When I click on a link..even one that is on my desktop with the url in it, explorer 
wants to do more searches..even when I just type the url in the url section w/o the 
www.   I thought there was a bug..like a redirector in the files but haven't found 
it..the way I get around this is to copy/paste the exact url in from the orginal 
search.  Is this a redirector bug that is resistant to ad-aware, malware, and avg 
?  Thanks . Ian.  

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re: EXPLORER always wants to explore.. Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:19 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) Probably malware. Which browser are you using ? What malware scans have you done apart from AdAware ? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: EXPLORER always wants to explore.. Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 7:26 am Posted by Ian MacKinnon (113 messages posted) I think so too but I cannot find it. I run explorer 8 and I have also used malwarebytes. Could you suggest another product ? Ian. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: EXPLORER always wants to explore.. Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 10:21 am Posted by MartinM (7551 messages posted) Two things to do then: 1. Run IE8 without add-ons (right-click on the Icon and select that option). If that cures it then the problem is an IE add-on. 2. Run full scans with the following two (free and reasonably aggressive) malware scanners (accept all deletions offered): Malwarebytes Superantispyware [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: EXPLORER always wants to explore.. Friday, October 9, 2009 at 5:41 am Posted by Charlie Hadden (1338 messages posted) Also malware can hide, especially if your antivirus scan is run in normal operating mode. Run a scan in safe mode and see what it finds. Also you can run one of the many on-line scans from the major anti-malware providers. Running one from their web site insulates any viral activity you may have from their software scans. ALso try taking any and all web associated settings back to basic/original settings and see if you come up with a resolution. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: EXPLORER always wants to explore.. Friday, October 9, 2009 at 7:15 am Posted by Ian MacKinnon (113 messages posted) I have scanned with both and have removed most of the browser add ins..I will try running the packages in safe mode. Thanks. Ian. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: EXPLORER always wants to explore.. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:37 am Posted by Ian MacKinnon (113 messages posted) Tried it is safe mode but I still ahve the problem. To recap, I have run several packages with no luck..I have also tried rinning ie w/o add ons and I still have the problem. Iven if I type in the domain like ebay.ca ..or an icon that I have on the Desktop like www.ebay.ca it will sometimes do in a search.. I am going nutz..BTW, I cannot get flash to run on this computer as well so I cannot watch any youtube movies.. Do UI have to reformat and re install ? ian. [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum