Internet explorer won't open up search engines

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HI,
In the last few days my internet explorer won't open up
google at all, and in will go to msn, yahoo, but when you
try to search it won't. Can anybody help me. I did
nothing to my computer that would make this happen. I am
running Windows XP pro.
 
How current is your virus definition table?

http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/delude.shtml

NAME: Delude
ALIAS: Trojan.BAT.Startpage.a
Delude is a trojan that is available on a web page. The web page contains a
code that uses a vulnerability in the Internet Explorer (MS03-032) to
execute.
More information about the vulnerability, including a fix, is available from
Microsoft at:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/ms03-032.asp
VARIANT: Delude.A
The HTA code available on a web page downloads a file "partyboy.exe" from an
ftp site and runs it. This file is is packed with UPX. It is a batch file
which was compiled to executable binary (".exe") using a BatToExe tool.
When executed, it changes the Internet Explorer start page to find-now.info.
It prevents access to the most major search engines such as Google, Yahoo,
Lycos, MSN and AltaVista. To do this it replaces the following file:
Or:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.qhosts.html
 
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