Here is what happens: I open up internet explorer and it goes to google.com. I type in something to search for--anything from apple trailers to FAA Credit Union. The search results come up. When I click on the link to go to the site however, the address changes to this for a split second: "mylifejournalq" dot something something... Then it takes me to some random site that shows some advertisement. So I can search for stuff on google, or yahoo, or hotbot, or lycos...but when I try to link to the sites, it won't let me. Then when I try to go back, or close out internet explorer, the whole computer freezes up. Now, the computer runs everything else fine--runs all the programs smoothly, I can still play games online, it's just when I use the internet to get on the web. I've tried searching for this "mylifejournalq" that pops up in the address bar thing, but I can't find anything on it. I am pretty sure it's some kind of virus, but nothing I have ran apparently can find it. I tried to run the system restore wizard, but for some reason, the system restore wizard won't work. I click 'next' after choosing a date to restore the computer too, and nothing happens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's more likely that this is Malware This may be your problem: http://ezwann.blogspot.com/2009/02/hi-om-super-fans-over-weekend-one-of.html
Thanks for the quick reply, it is greatly appreciated. I will try it when I get home tonight and let you know if it works.
