I got hit by that once hmatienzo. I think I just turned it off in the IE tool bar menu. But I don't remember. I have a ghost imnage of my system that I use on a regular basis So I normally don't bother trying to fix the hacker stuff. I normally just reload my system from a DVD and it's like new. The best way to avoid the search bars is to be careful to not click on any pop ups. Sometimes that pretty hard on a high speed connection because the suckers pop up so fast and in your haste to close them. You accidentally activate one by mistake. That's why always close pop up windows with the keys: Alt+F4 You can push those keys faster than any pop up configuration anyone can ever deploy. -ScottA