Remove a search engine that is installed by a hacker

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Randy Hayes

when you click on view/explorer bar/search, the screen is
split in two and a search section shows on the left side
of the screen. someone at http:www.free-popup-killer.com
removed my original search engine and insterted a new
search engine http://www.7search.com. I can not remove it
even if I reset the search engine secton to customize it.

Please avoid dealing with these two sites. They are some
kind of suspecious.

Can you tell me how I can remove their search engine and
get my original search engine back.

Thank you.
 
Randy said:
when you click on view/explorer bar/search, the screen is
split in two and a search section shows on the left side
of the screen. someone at http:www.free-popup-killer.com
removed my original search engine and insterted a new
search engine http://www.7search.com. I can not remove it
even if I reset the search engine secton to customize it.

Please avoid dealing with these two sites. They are some
kind of suspecious.

Can you tell me how I can remove their search engine and
get my original search engine back.
Click to expand...

Have you run Ad-Aware and SpyBot Search and Destroy with their latest
updates/

Looks like a case for HijackThis.
http://www.tomcoyote.org/hjt/
 
Randy,
Did you install their pop-up killer?
If so then you agreed to their "Terms and Conditions" = hijacks your browser
You should be able to uninstall via Add Remove.
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 9-12-03]
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