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    Yahoo types words by itself on my Vaio E!!!

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hmkim, Nov 16, 2010.

  1. hmkim

    hmkim Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Vaio E's HDD died and Sony sent me new one along with Windows 7 CDs. I successfully restored my E.

    Now when I launch Yahoo in IE8, it automatically types "trendy words" in the search box. I ran Norton, Spybot, Malwarebytes and Spyware Blaster and no malware was detected.

    I have 5 other PCs and none of them show this weird thing. What's happening? Does Sony include a stealth program in the recovery CDs or what?
     
    hmkim, Nov 16, 2010
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  2. Tool Tucker

    Tool Tucker Notebook Consultant

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    Few questions:

    1. Why are you using IE8?

    2. Why are you using Yahoo to search?

    3. Did you (or something else) install the Yahoo toolbar or any other toolbar for that matter? If so, go into the settings and change the Autocomplete. Or here's an even better idea: uninstall the festering piece of junk.
     
    Tool Tucker, Nov 16, 2010
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