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weird search engine problem?

help please!
for the last week when i use google/yahoo using internet explorer 8 or safari, when i search something and click it how i would normally do it opens up a new window and like a shopping search engine opens searching for whatever i searched for! then if i click back it normally opens up the original website i was looking for in the first place. However if i right click the link from the search engine and open in new tab it opens up fine? please help, as this is very annoying! thanks:confused:

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  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,520 Forumite
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  • mjs12345
    mjs12345 Posts: 131 Forumite
    Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.38
    Database version: 2297
    Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3

    10/07/2009 20:26:24
    mbam-log-2009-07-10 (20-26-24).txt

    Scan type: Quick Scan
    Objects scanned: 96862
    Time elapsed: 17 minute(s), 48 second(s)

    Memory Processes Infected: 0
    Memory Modules Infected: 0
    Registry Keys Infected: 1
    Registry Values Infected: 0
    Registry Data Items Infected: 6
    Folders Infected: 0
    Files Infected: 1

    Memory Processes Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Memory Modules Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Keys Infected:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIVXserv.sys (Trojan.Agent) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

    Registry Values Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Registry Data Items Infected:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\NameServer (Trojan.DNSChanger) -> Data: 85.255.112.24,85.255.112.118 -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{267f39d9-0c81-4bb3-9fd0-c29564d1a26a}\NameServer (Trojan.DNSChanger) -> Data: 85.255.112.24,85.255.112.118 -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\NameServer (Trojan.DNSChanger) -> Data: 85.255.112.24,85.255.112.118 -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{267f39d9-0c81-4bb3-9fd0-c29564d1a26a}\NameServer (Trojan.DNSChanger) -> Data: 85.255.112.24,85.255.112.118 -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\NameServer (Trojan.DNSChanger) -> Data: 85.255.112.24,85.255.112.118 -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{267f39d9-0c81-4bb3-9fd0-c29564d1a26a}\NameServer (Trojan.DNSChanger) -> Data: 85.255.112.24,85.255.112.118 -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.

    Folders Infected:
    (No malicious items detected)

    Files Infected:
    c:\WINDOWS\Tasks\{5B57CF47-0BFA-43c6-ACF9-3B3653DCADBA}.job (Trojan.FakeAlert) -> Quarantined and deleted successfully.
  • mjs12345
    mjs12345 Posts: 131 Forumite
    its fixed!!!! seems so easy, my AVG scan didnt do anything, thanks!
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