Virus/Spyware/Malware redirecting links on google.com and I can not get rid of it.

sorry, just saw the refernce to Firefox...my bad

is the DNS services local, or upstream via an ISP?

if local and you have access to the DNS server you could try your flush locally again and clear DNS cache on the server

being in an IE corporate envioment, I am not familiar enough with Firefox as to wether there is a factory default reset function, like in IE

if you can download this application and run it. It should take care of the malware.
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

nvrmnd.. missed the mention of it

HijackThis is only a tool used to show us what's in certain registry locations. There are malware out there that won't show up in HijackThis.

Since this has been spreading around a lot, give this a try. In the c:\windows\system32\ folder, look for a file called wdmaud.sys (make sure it's not wdmaud.drv which is a legitimate file in that directory). Delete that file if found. It should fix the redirect issues.

You should also run ComboFix so it can be looked at as well.

Go to http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix and follow the instructions on how to install the Recovery Console and run ComboFix. Go through all the steps until posting the log part. Post the combofix log here.

Are you able to perform an OS re-install? In my experience with malware this has corrected any issue i've had.
If you move the files you want to keep to a none os created folder and don't perform a format you can save the files and correct the problem. I would backup the files to a dvd or external hdd first, if possible.

Try viper from www.sunbeltsoftware.com I've had a lot of luck with that.

greyknight, I know about about ComboFix but didn't try it here.  It's hard to imagine ComboFix correcting something that Malwarebytes, VundoFix, and Fixwareout couldn't but I'm happy to give it a try tomorrow.  I'll also run sfc as well, I didn't try that today.  Last, I'll test IE tomorrow for redirects and install Google Chrome to see if it is affected.  I'll post the results here in the AM.

mudbuggle, I'm using this as an opportunity to learn more about Vundo and don't intend to do a re-install.

I've seen other people online in various forums - especially in late 2008 - with the same problem that I have, where _nothing_ seems to solve the issue.  I'd like to use this as an opportunity to learn where redirects like this hide.

James

And yes, wdmaud.sys MalwareBytes also doesn't detect yet, all you have to do to stop the redirect is delete the wdmaud.sys file in system32 folder as greyknight17 had suggested.

C:\Windows\system32\drivers\wdmaud.sys <-- please do not delete this one in the Drivers folder, it's legit.
C:\Windows\system32\wdmaud.drv <-- legit file with drv extension in system32 folder

rpggamergirl you are a tremendous asset to this site and my new personal hero!  Your suggestion to use GooredFix.exe found and solved my issue by locating the registry entry and the directory that the javascript redirect was in.  This is a monumental relief but it leaves me with a question that you might know the answer to.  The redirect was on this machine for a few days.  What, if anything, is the consequence of that?  Did I just suffer ad redirects or should I be worried that (as an example) my username and password to *this* site were compromised.  The redirect NEVER carried me to another site that I might confuse as my own bank or financial institution and was wholly limited to just redirecting search links in Google.  

I'm reading through a few forums for answers right now (notably a few discussions concerning Avast) but any help with understanding that YOU might be able to offer would be greatly appreciated.  

No, that was just the redirects you suffered from. It wasn't like one of those generic PWS trojans that steal personal infos or trojans that record keystrokes etc.
Combofix and MalwareBytes already detect and remove other search engine redirects like the "sysaudio.sys and wdmaud.sys" but not this one yet.

It's also a good idea to fully scan the system for viruses to make sure that the system is free from other nasties that may be present as well. An online Kaspersky scan and MalwareBytes to check for any rogues would be good.
No antivirus detects this infection, most antivirus doesn't even detect/remove rogues apps like Antivirus 2009 etc.
I'm using the free Avast, it's a good free antivirus, light and better than AVG I think as I don't have any problems with it so far(nearly 2 years).

Thanks for the compliments and kind words, so nice of you, :)
I very much appreciate it.

Thanks again to everyone - and especially rpggamergirl - for the assistance.  I'm going to split the points a little but the bulk of them go to rpg.
James