Website Search Fields returning error 404

[Nathan E. Musicant]

Within the last 2 days, my browser, I.E 6.0 SP1, must've
had something done to it. When typing in a search under a
website 'search the internet' field, the results are
returning an error 404, stating the website name you
request does not exist. I've reset the explorer's
defaults and this did not resolve the issue. I've deleted
temp internet files and reset the cookies, still not
resolved. I searched the topics and found that my
experience is similar to the hotbar.com quicks earch
problem, but my problem is not specific to one website.
examples (www.yahoo.com, www.msn.com, www.google.com) Has
anyone heard of anything like this? I have netscape 7.0
as well and the problem does not happen there, so I think
i've isolated the problem to be a setting within internet
explorer or the program must be corrupt. Any and all
feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Been hacked by this trojan. Get the instructions how to remove and get the
latest Security Updates from MS.

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/delude.shtml

NAME: Delude
ALIAS: Trojan.BAT.Startpage.a
Delude is a trojan that is available on a web page. The web page contains a
code that uses a vulnerability in the Internet Explorer (MS03-032) to
execute.
More information about the vulnerability, including a fix, is available from
Microsoft at:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-032.asp
VARIANT: Delude.A
The HTA code available on a web page downloads a file "partyboy.exe" from an
ftp site and runs it. This file is is packed with UPX. It is a batch file
which was compiled to executable binary (".exe") using a BatToExe tool.
When executed, it changes the Internet Explorer start page to find-now.info.
It prevents access to the most major search engines such as Google, Yahoo,
Lycos, MSN and AltaVista. To do this it replaces the following file:

More:

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