Since your Internet Explorer has been browser hijacked or you have been URL poisioned, the best thing to do is install and run MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (If you have not got it already).
It is a very advanced anti-malware removal and detection program, it should fix your Internet Explorer.
Hope this helps.
I cannot use IE8 because shortly after opening, the URL changes to either of the following:
failover-ask.com.edgesuite.net/failover.png
OR websearch.ask.com/redirect? (DO NOT VISIT LINK)
I listed these in IE8 to be Blocked, but that had no affect.
Prior to this, I had a problem with two trojans that could not be deleted or moved to vault. I tried FIX IT help and as suggested, I set Security and Hosts to default. That did not work. I tried to run Malwarebytes in Safe Mode, but I got a blue screen.
I have been advised that the best thing is to remove my main drive and scan it outside my computer on another machine and then reinstall XP (and all the other programs).
The only other idea that I have seen online is to run HostsXpert and examine the allowed hosts that are shown in Windows System32 and make the necessary editing to remove any incorrect hosts listed there.
I am hoping that someone may have an easier solution to this problem. Thank You! Mike Briody
Note: This post was edited by a forum moderator to remove active link, to prevent others from being infected on 08/01/2011 at 9:40 AM PT

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