Issues with search engines

[Sam]

The search results for any search engines intermitently
go to other search engines, even though it identifies the
site in the search results it goes to other search
engines such as "cool web search" and others. This is
very frustrating. I have the latest patches and virus
software. Can you help

 

[war17]

Use CWShredder to get rid of CoolWebSearch, a spyware.

http://www.spychecker.com/program/cwshredder.html

If still no joy, download HijackThis from Spywareinfo download page

http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php

Run the program and you will find many entries. Most are OK. Post the log. I
will find the problem for you.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

The search results for any search engines intermitently
go to other search engines, even though it identifies the
site in the search results it goes to other search
engines such as "cool web search" and others. This is
very frustrating. I have the latest patches and virus
software. Can you help

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 need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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