Suz said:
Help - I accidentally deleted the search engine for Internet Explorer
in my add/remove control panel. Do you know how I can get this back.
Also, my son seems to have downloaded the Lop.com search engine and
toolbar and I want to remove them.
I don't think you deleted a search engine. I think your computer is full
of spyware and other related malware. You need to clean it up by doing
these steps:
1) Scan with current antivirus ("current" means a version not earlier
than 2002 but using updated virus definitions); 2) remove spyware with
Spybot Search & Destroy (
www.security.kolla.de) and Ad-aware
(
www.lavasoftusa.com). These are free programs. Be sure to update these
programs before running, and it is a good idea to do virus/spyware
scans in Safe Mode; 3) delete temporary and Temporary Internet Files;
4) stop unnecessary services/programs from starting with Windows - see
www.blackviper.com for services info and
www.pacs-portal.co.uk
startup_index.htm for programs info.
After your computer is clean, if you need more help please post back. Be
sure to tell us what you've already done to troubleshoot.
Cheers,
Malke
