Error message "IE is unable to open the search page"

[Rodney Vermillion]

When I open my IE it won't display any pages. Then when I
type something in to search it give me an error message
stating
"Internet explorer is unable to open the search page"

Please help,

Thanks

 

[H Leboeuf]

Qhosts virus/trojan, ALERT!. If you have problems with all search engines.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100719.htm
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojqhosts1.html

Removal tools that have been used with success.
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/Software_Services/virus/index.html
http://software.brown.edu/dist/w-cleanqhosts.html

Be sure that you install hotfix 828750 which fixes the exploit that this
virus uses:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp

It could be parasite related.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[Uma Meesala [MSFT]]

Please go through this KB article to fix your problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q219004

 

[Uma Meesala [MSFT]]

Please go through this KB article to fix your problem.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q219004