 07:47 PM Apr 2016

Computer Virus: Has anyone heard of the 855-397-6470 Redirect virus...

Are there any solutions to this. It's a Scam/phishing virus.

I'd ask this in the Computer group, but it seems to rarely viewed.

TIA.

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Computer Virus: Has anyone heard of the 855-397-6470 Redirect virus... (Original Post) madinmaryland Apr 2016 OP

Google the virus name pinboy3niner Apr 2016 #1

Yeah. That's the problem. All of the hits on google seem to lead to one site. madinmaryland Apr 2016 #2

Try it on DuckDuckGo. KamaAina Apr 2016 #7

Malwarebytes Antimalware. Get it and run it. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #3

Is it worse than that 867-5309 Jenny virus? U4ikLefty Apr 2016 #4

It's definitely worse than Beechwood 4-5789 pinboy3niner Apr 2016 #5

How about Pennsylvania 6-5000? Orrex Apr 2016 #6

Or Lonesome 77203 retread Apr 2016 #8

Maybe this can help? blogslut Apr 2016 #9

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

1. Google the virus name

Reply to madinmaryland (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 07:55 PM

Apr 2016

Lots of results for solutions, but you'll have to sort through to eliminate the commercial come-ons.

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

2. Yeah. That's the problem. All of the hits on google seem to lead to one site.

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 08:04 PM

Apr 2016

Curious isn't it.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

7. Try it on DuckDuckGo.

Reply to madinmaryland (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 05:52 PM

Apr 2016

DDG doesn't track you.

http://www.duckduckgo.com

I got lots of different hits. If you don't, then the virus must be compromising your searches!

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

3. Malwarebytes Antimalware. Get it and run it.

Reply to madinmaryland (Original post)

Mon Apr 25, 2016, 08:18 PM

Apr 2016

U4ikLefty

(4,012 posts)

4. Is it worse than that 867-5309 Jenny virus?

Reply to madinmaryland (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:17 AM

Apr 2016

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. It's definitely worse than Beechwood 4-5789

Reply to U4ikLefty (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:22 AM

Apr 2016

Orrex

(63,216 posts)

6. How about Pennsylvania 6-5000?

Reply to pinboy3niner (Reply #5)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 08:15 AM

Apr 2016

retread

(3,763 posts)

8. Or Lonesome 77203

Reply to Orrex (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:27 PM

Apr 2016

blogslut

(38,004 posts)

9. Maybe this can help?

Reply to madinmaryland (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 06:29 PM

Apr 2016

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/easily-remove-browser-redirect-virus/

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