Google will not load

[Graeme]

I installed spybot on a windows xp (sp1) with IE6(sp1) computer and
now google.com and google generally causes the browser to stop
responding and then comes back with page not found message. I have
since removed spybot but still have the same problem. I can go on any
other search engines without a problem so it seems that google must do
something locally that the browser doesn't like. Any ideas?

 

[jack]

2 bad so sad

 

[Rogue]

Remove your temp files and cookies you may have a a
coruppted file /cookie for that google load page.

 

[Eric]

Jack -- quit abusing people. People come here hoping for
answers, not rude abuse.

 

[H Leboeuf]

If you also have problems with other search engines then it may be this
trojan.

Qhosts virus/trojan, ALERT!.

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