search engine that I can not find let alone disable

[J.P.]

I would love to be able to get rid of this searchine
called martfinder. I don't know how I got it. It pops up
whenever and invalid search is typed into the URL box.I
can not find in my computer files. I am an average user in
terms of registry and directories. Can anyone help me
clean the darn thing off of my computer

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

I would love to be able to get rid of this searchine
called martfinder. I don't know how I got it. It pops up
whenever and invalid search is typed into the URL box.I
can not find in my computer files. I am an average user in
terms of registry and directories. Can anyone help me
clean the darn thing off of my computer

Get and run these programs (if you test after each one you can stop when
the problem is gone):
Ad-Aware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
and
Spybot - Search & Destroy -
http://security.kolla.de/
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
and
BHO Demon: http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/bhod/

Until the problem is solved.

Further advice available here:

If the problem site is your home page:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#home_page

If the problem is a pop-up window, your computer may have been hijacked.
For information about pop-up windows, how to get rid of them, and prevent
them in the future have a look at the link below:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#pop_up