I'd say it was fairly certain that some spyware has invaded
your system. 

Do you have the latest Critical Updates installed for 98SE?
There have been a number of security patches of late.

You might try Spybot from
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

There's a free version, and it is a highly respected spyware
program.

George.



-----Original Message-----
From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of doris
fisher
Sent: 10 April 2005 03:01
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Subject: [VICUG-L] help, it's driving me mad

I use windows 98se.

All of a sudden, whenever I want to use a favorite or go to
a web link from my desktop, allinplay, for example, instead
of going to the favorite page or the link I want, I am
thrust into a search which is somehow related to msn search
where I could search for a business, look up a word, so on
and so forth.  All I want to do is go where I want and avoid
this msn search page.
If I type in the address from internet explorer it usually
goes where I tell it to but if I press enter on a favorite
link more than likely I get this blasted search page and it
won't go on to my link.
I went into ie and unchecked search but that seemed to make
no difference; which is not too surprising since this thing
says it is msn search.
I do not even use msn.
However, when my stepdaughter is here, I think she uses msn.
I do not see msn on the desktop and did not find it in
programs.  How can I get rid of this msn search fluke?
Help, Help.
Extremely frustrated.


dory
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