Hijack This fixes the search engine problem really quickly! So if you do what I described earlier, and also use that program that should fix it

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\' /> FYI: I also ran adaware and registry mechanic to fix a whole host of problems that turned up overnight. After I finished that and found that there was still a problem with the search engine, I ran hijack this. Here's what it took to get the search engines working again:
I told it to fix the "R"'s and "01"'s from my log below... I don't know enough to know whether it should fix the other programs, but that was enough to fix the search engines.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 1:48:14 PM, on 5/30/2005
Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP2 (6.00.2900.2180)
Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\Nhksrv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cisvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\AdvTools\NPROTECT.EXE
C:\WINDOWS\system32\tcpsvcs.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe
C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
C:\WINDOWS\DELLMMKB.EXE
C:\Program Files\2Wire Wireless\Client Manager\CMTWO.EXE
C:\Program Files\Netropa\OSD.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cidaemon.exe
C:\Documents and Settings\DragonmanDylan\Desktop\hijackthis.exe
C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =
R3 - Default URLSearchHook is missing
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78
www.google.comO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78 google.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78
www.google.co.ukO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78 google.co.uk
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78
www.google.caO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78 google.ca
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78
www.google.esO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78 google.es
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78
www.google.deO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78 google.de
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78
www.google.frO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78 google.fr
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78
www.google.com.auO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.78 google.com.au
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.79
www.yahoo.comO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.79 yahoo.com
O1 - Hosts: 66.218.75.184 mail.yahoo.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81 astalavista.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81
www.astalavista.comO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81 astalavista.box.sk
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81 cracks.am
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81
www.cracks.amO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81
www.astalavista.box.skO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81 cracks.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.81
www.cracks.comO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.80
www.msn.comO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.80 msn.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.80 search.msn.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.80
www.search.msn.comO1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.80 go.com
O1 - Hosts: 213.219.251.80
www.go.comO2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.ocx
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {0d2def3a-f4f1-42ec-ac4f-132e7ba6e292} - (no file)
O2 - BHO: MSNToolBandBHO - {BDBD1DAD-C946-4A17-ADC1-64B5B4FF55D0} - C:\Program Files\MSN Apps\MSN Toolbar\01.02.3000.1001\en-us\msntb.dll
O2 - BHO: CNavExtBho Class - {BDF3E430-B101-42AD-A544-FADC6B084872} - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\NavShExt.dll
O2 - BHO: ZToolbar Activator Class - {da7ff3f8-08be-4cac-bc00-94d91c6ae7f4} - blank (file missing)
O2 - BHO: AddressBar Class - {f65b197f-8260-4d52-909a-f70118e646eb} - C:\WINDOWS\system32\iasada.dll
O3 - Toolbar: AZE Search - {a19ef336-01d4-48e6-926a-fe7e1c747aed} - (no file)
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccRegVfy] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccRegVfy.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ccApp] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccApp.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Advanced Tools Check] C:\PROGRA~1\NORTON~1\AdvTools\ADVCHK.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPLpr] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPLpr.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SynTPEnh] C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ATIPTA] C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel\atiptaxx.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [DellTouch] C:\WINDOWS\DELLMMKB.EXE
O4 - Global Startup: 2Wire Wireless Client Manager.lnk = ?
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\npjpi150_02.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_02\bin\npjpi150_02.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Yahoo! Messenger - {4528BBE0-4E08-11D5-AD55-00010333D0AD} - C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\yhexbmes0521.dll
O9 - Extra button: Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Windows Messenger - {FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683} - C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe
O12 - Plugin for .spop: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plugins\NPDocBox.dll
O16 - DPF: {B38870E4-7ECB-40DA-8C6A-595F0A5519FF} (MsnMessengerSetupDownloadControl Class) -
http://messenger.msn.com/download/MsnMesse...pDownloader.cabO16 - DPF: {ED28050F-D713-43BA-A376-DCC5C35407D5} (MsnMusicAx Class) -
http://entimg.msn.com/client/msnmusax2622.cabO23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Event Manager (ccEvtMgr) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccEvtMgr.exe
O23 - Service: Symantec Password Validation Service (ccPwdSvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\ccPwdSvc.exe
O23 - Service: Norton AntiVirus Auto Protect Service (navapsvc) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\navapsvc.exe
O23 - Service: Netropa NHK Server (Nhksrv) - Unknown owner - C:\WINDOWS\Nhksrv.exe
O23 - Service: Norton Unerase Protection (NProtectService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Norton AntiVirus\AdvTools\NPROTECT.EXE
O23 - Service: ScriptBlocking Service (SBService) - Symantec Corporation - C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\SYMANT~1\SCRIPT~1\SBServ.exe
O23 - Service: SymWMI Service (SymWSC) - Symantec Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Symantec Shared\Security Center\SymWSC.exe