Beware of the Yoog !!!!!!

[MotherNatureVer2]

I have spent the best part of today battling it ..... no definitive fixes until I found the following.

Nothing and I mean NOTHING else worked on getting rid of this ......... I tried many of the apparent fixes I found in google.

Steps 1 - Open Firefox and click Bookmarks/Organise Bookmarks.

Step 2 - Click Import and Backup and select ‘Backup’. Choose the destination for saving this file and click ‘Save’.

Only Do Steps 1 and 2 if you want to save all your current ‘Bookmarks’ and ‘Bookmark Folders’ otherwise you can skip this part.

Step 3 - Uninstall Mozilla Firefox - Control Panel/Add Remove Programs/Mozilla/Uninstall.

Step 4 – Now remove all traces of Mozilla Firefox from your system - My Computer/C:/Documents and Settings/Admin *or whatever your System Username is*/Application Data *(if this is hidden click folder options and tick the box that says show hidden folders*/Mozilla/Delete this folder if it is still there.

Step 5 - Remove any other Mozilla Files - Click Start (bottom left corner) and click 'Search'/click 'Search All Files and Folders'/Type in 'Mozilla' in the section that says 'all or part of the file name'/then click 'More Advanced Options' and tick both 'Search System Folders' and 'Search Hidden Files and Folders'/*Click Search and Wait*

Step 6 - Once the Search has finished, locate the Mozilla files listed and delete them from your system, this includes any Mozilla Files that may be in a different programs such as a Photo Editor.

Step 7 - When all traces of Mozilla have been deleted from your PC (be sure to empty your ‘Recycle Bin’) then restart your system.

Step 8 - Download the following programs from these locations if you do not already have them, install them one by one and ensure you update them online. Do not run them yet; just ensure they are up to date.
• AdAware - http://www.lavasoft.com/single/trialpay.php - (Green Package is Free)
• SuperAntispyware - http://www.superantispyware.com
• Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Step 9 – Temporarily turn off your internet connection and disable your current Anti Virus/Spyware programs so they do not interfere with the new programs we will run.

Step 10 – Run the programs in the order above, ensuring that you follow each step carefully including any back up requests and re-boots. *I only used the first three to clean my system*

Step 11 – After rebooting your system, you can uninstall these programs if you wish.

Step 12 – Turn on your Anti Virus/Spyware programs and reconnect to the Internet. Re-install Mozilla.

Step 13 – Once Mozilla Firefox is on check to ensure the Yoog Malware has gone and then import your ‘Saved Bookmarks’ by following Steps 1 and 2 but this time choosing ‘Import’ instead of ‘Backup’.

Your System should now be clean from the Yoog Malware as well as any other Malware your current security software may have missed. I hope this helped.

Long winded ..... yes ...... worth it .... yes!!!!!!

[Airmon]

Probably a stupid question but what the hell is the yoog?? :

[RJO89]

I agree, what the hell is the yoog?

[MotherNatureVer2]

Seems to be a virus that no scanner finds, it takes over the google search bar in Firefox & IE. Not sure what else it does but it did slow down this computer by a massive amount.

[MaTTe]

did you try panda antivirus? it finds all sorts of things that other programs seem happy to coexist with..

[burnz]

Originally Posted by MotherNature

Seems to be a virus that no scanner finds, it takes over the google search bar in Firefox & IE. Not sure what else it does but it did slow down this computer by a massive amount.

you may have to stay away from porn site's. LOL

but i constantly check with spybot and eusing it amazing how many trogan's get around an antivirus.
the antivirus is good for email only nowadays, most are browser attack's.

[MotherNatureVer2]

LOL @ Porn sites ......... we do have three teenage boys here ..... mmmmmmm now to ban them from my computer :P

Have to agree with you burnz about the antivirus programs. I have an antivirus but the main things I use are my Spybot and Ad-Aware. I did download the other two programs and will use them when I do my regular scans.

[Falcon Coupe]

Download and run this program in safe mode, it will get rid of it:

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUBs/ComboFix.exe

Combo fix has saved me more than once.

[MotherNatureVer2]

Thanks for that Falcon Coupe, I am clean now but have saved the program just in case for next time ...... there's always a next time with this stuff ;)

[DBourne]

this is why no one should use google toolbars.

they are evil things. just take the 2 seconds to type in google.com to the address bar

[outside]

i dont and wont install toolbars.

[Marduk]

Originally Posted by burnz

you may have to stay away from porn site's. LOL

but i constantly check with spybot and eusing it amazing how many trogan's get around an antivirus.
the antivirus is good for email only nowadays, most are browser attack's.

Really? You must be browsing some pretty dodgy sites. I haven't had anything for as long as I can remember. I use NOD 32, Ad-aware & Custom HOSTS file(Probably the most important of all 3).

[TURBOTAXI]

malawarebytes tends to get at most things. I used that for some nasty things the kids managed to get on my PC.

On adult material, there are that many free adult sites with acres of content dont see why people would want to go to the virus laden silicone and make up end of the market.

Ermmmm So I'm told......

There are so many ways to beat a trojan, not all will work (except clean install - that'l work!), and there is no right way.

I find the commercial retail antivirus's the worst thing around for keeping your PC clean. The free ones like - avast and avg are sooooo much better.

[GasoLane]

Is a YOOG any relation to a YOWIE?

You are fairly close to the Plliga remember!

[Biggav]

did it affect your google searches say search for something, click a link, it opens in new window(which never happened before) then loads another webpage with adverts and stuff?(not pop-up)

[uranium_death]

In looking for some NON-porn-related things, my browser was highjacked, where many sites were inaccessible either temporarily or permanently (only a few) for when I typed in a certain address, the browser would redirect me somewhere completely unrelated.

Spybot and AVG picked up NOTHING.

As a result, I re-installed Windows.

My friend re-installs Windows often to ensure his PC is clean. Unlike many, he has partitioned his drives so his C:\ is ONLY Windows, with his documents and other things kept on a separate drive.

I'm a big fan of re-installing.

[Biggav]

well ran a full ad-aware scan picked up couple of things cleaned them out, reset comp still getting same problem but no virus picked up?

[bd737]

Originally Posted by Biggav

well ran a full ad-aware scan picked up couple of things cleaned them out, reset comp still getting same problem but no virus picked up?

Try running the scan in safe mode and then resetting, and see what happens. Sometimes need to be in safe mode for the scans and removal to take proper effect.

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by bd737

Try running the scan in safe mode and then resetting, and see what happens. Sometimes need to be in safe mode for the scans and removal to take proper effect.

X2 Safe mode loads basic services and has been the only way to remove bad crap so many times for me.

I highly recommend that people partition their hard drive into at least C and D, it makes formatting a lot easier if the need occurs. Keep the C partition for Windows crap only.

[TURBOTAXI]

Originally Posted by uranium_death

In looking for some NON-porn-related things, my browser was highjacked, where many sites were inaccessible either temporarily or permanently (only a few) for when I typed in a certain address, the browser would redirect me somewhere completely unrelated.

Spybot and AVG picked up NOTHING.

As a result, I re-installed Windows.

My friend re-installs Windows often to ensure his PC is clean. Unlike many, he has partitioned his drives so his C:\ is ONLY Windows, with his documents and other things kept on a separate drive.

I'm a big fan of re-installing.

It would take me a good 15 hours to reconfigure my PC and reinstall all the crap I use. I hate reinstalling!

[deesun]

Recently I got a bug in, I have spysweeper(paid) and adaware (free) and neither picked picked it up but to my surprise I downloaded Microsoft Defender and it did. Short download but long sweep. Its free so give it a go. No harm.Wasn't the YOOG though.