1. See if you can download/run the MSRT manually:
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx[/url]

NB: Run the FULL scan, not the QUICK scan! You may need to download the
MSRT on a non-infected machine, then transfer MRT.EXE to the infected
machine and rename it to SCAN.EXE before running it.

2. [WinXP ONLY!! =>] Run the Windows Live Safety Center's 'Protection' scan
(only!) in Safe Mode with Networking, if need be:
[url]http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm[/url]

3. Run a /thorough/ check for hijackware, including posting the requested
logs in an appropriate forum, not here.

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
[url]http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=4075[/url]
[url]http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm[/url]
[url]http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm[/url]
[url]http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html[/url]
[url]http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm[/url]
[url]http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware[/url]

**Seek expert assistance in
[url]http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0[/url],
[url]http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22[/url],
[url]http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup[/url], [url]http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30[/url]
or other appropriate forums.**

--
Peter

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"LMO" <lmo01******.com> wrote in message news:h2hn0e$v4r$1@aioe.org...[color=blue]
> Aloha all.
> Many of my searches in IE get hijacked to places like "Coupon Mountain."
> etc. When
> I do a search, and click on a site, I'm sent to one of these engines instead
> of the site I wanted. If I go back to the search, then click on the wanted
> site again, I am then sent to the correct site, but many of my first clicks
> end up hijacked to one of these unwanted engines.
> I do weekely spy cleaning and virus cleanings. Is this problem on the net,
> or something on my PC (Vista)? If the latter, anything I can do about it?
> I asked this on the IE NG, but got no replies.
> Thanks!
>[/color]