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Why can I not do a search?

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joe_jaskot
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I have google as my search engine. When I type in the search box and hit the magnifying glass, nothing happens. At bottom of page it say Waiting for www.google.com

I have google as my search engine. When I type in the search box and hit the magnifying glass, nothing happens. At bottom of page it say Waiting for www.google.com

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Problem was caused by a virus. Ran TDSS Killer and removed it.

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the-edmeister
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Do any web pages load? Like maybe one of your bookmarks?

joe_jaskot
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I can load all my bookmarks. I can also enter a URL and go to a site. I just cannot do a search. I tried changing the search engine and still nothing.

joe_jaskot
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Problem was caused by a virus. Ran TDSS Killer and removed it.