Can't use "Search"

[Guest]

Can someone help me? I can not use the search button on
my IE. I can't even go to a search website, i.e.
www.google.com or even use the search features on yahoo
or msn.com. A page comes up that reads "Page can't be
found, try refresh, see administrator", etc. whenever I
hit the search button on my toolbar, type in
www.google.com or type in a word and hit search on yahoo
or msn. I tried emptying my temp internet files and
history and deleted the cookies. None worked. I am at a
total loss. I think it may be possible that some pop or
cookie is corrupting my PC or maybe I didn't set the
security correctly.

Thanks

 

[siljaline]

Can someone help me? I can not use the search button on
my IE. I can't even go to a search website, i.e.
www.google.com or even use the search features on yahoo
or msn.com. A page comes up that reads "Page can't be
found, try refresh, see administrator", etc. whenever I
hit the search button on my toolbar, type in
www.google.com or type in a word and hit search on yahoo
or msn. I tried emptying my temp internet files and
history and deleted the cookies. None worked. I am at a
total loss. I think it may be possible that some pop or
cookie is corrupting my PC or maybe I didn't set the
security correctly.

Thanks

You search assistant or machine has been hijacked by Spyware.

Follow the instructions for Ad-aware and SpyBot Search & Destroy at this
link: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
(Note that SpyBot is for advanced users and Ad-aware is for novice users)

Both applications update frequently just like your pre-installed anti-virus
scanner.
Use them often - just as you would run a scheduled anti-virus scan.


HTH

--

siljaline MS - MVP IE/OE

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"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]

Qhosts virus/trojan, ALERT!.

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

Removal tools that have been used with success.
http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/CIS/Software_Services/virus/index.html
http://software.brown.edu/dist/w-cleanqhosts.html

Be sure that you install hotfix 828750 which fixes the exploit that this
virus uses:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/828750/default.asp