Somehow today I picked up a spyware/malware program called isearch. A spam bar was added to my IE-6 browser on my work computer and has done other things.

My searches are redirected and some sites denied if I go to them from via a search. This sucks. This program was loaded on my machine without my permission or any warning at all. Some Google searches on

 

download ad-aware.

 

do a search for SPYBOT - SEARCH AND DESTROY
- easily available - should solve your problem.

 

...and also try spybot search and destroy. Try that and ad-aware and you should be able to get rid of it.

 

Ad Aware did it. Thanks

When I tried to go to the lavasoft (ad aware wedsite), I was constantly being redirected to the isearch website even when directly typing in the url. I downloaded ad aware v6 from the download.com site.

What a pain in the a$$.

Thanks for the help. The isearch bar is gone now. I am going to look around for remnants later.

Peace

 

IE is very prone to spyware. Why don't you try another web browser called Mozilla Firefox. It automatically blocks pop-ups without being harsh and you are way less likely to have spyware installed. I've been using it for a few months already and I will never use IE ever again.

 

also get spyware blaster.

 

spybot picks up things ad aware doesnt. I have both and run both. IMO you need more than one.

 

agreed, spybot is a great tool. its amazing what it can pick up and fix for your computer.

 

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