Browser Redirecting - possible hijack

What's the site it's directing you to? That would be a massive help...

 

Those look like ones that would redirect sites... let us know if removing them fixes the problem!

 

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan_osx_dnschanger.shtml

Next time don't install "codecs" to watch your inappropriate online videos. Try the link below to remove it.

http://www.dnschanger.com/

 

So far for the often heard and broad ranging statement that virus/trojan/malware protection on a mac is totally superfluous.....

I agree that the user brought it on himself b/c at some stage the admin passwd was entered to install the 'codec' but still....

I thought this was a computer forum, not the website of the iranian moral police. As long as the content is not illegal, everyone does what he/she wants, at least last time I checked.

 

If you had read the link I provided it clearly states that the Trojan is found on sites hosting pornographic video. Read before you get all up in arms about people suggesting ways to keep your machine safe. In addition, you nicely took my statement out of context. Any porn site that requires you to install a mystery codec isn't even a reputable porn site.

 

It is.

Exactly.

No AntiVirus app offers protection against a user doing stupid things with their computer. If a user exercises a modicum of common sense, AV protection on a Mac is a waste of space and system resources.

It's perfectly legal for anyone to download and install software from less than reputable sites, as porn sites are well known to be. It's also quite predictable that someone is asking for trouble when they do so. It has nothing to do with whether porn is bad or not. It's about being foolish enough to trust porn sites as a source for reliable software.

 

When buying a used computer, even if the previous owner has reinstalled the OS, I'd definitely do it again myself to make sure its clean.