from previous posts tonight ..............
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Many have been writing in about not being able to use
their search engines.
There have been several responses today explaining how to
fix this. It's
likely a trojan program hijacking the search engine. I
fixed it by
following the instructions at this site:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers4.htm#search_engin
e Others have
posted today with other websites and explanations as to
how to fix it.
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These trojans are often referred to as "Spyware".
"Spyware Defined: Silent background use of an
Internet "backchannel" connection MUST BE PRECEDED by a
complete and truthful disclosure of proposed backchannel
usage, followed by the receipt of explicit, informed,
consent for such use. Any software communicating across
the Internet absent of these elements is guilty of
information theft and is properly and rightfully termed:
Spyware"
Another terrific site for information on how to cure and
prevent Spyware hijacks, here:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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