unwanted search engines

[gmoney-1]

Whenever I type anything in my address bar, I get an unwanted search engine.
For example, at my home page, I type in www.yahoo.com in the address bar. I
am returned the following URL:http://www.nkvd.us/1507/www.yahoo.com. I am
then taken to the nkvd.us webpage, which is a search engine. It does this
with every web site that I type in. I am never taken to the desired webpage.
The only way to get to awebpage that is not saved in my favorites is to type
the site in on my homepage search bar.

Does anyone know how to remove this or work around it?

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

You have malware running on your PC
- search the web for spybot or adaware removal tools
(or ask for help in the Windows or IE newsgroups)

Not a FP issue




| Whenever I type anything in my address bar, I get an unwanted search engine.
| For example, at my home page, I type in www.yahoo.com in the address bar. I
| am returned the following URL:http://www.nkvd.us/1507/www.yahoo.com. I am
| then taken to the nkvd.us webpage, which is a search engine. It does this
| with every web site that I type in. I am never taken to the desired webpage.
| The only way to get to awebpage that is not saved in my favorites is to type
| the site in on my homepage search bar.
|
| Does anyone know how to remove this or work around it?

 

[Joe]

gOOGLE FOR cw-sHREDDER

 

[Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage]

My dad got a browser hi-jacker 20/20 search. man, that was difficult to
remove. I wound up simply reformatting his computer.

I've tried to tell him a hundred times not to answer the "dialog boxes" even
if he _thinks_ he's hitting "no", as that button is usually rigged to the
"yes" as well as the "big" close button on the box.

trying to get him to alt-f4 the things or be sure he's hitting the system
"close" button has been challenging.

I've got him rigged up with sp2, and the msn tool bar so now most of the
potential has been eliminated. ;-)


--
Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage

ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
a fantastic convenience for site owners.
http://contentseed.com/
--
in message And PRAY that you have not been hijacked by Cool Web Search...it's
insidious. I've been trying to kill it on one of my machines for 4 days now.
nasty nasty nasty.

It has about 40+ variants some of which write hidden registry entries that
mutate...I'm about to reformat if I can't kill it soon.



| Whenever I type anything in my address bar, I get an unwanted search
engine.
| For example, at my home page, I type in www.yahoo.com in the address bar.
I
| am returned the following URL:http://www.nkvd.us/1507/www.yahoo.com. I am
| then taken to the nkvd.us webpage, which is a search engine. It does this
| with every web site that I type in. I am never taken to the desired
webpage.
| The only way to get to awebpage that is not saved in my favorites is to
type
| the site in on my homepage search bar.
|
| Does anyone know how to remove this or work around it?

 

[Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage]

busy here too. it's an awful thing to be both busy and LAZY. ;-)
happy new year none the less!

--
Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage

ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
a fantastic convenience for site owners.
http://contentseed.com/
--
in message CWS is awful...it crashes AdAware, uninstalls or blocks part of Norton
AntiVirus 2005,,,its a really bad one man. I'm going blind from editing the
registry a hundred times.

Hey..Happy New Year btw...I was busy


| My dad got a browser hi-jacker 20/20 search. man, that was difficult to
| remove. I wound up simply reformatting his computer.
|
| I've tried to tell him a hundred times not to answer the "dialog boxes"
even
| if he _thinks_ he's hitting "no", as that button is usually rigged to the
| "yes" as well as the "big" close button on the box.
|
| trying to get him to alt-f4 the things or be sure he's hitting the system
| "close" button has been challenging.
|
| I've got him rigged up with sp2, and the msn tool bar so now most of the
| potential has been eliminated. ;-)
|
|
| --
| Chris Leeds,
| Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
|
| ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
| a fantastic convenience for site owners.
| http://contentseed.com/
| --
| in message | And PRAY that you have not been hijacked by Cool Web Search...it's
| insidious. I've been trying to kill it on one of my machines for 4 days
now.
| nasty nasty nasty.
|
| It has about 40+ variants some of which write hidden registry entries that
| mutate...I'm about to reformat if I can't kill it soon.
|
|
|
| | | Whenever I type anything in my address bar, I get an unwanted search
| engine.
| | For example, at my home page, I type in www.yahoo.com in the address
bar.
| I
| | am returned the following URL:http://www.nkvd.us/1507/www.yahoo.com. I
am
| | then taken to the nkvd.us webpage, which is a search engine. It does
this
| | with every web site that I type in. I am never taken to the desired
| webpage.
| | The only way to get to awebpage that is not saved in my favorites is to
| type
| | the site in on my homepage search bar.
| |
| | Does anyone know how to remove this or work around it?
|
|

 

[Steve Easton]

Did you use CW Shredder??
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer

I finally killed CWS...what a beeatch! Musta took me 30 hours.

_restore is a pain in the butt...you gotta totally kill restore files or this thing will keep coming
back.

I gotta say it's the worst hijacker I've ever had to kill.


| My dad got a browser hi-jacker 20/20 search. man, that was difficult to
| remove. I wound up simply reformatting his computer.
|
| I've tried to tell him a hundred times not to answer the "dialog boxes" even
| if he _thinks_ he's hitting "no", as that button is usually rigged to the
| "yes" as well as the "big" close button on the box.
|
| trying to get him to alt-f4 the things or be sure he's hitting the system
| "close" button has been challenging.
|
| I've got him rigged up with sp2, and the msn tool bar so now most of the
| potential has been eliminated. ;-)
|
|
| --
| Chris Leeds,
| Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
|
| ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
| a fantastic convenience for site owners.
| http://contentseed.com/
| --
| in message | And PRAY that you have not been hijacked by Cool Web Search...it's
| insidious. I've been trying to kill it on one of my machines for 4 days now.
| nasty nasty nasty.
|
| It has about 40+ variants some of which write hidden registry entries that
| mutate...I'm about to reformat if I can't kill it soon.
|
|
|
| | | Whenever I type anything in my address bar, I get an unwanted search
| engine.
| | For example, at my home page, I type in www.yahoo.com in the address bar.
| I
| | am returned the following URL:http://www.nkvd.us/1507/www.yahoo.com. I am
| | then taken to the nkvd.us webpage, which is a search engine. It does this
| | with every web site that I type in. I am never taken to the desired
| webpage.
| | The only way to get to awebpage that is not saved in my favorites is to
| type
| | the site in on my homepage search bar.
| |
| | Does anyone know how to remove this or work around it?
|
|

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Or the new MS Spyware Beta
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx



| Did you use CW Shredder??
| http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html
|
|
| --
| Steve Easton
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| 95isalive
| This site is best viewed............
| .......................with a computer
|
| | I finally killed CWS...what a beeatch! Musta took me 30 hours.
|
| _restore is a pain in the butt...you gotta totally kill restore files or this thing will keep coming
| back.
|
| I gotta say it's the worst hijacker I've ever had to kill.
|
|
| | | My dad got a browser hi-jacker 20/20 search. man, that was difficult to
| | remove. I wound up simply reformatting his computer.
| |
| | I've tried to tell him a hundred times not to answer the "dialog boxes" even
| | if he _thinks_ he's hitting "no", as that button is usually rigged to the
| | "yes" as well as the "big" close button on the box.
| |
| | trying to get him to alt-f4 the things or be sure he's hitting the system
| | "close" button has been challenging.
| |
| | I've got him rigged up with sp2, and the msn tool bar so now most of the
| | potential has been eliminated. ;-)
| |
| |
| | --
| | Chris Leeds,
| | Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
| |
| | ContentSeed: great tool for web masters,
| | a fantastic convenience for site owners.
| | http://contentseed.com/
| | --
| | in message | | And PRAY that you have not been hijacked by Cool Web Search...it's
| | insidious. I've been trying to kill it on one of my machines for 4 days now.
| | nasty nasty nasty.
| |
| | It has about 40+ variants some of which write hidden registry entries that
| | mutate...I'm about to reformat if I can't kill it soon.
| |
| |
| |
| | | | | Whenever I type anything in my address bar, I get an unwanted search
| | engine.
| | | For example, at my home page, I type in www.yahoo.com in the address bar.
| | I
| | | am returned the following URL:http://www.nkvd.us/1507/www.yahoo.com. I am
| | | then taken to the nkvd.us webpage, which is a search engine. It does this
| | | with every web site that I type in. I am never taken to the desired
| | webpage.
| | | The only way to get to awebpage that is not saved in my favorites is to
| | type
| | | the site in on my homepage search bar.
| | |
| | | Does anyone know how to remove this or work around it?
| |
| |
|
|