IE 6 google and all other search engines problem

[Guest]

I use Http://www.google.com.au as my home page. I recently had some trouble
with a bad file i downloaded, and whilst i have fixed all other issues and
now have no viruses or adware, google does not work the same any more. When
i open the internet explorer google shows up but now there is no option for
search for australian pages, and also if i do a search anyway, it just comes
up with fake results leading to more trouble. If anyone can help it would be
greatly appreciated. My email address is shitake1(removethis)@ozemail.com.au

 

[Galen]

In shitake <[email protected]> had this to say:

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I use Http://www.google.com.au as my home page. I recently had some
trouble with a bad file i downloaded, and whilst i have fixed all
other issues and now have no viruses or adware, google does not work
the same any more. When i open the internet explorer google shows up
but now there is no option for search for australian pages, and also
if i do a search anyway, it just comes up with fake results leading
to more trouble. If anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated.
My email address is shitake1(removethis)@ozemail.com.au

Do your scans again but do them with the updated definition files and in
safe mode. Are ALL search engines like that? If it's just a couple it could
also be your hosts file is stuffed up. I have no idea what OS you're using
so I have no idea where it'd be located on your computer. You can find it by
checking on this site:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Anyhow a malware scan is likely going to be the best course of action.

Malware Cleaning :
http://www.kgiii.info/windows/all/general/malwarefix.html

Galen
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