Evil, evil c5.zedo

January 31, 2009 7:54 PM

C5.zedo keeps opening tabs on Firefox and redirecting me to poker sites! I've run Sophos and Ad-Aware and the problem keeps continuing. Has anyone managed to get rid of zedo?
posted by TorontoSandy to Computers & Internet (4 answers total)

Best answer: I don't have any personal experience with C5.zedo (knock on wood), but Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has fixed every malware problem I've ever had. A quick search indicates that it has fixed the problem for others. Good luck.
posted by perrce at 8:19 PM on January 31, 2009 [1 favorite]

Try Malwarebyes Anti-Malware.

If that doesn't work for you, a complete wipe & restore may be in order.
posted by The Michael The at 8:33 PM on January 31, 2009

I'm sorry to say this, but I recommend a wipe and restore as well, if you have a good backup of your data or the means to set one up. It's inconvenient, but some malware is really hard to remove, and it often just opens the door for more harmful malware to get in. However, I've never tried Malware Bytes, and I tend to be overly paranoid about data security.
posted by mccarty.tim at 9:51 PM on January 31, 2009

I use Malwarebytes and occasionally run Hijack This to try and remove really pesky things.
posted by so_ at 2:42 AM on February 1, 2009