I recently was 'infected' by lop.com (not a virus)- it replaces your default search methods, etc. Ever since it installed itself and after I uninstalled it, I cannot execute a search from my address bar.

I will go into my Internet Options and make the proper adjustment in 'Search from the Address Bar', close the dialog and reopen a new MSIE ... same result and it resets itself to not search from address bar.

Any thoughts? There must be a place in the Reg to make this adjustment if nothing else.

Scott

http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Give Ad-Aware a try. You may also want to try a Registry cleaner...give me a min to find it. MSNWar posted it a while back I think. I'll put it here as soon as I find the post...

Though I have ran ad-aware, it still occurs. Thank you.

did Ad-Aware found anything?

it might removed the the adware, but it will not restore your setting back to normal.

i really dont know how to set it up, but can offer you a nice tool, witch was included in Windows 98 (i think) and later removed by microsoft, it allows you to search from address bar using any search engine you like (you set it up in setting)

so if you type for example 'g cableghost' it will search google for cableghost

Assuming that you are running XP, have you tried a System Restore?

GOT DAM LOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got there uninstaller, that is suppose to uninstall it, but once in ahwile I will click on a link and it redirects me to there got dam site. This crap comes with MSN Plus, the new version. I still havent figured out how to get the s*** off my pc. and I HAVE RAN EVERY DARN SPYWARE AND ANTI-VIRUS OUT THERE.

argggggggggggggg.......screw MSN plus, they say you can choose not to install it during the install. BS! it still sticks crap on your PC.

EASY BIG FELLA You'll get it goin...

EASY BIG FELLA    You'll get it goin...

rofl....

let see what they come back on this post a person made, which is the truth..........

http://msgplus.mybboard.com/showthread.php?tid=11553

rik- I have not; not a big enough issue to do a restore, besides, not all reg keys are updated, etc. even with a system state backup/restore. Thank you though.

let see what they come back on this post a person made, which is the truth..........

http://msgplus.mybboard.com/showthread.php?tid=11553

Looks like those guys really get on well

this is one of the reasons why i like MSFN forums,

you DONT get that kind of responses.....

OMG, I just read it.........hahahaha. That the most professional way I have ever seen a response to a member.

Not to mention they are trying to make something of there software. hahahahahahah

X,

did you read the rest of those posts? Sounds like they simply don't care...i.e. READ THE AGREEMENTS BEFORE INSTALLING...

bunch-o-jerks

oops....guess I shoulda read the rest of the story...