Re: Address Bar Auto Search - How to disable

From: Teo (nospam_teo_at_homsany.net)
Date: 10/22/04


Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 11:58:08 -0500

Most likely you have Spyware and Adware.

Get a program like Adaware or Spybot from the internet in www.downloads.com
and scan your computer. Most likely it will find a lot of crap running in
your windows background.

Teo

"Jeff M" <Jeff@VirtualOrlando.com> wrote in message
news:eiRn3LMrEHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>
> When I type a bad url into my address bar it goes to:
>
> http://web.yoursearchfinder.com/apps/eps/eps.cgi?s=search+string
>
> I however want it to go to the default...
>
> "The page cannot be displayed" screen in internet explorer.
>
> I have checked the registry every where under the branch...
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
>
> and couldn't find any url other than Google searches...
>
> I cannot figure out how this program is hijacking my IE.
>
> Ad-aware doesn't remove this...
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Jeff
>
>



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