whatever search engine =)

when i hit the search button on internet explorer it uses a search engine called coolweb or ok search... is there a way to change it to yahoo?

 

Yeah it is a Browser Hijacker/spyware.

go here http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/

and get and run the following program "CoolWeb Shredder ".

That will remove it.

Then get SpyBot and run it to get other things like this.

SpyBot http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
Run this twice delete all it finds.
Leave all it wants to leave after the second run.

Mike

 

After doing what Mfylnn suggested go to Search\Customize\Autosearch Settings\click the drop down arrow and set the one you want\Ok\Ok.

If you have Spybot S&D on your pc go to the Immunize section and put a check in "Lock IE start page settings---- or you can do it the manual way:

Correct your home page to the one you prefer, then immediately do the following:

Backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
Right-click on the Internet Explorer key, choose new>Key, name it Control Panel.
Right-click on the Control Panel, chose new>DWORD value, name it Homepage. Right-click
on Homepage, choose modify and type in the number 1.

This should lock your home page, so no other web site can change it.


Then navigate here and verify the homepage is correct:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
look for the Start Page entry.