> Lots of very useful information here. Thank you very much.
> Jim
>
> "Don Varnau" wrote in message
> news:uTyCvczDJHA.3396@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>>
>> Hi,
>> See these sites for help, including the posting of a HijackThis log to
>> one
>> of the forums where HJT logs are analyzed:
>>
>> The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
>>
>> Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
>> http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
>>
>> Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.html
>>
>> Removing Malware:
>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>>
>> Partial list of forums- there are others:
>> http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
>> http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php
>> http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
>> http://forums.whatthetech.com/forums.html
>> http://www.thespykiller.co.uk/index.php?board=3.0
>> http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
>> http://forums.spywareinfo.com/
>>
>> You will have to register to post to any of these forums and should look
>> for
>> one or more "Important- Read this first" type messages, at whatever forum
>> you choose, for specific instructions.
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>> Don
>> [MS MVP- IE]
>>
>> "Peter Foldes" hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eha8FawDJHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Crossposted to the IE7 newsgroup for convenience
>>
>> Peter
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>>
>> "Nut that holds the wheel" dakotacomm.net> wrote in message
>> news:Z9SdnXCQifCf-F3VnZ2dnUVZ_gmdnZ2d@posted.dakotacomip...

>>>I am running Internet Explorer 7 (7.0.5730.13) under Windows XP Service

>> Pack

>>> 3.
>>> Recently, when I do a search from Google or Yahoo, I get back the
>>> expected
>>> listing of hits. For example, I did a search on "Internet Explorer Beta

>> 2".

>>> I got a page full of references, one of which was a link to the Windows
>>> Internet Explorer 8 Home Page at
>>> www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta. When I click on this

>> link,

>>> a new page opens with the following in the address bar:
>>>

>> http://www.findstuff.com/search.php?uvx=tyP9p3gue2ocEuvQhDcrhuf_qjZshT4wFddfxMeQ...

>>> This is obviously not the Microsoft web site. Something has hijacked my
>>> search engine and is redirecting my searches.
>>>
>>> If I click on the back arrow from here, I momentarily see a URL that

>> starts

>>> with www.topdir2.com/feed/click... but I end up back at the
>>> findstuff.com
>>> page.
>>>
>>> Sometimes I am redirected to the lowpriceshopper.com page or some other
>>> page, and some times I am not redirected at all.
>>>
>>> How can I find out what is causing this redirection and who/what I have
>>> to
>>> kill to fix this problem? Any help would be appreciated.
>>> Thanks
>>> Jim

>>

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