isearch, hosts directory

[paul]

isearch has hijacked my IE 6.0. in following your
instructions, i found hosts 3 times:
\i386
windows\system32\drivers\etc as a file
windows\system32\drivers\etc as a icalender file

a) do i rename both of the drivers files initially?
b) do i evenutally rename the original hosts back to
hosts?
c) would deleting the one "host" file work?
d) any idea why norton wouldn't catch this when my last
update was just two weeks ago?

 

[H Leboeuf]

Remove the parasites.
And, yes delete your hosts file (no extension) Isearch writes entries in it.

Try this: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced > Browsing
Uncheck the Enable 3rd party browser extensions

If this clears your problem then find out who the culprit(s) is/are with
these tools.

Let AD-Aware Scan your system for advertising Spyware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

and:

SpyBot-S&D
http://security.kolla.de/

p.s Reset the 3rd party browser setting.

More: This may be caused by a third-party program (adware, spyware,
parasite).
Get AdAware and SpyBot and run them both. Keep them up to date.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional link:
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm


You may need this removal tool.
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