IE Search Redirect - Help!

[Brian]

Up until a few weeks ago, if I typed in a URL and it was
not correct (mistyped, etc.) my IE would redirect to
www.msn.com automatically and MSN would suggest a
correction, etc.

Now my browser redirects to www.flashlight.com. I suspect
this is something that was picked up by visiting a web
site, but I don't not now how to remove this and have go
back to www.msn.com. Any suggestions???

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Up until a few weeks ago, if I typed in a URL and it was
not correct (mistyped, etc.) my IE would redirect to
www.msn.com automatically and MSN would suggest a
correction, etc.

Now my browser redirects to www.flashlight.com. I suspect
this is something that was picked up by visiting a web
site, but I don't not now how to remove this and have go
back to www.msn.com. Any suggestions???

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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[Mike Burgess]

Brian,
Are you sure you don't mean: "flashlightsearch.com"?
As "flashlight.com" is a valid site, and NOT a hijacker.

"flashlightsearch.com" = Adware.MemoryMeter
http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/adware.memorymeter.html

Dealing with Unwanted Malware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-18-04]
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