Address bar search sites

[Rob]

Anyone - a user has XP home installed, all updated applied
to IE6. Upon my request has downloaded, updated, and run
Adaware and Spybot. Neither tool has removed the problem.

Problem: anytime the user types in a search engine site it
automatically jumps to the site (address bar and title
will say goole, yahoo, etc), but the body of IE show a
different site - a search site for gifts and such.

Any ideas?

Any clarifying questions? Understand all Spyware tools
have been run.

Any help will be appreciated.

 

[war17]

Some website has hijacked your homepage.

1. 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
CoolWebShredder
http://www.spychecker.com/program/coolwebshredder.html

2. 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.

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

http://www.spywareinfo.com/program/hijackthis.html

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

4. 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.