Address Bar Search fails.

[Guest]

System got hijacked today. I've removed everything that was installed using both Hijack This and AdAware and tried all the steps listed at http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm including the registry files on the site. Also it's important to note that I am running QuickSearch for IE 5 which was working correctly earlier today. (Windows 2000 and IE 6)

Symptom
I have S defined as my Google searc
Entering.... S searchquery results in
http:///? s searchquer

Similar results for the Yahoo search...
Y searchquery results in..
http:///? y searchquer

Any help on this would be greatly apprecited it. I rely heavly on QuickSearch.
Thank
Darv

 

[Altrus]

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Hi,

If you have not already done so, you may want to run CWShredder to pick up
anything AdAware or Hijack this! may have missed. You can download CWShredder
from:

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

After you have gotten rid of all the spyware, the following registry patch
should restore your search defaults:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/RestoreSearch2.REG

Seeing as this patch restores defaults, it may be necessary to reinstall
quicksearch (as it would appear to be a third-party program).

Regards,

Altrus



| System got hijacked today. I've removed everything that was installed using
| both Hijack This and AdAware and tried all the steps listed at
| http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm including the registry files on the
| site. Also it's important to note that I am running QuickSearch for IE 5
| which was working correctly earlier today. (Windows 2000 and IE 6)
|
| Symptoms
| I have S defined as my Google search
| Entering.... S searchquery results in:
| http:///? s searchquery
|
| Similar results for the Yahoo search...
| Y searchquery results in...
| http:///? y searchquery
|
| Any help on this would be greatly apprecited it. I rely heavly on
| QuickSearch. Thanks
Darv


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