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Enter URL in IE and Opens in Firefox!!!

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Hi,

I would like to know why everytime I enter a web site address in the address bar in IE, it opens the web site in Firefox keying in the enter key or pressing the go icon.

This is my uninstall list that i have saved:

2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 1 (SP1)
2007 Microsoft Office system
ACT!
Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard
Adobe AIR
Adobe AIR
Adobe Flash Player ActiveX
Adobe Flash Player Plugin
Adobe Reader 9
Apple Mobile Device Support
Apple Software Update
Bonjour
FileZilla Client 3.1.3.1
getPlus(R) for Adobe
Google Desktop
High Definition Audio Driver Package - KB888111
HijackThis 2.0.2
Hotfix for Windows Media Format 11 SDK (KB929399)
Hotfix for Windows Media Player 11 (KB939683)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB915800-v4)
Hotfix for Windows XP (KB952287)
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
Intel(R) PRO Network Connections 12.1.12.0
iTunes
Java(TM) 6 Update 7
LogMeIn
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB928366)
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
Microsoft Internationalized Domain Names Mitigation APIs
Microsoft National Language Support Downlevel APIs
Microsoft Office Access 2007
Microsoft Office Access 2007
Microsoft Office Access MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Professional Hybrid 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2007
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Silverlight
Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
MobileMe Control Panel
Mozilla Firefox (3.0.3)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB936181)
NetSupport Manager
OpenOffice.org Installer 1.0
QuickTime
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951944)
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB951944)
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB955936)
Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB928365)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (KB955470)
Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (KB951338)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 (KB950114)
Security Update for Microsoft Office system 2007 (KB951808)
Security Update for Microsoft Office system 2007 (KB954326)
Security Update for Microsoft Office system 2007 (KB954326)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 (KB950113)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB936782)
Security Update for Windows Media Player 11 (KB954154)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB923789)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB938464)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB941569)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB946648)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950762)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB950974)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951066)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951376-v2)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951698)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB951748)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB952954)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB953838)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB953839)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB954211)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956390)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956391)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956803)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB956841)
Security Update for Windows XP (KB957095)
Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB952142)
Update for Office 2007 (KB946691)
Update for Office 2007 (KB946691)
Update for Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (kb957258)
Update for Windows XP (KB898461)
Update for Windows XP (KB951072-v2)
Update for Windows XP (KB951978)
Windows Defender
Windows Live installer
Windows Live Messenger
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Format 11 runtime
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Media Player 11
Windows Search 4.0
Windows XP Service Pack 3
WinRAR archiver

Any idea what could be the problem. Any help will be appreciated.

Regards,

introlux
Hi introlux,

In order to help, I need to know what version of Windows and IE you are using, a HijackThis log will provide this and some information about what is running on your system.

The uninstall list you posted may have come from HijackThis, but if you do not already have HijackThis, please download it from here (right-click the link, select Save Target As..., select your Desktop and press Save)
Double-click the program and follow the prompts to install it.
After installing, HijackThis will open automatically.

Open HijackThis and choose Do a system scan and save a logfile - this will produce a HijackThis log in Notepad. Check in Notepad that Format->Word Wrap is UNchecked.

Please post it in a response to this message. Copy the contents of the log by pressing Ctrl-A then Ctrl-C, then paste it into your response by pressing Ctrl-V.

I will review the log and let you know how to proceed.
Do you still need help with your machine?

If the instructions are unclear or something isn't working, please let me know before proceeding.
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