Re: Searching from Address Bar Stopped Working

From: Jan Il (abuse_at_localhost.com)
Date: 06/02/04 

Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:51:30 -0700

Hi Burnthot :-)

"Burnthot" <burnthot@hotnospammail.com> wrote in message
news:uU3%23rCKSEHA.2200@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi all. This was the only forum that looked like the right place for this.
> If I should post somewhere else, please let me know.
>
> I've run into a problem that I didn't see in the forum. Some time in the
> last few days, the ability to search from the address bar in IE has
stopped
> working. For example, entering "lima beans" in the address bar and
pressing
> enter or clicking go gives me: http:///? "lima beans" in the address bar
and
> the "page cannot be displayed" result page.
>
> I've run Adaware, Spybot, and done a virus scan (all up to date), and
> nothing came up. I'm running IE 6.02 (completely up to date) on Windows
XP
> Home (also completely up to date). I do have "just display results in the
> main window" checked under the advanced tab and have not changed any
options
> in IE. Also, I have not installed any new software or made any hardware
> changes in the past couple of months.
>
> I'd really appreciate some thoughts on how to fix this. I really liked
> entering the search terms in the address bar and just hitting enter, and
> having the results come up in the main window. I am comfortable with
> editing the registry, if that's what it takes.
>
> Thank you all for your time and help.

Try the programs below and see if they will help:

It is possible you may have parasites, spyware, adware,
malware, or hijackware on your system causing the problem.
Download and install, you *must* update the programs prior
to running to be sure they have the latest definitions, then
run the programs below. They are free and very effective. Be
sure to run both SpyBot and Adaware, as what one does
not detect the other may. It is important that you follow all
directions carefully:

CWShredder: Free
http://tinyurl.com/2l9kl
or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

SpyBot Search & Destroy: Free
http://download.com.com/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=lst-0-2
or
http://majorgeeks.com/download2471.html

AdAware: Free
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

AdAware Free:
Manual updates: Scroll down to Updates Available -
http://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download

(Check for Product Updates http://tinyurl.com/23lv4)

HiJackThis: - Free

Go to
http://computercops.biz/downloads-cat-14.html ,
or
http://tinyurl.com/2oce8
or
http://tinyurl.com/2atxk

and download HiJackThis. Unzip to a folder other than your Desktop or the
Temp folder, doubleclick HiJackThis.exe, and hit "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button. Press that, save the log some place you remember where it is. Most
of
what it lists will be harmless or even required, so DO NOT fix anything yet.

Open a the copy of your log in NotePad and made a copy. Then you can go here
to post you log:
http://forum.aumha.org/

Go to the HiJackThis section on the forum list and click to open. You can
post as a guest. It's also a good site to keep for reference. The experts
there will analyze the log and report back the results. Please allow at
least a few hours or a days time for a response.

Remember, you must return to the HJT site to get your answer. It is a good
idea to click the "Notify" box so that you will get an electronic
notification by e-mail to let you know when a response has been posted.
But, you must still return to the site of your answer

Help with Hijackware & Scumware Information:

HijackThis Quick Start Help
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/

The Tutorial if you want to know more about the results or the .log file.
http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html
also
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Here is information on how to help protect your system:

Practice Safe Hex
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html

This program helps control parasites, spyware, adware, and malware that may
get on your system:

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

Hope this helps.

Jan :)