bad url

[Barry]

When I try to open may web browser it switches from trying
to open my home to the following URL,
www.badurl.grandstreet.interactive.com

 

[Don Varnau]

Barry,
There's a wide variety of advice on this in this thread:
http://www.nibbleguru.com/probs/134/1552

Based on that discussion, I would run Ad-awareSE from
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/ followed by Spybot S&D from
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html With both programs
you should check for updates before using the program.

It sounds like removing this may damage your winsock files and make it
impossible for IE to connect to the web. You should have these winsock
repair tools downloaded and ready to use before using Ad-aware and Spybot.

LSPFix- all versions of Windows http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.zip

Winsock2 Fix- Win98, WinME
http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/internetaccess/winsock2fix.html

WinsockXP Fix- WinXP http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
Also, with instructions, at http://www.iup.edu/house/resnet/winfix.shtm

From LavaSoft- all versions of Windows-
http://digital-solutions.co.uk/lavasoft/whndnfix.zip

Later, visit these sites for security tips and other useful information.
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
The Parasite Fight: http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Hope this helps,
Don