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I get search results, click one to read more, and it redirects to another search engine with slightly similar search results...why?

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So I search something--say...I don't know...Yahoo Answers. And it goes to another search engine with sometimes slightly similar results, sometimes results that are way off--it goes to this search engine nearly every other search...seems like a virus or something.

http://search.us.b00kmarks.com/search.php?keyword=how+to+switch+search+results+with+firefox

Any idea of how to fix this?

So I search something--say...I don't know...Yahoo Answers. And it goes to another search engine with sometimes slightly similar results, sometimes results that are way off--it goes to this search engine nearly every other search...seems like a virus or something. http://search.us.b00kmarks.com/search.php?keyword=how+to+switch+search+results+with+firefox Any idea of how to fix this?

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Sounds like Malware on your PC.

Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are listed in order of efficacy.
(Not all programs detect the same Malware, so you may need to run them all to solve your problem.)
These programs are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have.
Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
SuperAntispyware - http://www.superantispyware.com/
AdAware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Windows Defender: Home Page - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/prod.../default.mspx
Also, if you have a search engine re-direct problem, see this:
http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-google-redirect-virus.html

If these don't find it or can't clear it, post in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
http://forum.aumha.org/
http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/
http://bleepingcomputer.com