Argh. Please help. Copybook Auut Smartbizsearch redirect problem still!
Hi,
I would admit to being a bit of a MAC novice. It could also be said that I may have been a little bit naive in terms of internet security etc in the past. My bad.
My computer seems to be infected with a DNS changer type bug. Any Google searches in Safari or Firefox come up with results that redirect me to Copybook/Auut/Smartbizsearch type sites. Also, the Google results page looks different to normal in that there are no sponsored links or GoogleAds (not necessarily a bad thing) and if I go back to the results and click on the link again it normally does go the selected page.
I have found this problem explained in several forums and have followed the advice, as best I can, to get rid of it. I seemed to get some success by running Intego's VirusBarrier X5. The first time I searched in Google, after it had finished scanning and I deleted to 4 pieces of malware that it found, the results page was back to normal but after a little while the **** problem had reappeared. I then ran the scan again but it did not find any malware the second time around!
Any help would be hugely appreciated as it is really starting to wind me up.
Thanks in advance.
Hello hatelodge and welcome to the forums!
Firstly, you do not need to worry about viruses on a Mac. No virus in the wild has ever affected OS X.
You do not therefore need to waste money on anti-virus programs. However, as a Mac can pass on Windows viruses to a Windows user, you should download and install the free utility ClamXav from
http://www.clamxav.com/
and this is all you need in respect of viruses.
But as you correctly surmise, Trojans and some other forms of malware can affect even a Mac.
One example is a Trojan such as the one called 'DNSChanger' or 'OSZ.RSPlug', which can alter the DNS settings of your network connection. This particular Trojan can be inadvertently installed if you have come across certain Quicktime movies where got a window stating that you have to download and install a particular codec in order to see the video.
If you have agreed to that installation, your system can be infected and your DNS settings altered, which results in your system using the wrong DNS servers, which can slow web surfing to a crawl.
This can be fixed by downloading and running a freeware utility called DNSChanger Removal Tool which you can download from here:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/33696
Once you have run that utility you have to re-boot your Mac, then reset Safari, and re-enter your DNS settings in System Preferences/Network.
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