Odd Internet Issues navigating to google.com

[CowanStern]

You probably have an unwanted toolbar. I've had good results using toolbarcleaner.com to instantly list the ones that have worked their way in, and sweep them away.

Malware scans (like AVG) don't always flag toolbars, because there are some people who actually think they are useful.

In fact, I just ran malwarebytes, and found that I had PUP.mywebsearch, with about 200 infected objects, which MWB identified.

[mensaguy]

Originally Posted by muffinman

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Registry Keys Detected: 10
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{09971cee-01b8-42bc-9d91-456b1faad6be} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\{09971cee-01b8-42bc-9d91-456b1faad6be} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Settings\{3462C343-BE19-4143-AF70-CEFB56F46FC6} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Stats\{3462C343-BE19-4143-AF70-CEFB56F46FC6} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Settings\{3A421C8F-E238-4AEB-8874-B8B5F2CC4772} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Stats\{3A421C8F-E238-4AEB-8874-B8B5F2CC4772} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Settings\{60E91567-EF8A-4520-BCE2-83ABA5256799} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Stats\{60E91567-EF8A-4520-BCE2-83ABA5256799} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Stats\{23B38049-323F-443D-9732-F454E5B15B72} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext \Stats\{7B9F8C21-46EC-4C0B-8683-E755EF84577A} (PUP.MyWebSearch) -> No action taken.

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Go to Programs and Features. Uninstall My Web Search. Restart browser.