IE search button gets 404 error

[Toby]

When I try to search from IE 6 sp1 usig the search button
I get a "This Page cannot be Found" instead of the search
pane.

 

[Guest]

i have the same problem! and the "fix" doesnt fix it!

 

[Kieran Jackson]

the fix sure didn't fix it... i need this small probrlem resolved right
away!!!

 

[H Leboeuf]

There's a good possibility that this is being caused by a third-party
program (adware, spyware, parasite).
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

If you get the message from all search engines then:
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