Hi,
Fantastic wealth of info on the site - well done to all who contribute. I have a 18 month old lntel laptop, Vista home edition. My issue is that when I start an internet browser, search on a subject, and click on a link, I get redirected to a completely unrelated site, sometimes a search engine, sometimes pornographic. It happens with IE, Firefox, and Chrome. I assumed that this was the result of a virus, I do use windows defender and avg, and over the last few weeks have downloaded a few others and tried them. I did find a virus which was apparently quarantined and deleted, not found on further searches. But the problem didn't go away. In frustration I have taken the drastic step of booting off the installation disk, reformatting C, and reinstalling Vista Home edition. But I still have the same problem with redirected pages. Could it be coming from somewhere else - my router, or ISP even? Any help greatly appreciated. Getting demented now. Thanks.

Hi mikethebike

If you think it could be virus related. Maybe the best option is to post
here: Spyware, Adware, Viruses and Malware Removal

The D-A-L Virus removal team are the Nemesis to those vile little beasts.

Jim

Thanks Jim,
Will do.