Unluckily, my computer was recently infected with the Google Redirect Virus. While clicking on Google search results, the virus would open up a new tab and redirect me to spammy and/or potentially harmful sites.

In case someone else comes across this problem, here's how I managed to get rid of the Google Redirect Virus. First, I carried out a full scan using Norton, but Norton could not find the virus on my computer (I tried and tried again but the results kept saying no virus detected). I ended up downloading a free version of Hitman Pro 3 and it caught the virus in a matter of minutes! (Note: only download this software from a reputable site otherwise you might end up with a malicious version!)

Here's hoping you keep your computer virus-free!