Have to put HTTP:// in front of URL for the browser to find site

[Dan Smith]

I recently had the CWS Searchpage.html Trojan infect my
browser. I removed it with Spy Sweeper, but now I have to
type in http:// in front of every URL on the search line
in order for the browser to locate the site. Before all I
had to do was put in the FQDN and it located it without a
problem. What can I do to get IE6 back the way it was?

 

[H Leboeuf]

Suggest you get this removal tool. CWS is very nasty.
More: Complete list by variant with up-to-date information.
http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html
More: Removal tool: http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip
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You may want to check this. Quoted from an other post.

Some program (usually spyware\parasite) may have overridden the URL prefix
setting?
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Includes: Repair the corrupted or altered (spyware) HTTP prefixes
See section: Various Registry Fixes = "RepairDefaultPrefix.reg"
[or - manually]
Open Regedit to the following locations and verify the below default
entries:
Start | Run (type) "regedit" (no quotes)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPre
fix]
@="http://"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes]
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\URLSearchHooks]
"{CFBFAE00-17A6-11D0-99CB-00C04FD64497}"=""

Note: edit as needed, *always* Export before editing.
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Source: Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/


Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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[Black Fox]

I recently had the CWS Searchpage.html Trojan infect my
browser. I removed it with Spy Sweeper, but now I have to
type in http:// in front of every URL on the search line
in order for the browser to locate the site. Before all I
had to do was put in the FQDN and it located it without a
problem. What can I do to get IE6 back the way it was?

Check (correct) the following registry entries:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\DefaultPrefix
default="http://"

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\URL\Prefixes
"ftp"="ftp://"
"gopher"="gopher://"
"home"="http://"
"mosaic"="http://"
"www"="http://"