Hi,
I've just been trying to help my sister, via LogMeIn.com, to setup her wireless network security for new laptop.
After logging on to her desktop PC I find that both Firefox and IE7 contain a URL which starts with:
http://search.conduit.comWe don't know where it has come from, and we can't type any other address into the address bar.
(We means me via LogMeIn.com and also my brother-in-law sitting at the remote PC).
Also, don't seem to be able to select any browser configuration options either - but not 100% sure on that and now connection to remote PC is lost for the moment.
Suspecting a virus, we tried running a virus scan with AVG. The AVG window appears, all options appear OK
but AVG seems blocked when we click on the option to run a scan - nothing happens.
It's possible to select Firefox or IE7, and minimize/maximize, but we can't end them.
I tried to shut the PC down, but that hangs with a message saying it can't close Firefox.
So we've done a forced shutdown with the power switch.
A notable thing is that during a previous session on the PC, RealPlayer requested, and completed, an update.
Probably coincidence?
I see various reference to search.conduit.com via Google, and it all seems bad.
Anybody any definitive advice ?
Googling I can see several references, and tools to download and clean.
e.g. from
http://malwaresolution.com/m14/search-conduit-com-removal.htmlI'm VERY wary of such things, so any recommendations based on actual experience welcome.
Cheers,
Peter