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my internet explorer browser has been taken over by a bug called 'mysearchnow'

i've run search and destroy to no avail, it won't even let me delete it from favourites

must have come in off one of the kids' sites. bloody annoying though, as it slows access and crashes my machine every few hours.


Does anyone know what it is?

Basically adware for removal :-

You need to get Hijack This to remove it

Or here: http://www.mysearchnow.com/help.html#uninstall

should that sort the problem?

Should do - I don't have it so i can't test sorry.

Didnt work mate...Any other ideas how to get rid of it?

Maybe you should try Microsoft's Antispyware or Ad-Aware . Also, boot into safe mode and run the scans, then remove it (you're much more likely to get rid of it that way)

You also might want to consider installing SpywareBlaster, which stops spyware from installing in the first place.

DO NOT UNINSTALL BY SCANNERS

Go to add remove programs and remove from there. Sometimes you may have to do it in safe mode. It's what cookies would suggest

Mysearchnow = lop.com. Please use this to uninstall it.

Note to all the members who suggested adware removal tools: These DO NOT work on Lop.com malware. It's common to assume that these programs are magic bullets, but they really aren't. Next time, please suggest to the member that is afflicted with one of these programs that he/she list the programs in his/her "Add/Remove Programs" list and post them. You can then take a look through and make sure that nothing is installed that shouldn't be. This is just a suggestion! follow it if you want, but please know that simply "nuking" it with adware removal tools will not help the problem. It can possibly, in a severe situation, damage the system to the point where a reinstall of Windows or a reformat is needed to get the system working properly.

Chaotic_Shield link didnt work mate

i have taken it too.
no anti spyware can do anything, but you can go in your firewall and block these IP: 66.220.17.169 ; 66.220.17.211 ; 66.220.17.153 ( this works )

sorry for my english