Default search provider corrupted

Computer Help and Discussions Windows Security
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Can anyone explain this to me??

Logged on this morning and I got a eror message saying

" A program on your computer has corrupted your default search provider settings for Internet Explorer.I.E. has reset this setting to our original search provider,live search (searchlive.com)

I.E will now open search settings where you can change this setting or install more search providers"

I haven`t a clue what`s happend or what to do !!! i ahven`t changed anything yet

please help !

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Seems to be something a lot of folks have had when you google it.

See here

http://loveamongtheruins.wordpress.com/200...ernet-explorer/

(just to be on the safe side, make sure your scans are up to date)

Also read one post somewhere that removing google toolbar in add/remove programs worked for them... I cannot confirm this though.

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Hi Hazel

Just doing a malwarebytes scan and its picked up two objects infected so far :(

had done a defender and superantispyware and they were clean

I `ll wait until its finished,,I wonder if i repots in spyware hell..???

F

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If you feel you need to, just follow the steps here fluffy.

http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=20120

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Hazel

the results show this,

Files Infected:

C:\Program Files\FileHippo.com\FHSetup.exe (Adware.BHO) -> No action taken.

C:\Program Files\FileHippo.com\Uninstall.exe (Adware.BHO) -> No action taken.

Its filehippo but has adware .BHO,

what do you think !!!!!!!!

Fluffy

*have removed them !and doing scans now,I wonder if the above has been picked up by other forum users who use filehippo and Mbam?

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Sounds like it may be a false positive for the filehippo update checker perhaps.

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Hazel so you would think that given all computers with update checker and MBAM that everyone would get the same log and findings :wacko:

Oh the wonders of computers !!

well I think i`m clean but still doing my scans,as for the initial query I`ll wait and see if I get that error message again,I read some of the link you suggested and it seems like other people have had it

Floof

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Phew my avast scan log now says it has two files it can`t scan and says" the file is a decompression bomb"

its in nero7

EDIT-Can the moderators close this thread,I think I better post in spyware hell,am going through the "before you post"items

I think i better be sure ! the old computer seems to be coming up with all sorts in the reports !!!

Bye bye !!!

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Phew my avast scan log now says it has two files it can`t scan and says" the file is a decompression bomb"

its in nero7

Although the thread is closed I want to answer the Avast issue.

Avast will often state a file is a decompression bomb when dealing with some WinRAR archives, and some installers use SFX RAR's now like many well known antivirus installers. I personally ignore them since the extracted files can be scanned.