all LINKS lead to a # sign

[Griever]

ok whats going on. no matter the website, but usually
google or yahoo. when ever you click on a link it just
adds a # sign to the current URL and nothing happens.
Example www.google.com if you click on the image search
option I get www.google.com/# and the browser stays on
google.com. Also if you enter a search querry, the results
are all about shopping and links to search more webpages
with the same querry no actual content about the querry is
given. What is this?

 

[Bill Sanderson]

I'm not sure what it is.

Sometimes the URL when you get to one of those "bad" search results pages
will give us a name.

Have you run Microsoft Antispyware? Does it identify anything?

http://www.microsoft.com/spyware/software

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

ok whats going on. no matter the website, but usually
google or yahoo. when ever you click on a link it just
adds a # sign to the current URL and nothing happens.
Example www.google.com if you click on the image search
option I get www.google.com/# and the browser stays on
google.com. Also if you enter a search querry, the results
are all about shopping and links to search more webpages
with the same querry no actual content about the querry is
given. What is this?

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack. Before
you try to remove spyware, download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to
repair damaged Winsock 2 stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

 

[Ron Kinner]

Get HijackThis.exe from
http://tomcoyote.org/hjt/hjt199//HijackThis.exe

Save it to C:\hjt (new folder) then Open it and select
Scan and Save Log. Note where you saved the log then
send it to me as an attachment. Put Hijack in the subject
so I'll know it's not spam.

Ron Kinner
Microsoft MVP 2004 & 2005
(e-mail address removed)