<p>I'm not sure if this is the same issue, but from a thread dated tomorrow, I found the following:<a href="http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/virus-trojan-spyware-help/resolved-hjt-threads/439598-google-bing-redirects-search-links.html">http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/virus-trojan-spyware-help/resolved-hjt-threads/439598-google-bing-redirects-search-links.html</a></p>
<p>In summary, search results, regardless of source, are being redirected to bogus sites. Thread comments point to a rootkit being involved. Similar threads mentioned possible hijinks with the "hosts" file.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 7, 2010 11:20 AM, "Matthew Campbell" <<a href="mailto:dvdmatt@gmail.com">dvdmatt@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> Uh, Matti, who else's hijackware would want to install Microsoft as<br>
> the search provider? I would think that nobody else would have an<br>> interest in doing that unless they were paid by Microsoft to generate<br>> installs.<br>> <br>> Matt<br>> <br>> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:58 AM, matti <<a href="mailto:mathew_2000@yahoo.com">mathew_2000@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>>> of hand, I am thinking another downloaded add-on/hijack-ware may<br>>> have done it... was thinking about attempting to replicate,<br>>> but not certain if I want to put resources into testing the<br>
>> theories.<br>>><br>>> cheers<br>>> matti<br>>><br>>><br>>><br>>>> Matti, I really hope you are wrong<br>>>> here; that would be too crude.<br>>>><br>
>>> Matt<br>>><br>>>> > "Firefox Address Bar Goes to Bing<br>>><br>>>> > <a href="http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/693508#answer-16184">http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/693508#answer-16184</a><br>
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