url address is diverted to another

[Bob]

When I enter certain URL adresses into the address bar,
the address is automatiaclly diverted to this search
engine bb-search. How can I stop this from happening?
This is driving me crazy.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

When I enter certain URL adresses into the address bar,
the address is automatiaclly diverted to this search
engine bb-search. How can I stop this from happening?
This is driving me crazy.

See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

 

[siljaline]

When I enter certain URL adresses into the address bar,
the address is automatiaclly diverted to this search
engine bb-search. How can I stop this from happening?
This is driving me crazy.

Another "Cool Web Search" hijacker! Spyware Parasite...

Use this tool to get rid of it:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip
Unzip the shredder, hit the executable and follow the prompts.

HTH

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

 

[H Leboeuf]

10 minutes after his previous answer siljaline posted this revision.

Please see my post at Forums Spyware Info:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?act=ST&f=11&t=10946
Seems to be a new variant - the CWS Shredder may not target this one.
Anyone seeing complaint posts of this Spyware Hijacker should prescribe
"Hijack This" -
Instructions as such - feel free to clip and paste in your post reply!

Go to:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates "hijackthis.log")

Next, HijackThis | Config [button] | Misc Tools [button]
Click: Generate StartupList log [button] (generates "startuplist.txt")

Next, go to the below location: Spyware and Hijackware Removal Support.
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/index.php?showforum=11

Sign in, then copy and paste both files in your message.

HTH