IE Searchbar restoration..

[Guest]

Somehow.. "http://www.onestepsearch.biz" took over my
search-from-the-addressbar feature. I have tried to go to their website to
see if this can be undone, but they do not give any answers or links.. I have
also tried to use some of the fixes from Kelly's XP Korner..i.e. Restore IE
original search.. And also, make IE search use Google.. Neither of these
worked, and they both edit the system registry..

Please help if you can,

Thanks,

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Please try these programs to check for any spyware that may be on your
system:

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com
Spybot - http://www.safer-networking.org/
CWShredder - http://forum.aumha.org/downloads/cwshredder.zip
Spy Sweeper - www.webroot.com

Try SpyWareBlaster to stop intrusions:

http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Also see the following links:

http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp

 

[David H. Lipman]

1) Download the following three items...

Trend Sysclean Package
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp

Latest Trend Pattern File.
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp

Adaware SE (free personal version v1.05)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Create a directory.
On drive "C:\"
(e.g., "c:\New Folder")
or the desktop
(e.g., "C:\Documents and Settings\lipman\Desktop\New Folder")

Download Sysclean.com and place it in that directory.
Download the Trend Pattern File by obtaining the ZIP file.
For example; lpt248.zip

Extract the contents of the ZIP file and place the contents in the same directory as
sysclean.com.

2) Update Adaware with the latest definitions.
3) Disable System Restore
http://vil.nai.com/vil/SystemHelpDocs/DisableSysRestore.htm
4) Reboot your PC into Safe Mode
5) Using both the Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware, perform a Full Scan of your
platform and clean/delete any infectors/parasites found.
(a few cycles may be needed)
6) Restart your PC and perform a "final" Full Scan of your platform using both the
Trend Sysclean utility and Adaware
7) Re-enable System Restore and re-apply any System Restore preferences,
(e.g. HD space to use suggested 400 ~ 600MB),
8) Reboot your PC.
9) Create a new Restore point


* * * Please report your results ! * * *

Dave




| Somehow.. "http://www.onestepsearch.biz" took over my
| search-from-the-addressbar feature. I have tried to go to their website to
| see if this can be undone, but they do not give any answers or links.. I have
| also tried to use some of the fixes from Kelly's XP Korner..i.e. Restore IE
| original search.. And also, make IE search use Google.. Neither of these
| worked, and they both edit the system registry..
|
| Please help if you can,
|
| Thanks,
|
| (e-mail address removed)