search engine has been redirected

[Susan]

every time you search in internet explorer, it redirects
your search engine to dotnettoolbar at 213.222.11.9 and
brings up a totally worthless search engine. I know there
is a file in Windows that has this redirect in it, but I
am unable to locate it. Any help?

 

[war17]

2. Use the following scanners to find and remove the website.

SpyBot S&D searches your harddisk for so-called spy- or adbots;
http://security.kolla.de/
or
Adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
or
CWShredder
http://www.spychecker.com/program/cwshredder.html

3. Some porn websites redirects links to their websites using your HOSTS
file. Do a search for the HOSTS (without extension) file and remove the
entry.

4. If still no joy, download HijackThis from Spywareinfo download page

http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php

Run the program and you will find many entries. Most are OK. Post the log. I
will find the problem for you.

5. For future preventive maintenance, make sure programs cannot just
download on your computer without your permission. From the Internet
Toolbar, go to Tools > Internet Options > Advanced. Make sure "Enable
Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)" and "Enable Install On Demand
(Other)" are unchecked.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Susan,

How to reset the Internet Explorer Search engine to default settings?
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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Prevent Spyware from being installed:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Prevent malware from being installed - Part 2:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/MalwareDefence_Example.htm
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every time you search in internet explorer, it redirects
your search engine to dotnettoolbar at 213.222.11.9 and
brings up a totally worthless search engine. I know there
is a file in Windows that has this redirect in it, but I
am unable to locate it. Any help?