14-04-12, 12:17 PM
That's spooky, I was going to start a thread this afternoon regarding the very same problem. It's called a 'Google Hijacker and as you say it directs you from search results to crappy search engines and sometimes it takes you to legit but unwanted websites trying to sell stuff that's related to your search.
I regret to say that like yourself I've tried everything to get rid of it including so called 'fixes' and nothing works to date. Sometimes , if you hit your toolbar link to Google twice in succession before using, it somehow stops it redirecting but not always.
Here's a typical 'fix' that doesn't work for me but might for you...
http://www.2-viruses.com/how-to-fix-goog...us-problem
I regret to say that like yourself I've tried everything to get rid of it including so called 'fixes' and nothing works to date. Sometimes , if you hit your toolbar link to Google twice in succession before using, it somehow stops it redirecting but not always.
Here's a typical 'fix' that doesn't work for me but might for you...
http://www.2-viruses.com/how-to-fix-goog...us-problem