Iritating search feature

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David Wren

For the last few weeks whenever I do a search on any site a new pane opens
on the left hand side with some search options. This is both irritating and
unwanted but I have no idea why it started to appear or how to disable it.
Any help would be most appreciated.

David
 
Hi David :-)
For the last few weeks whenever I do a search on any site a new pane
opens on the left hand side with some search options. This is both
irritating and unwanted but I have no idea why it started to appear
or how to disable it. Any help would be most appreciated.
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Since you did not post necessary information such as the version of Windows
or IE you are using, or wording regarding the errant search options, I can
only make a general suggestion.

It is possible you have a hijacker, malware, spyware or parasites on your
system that can cause this problem. In addition to running your updated
anti-virus program, you should do the following to be sure none of these
are present on your system. Follow all instructions carefully:

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Be sure to run CWShredder, Ad-aware and Spybot.
Also be sure to use the HijackThis. Please do not post your log to this
newsgroup, but to the SpywareInfo or the Aumha HiJackThis forums
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30, to allow the experts there to
evaluate your log and advise you of the necessary steps to clean your
system.

CAUTION!!!!! Before you try to remove spyware using any of the programs
below, download a copy of LSPFIX from any of the following sites:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
(if your OS is Win2k or XP) The process of removing certain malware may kill
your internet connection. If this should occur, this program, LSPFIX, will
enable you to regain your connection.

Also, get a copy of WINSOCKFIX available at:
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
and
AdAware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/
Update immediately after installing before using


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.


Hope this helps

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David Wren said:
For the last few weeks whenever I do a search on any site a new pane opens
on the left hand side with some search options. This is both irritating and
unwanted but I have no idea why it started to appear or how to disable it.
Any help would be most appreciated.

David
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David Wren said:
For the last few weeks whenever I do a search on any site a new pane opens
on the left hand side with some search options. This is both irritating and
unwanted but I have no idea why it started to appear or how to disable it.
Any help would be most appreciated.

David


Dear David,
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Did you get this problem resolved??

I've had the same issue since updating to IE 6.0.

Please let me know what worked to remove this ANNOYING feature.

Thanks,

(e-mail address removed)
 
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