browser will only follow links and historical sites, not new URLs entered in add

[greedy]

My browser has stopped following new URLs entered from the
address bar. following existing links or auto-prompted
URLs (in the address bar) from historically visited sites,
work fine.

The problem started after installing some MS patches and
the Panda Titanium anti-virus software (since un-
installed).

Any ideas how I can fix things

 

[H Leboeuf]

Can you get to the sites if you include the http://www.... in front of the
url?

If yes then definitely you have been hacked.

Rule out parasites.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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It may even by this one. Get the removal tool.

CoolWebSearch - CWS http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/cws/
More: Where a removal program is available.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
Direct Download: If the site is not available.
http://216.180.252.218/~spywareinfo.com/downloads/tools/cwshredder.zip

Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/index.htm