Re: Problems using Search engines
- From: "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:04:29 -0600
"liz" <liz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:E8644285-10B5-44D7-8784-47366191A274@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ok, when i search using any search engine, and click on the links that it has
given me to go to after searching, it takes me to a different website all
together. I can search for MSN on the net and when i click on the link given,
it just takes me to somewhere different, somewhere that doesnt have anything
to do with MSN, ie, Shopping.com. Anyone know what it could be, i have ran
virus scans and spyware and it came back with nothing, i use trend micro
pc-cillan security suite 2007....plz help!! i am running windows xp media
center edition, computer is fairly new.
You need a more thorough malware check. Go to one of these sites:
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure of.
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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