This post is pretty much for the google-monkeys only.

I ran into a really nasty little bit of spyware that would redirect my startpage (but maybe not my homepage?) to www.ssearch.biz?wmid=1010. It would also redirect some links I clicked on from webpages. A very annoying little hijacker, this is.

It took me a while, but I seem to have found a program that cleans it up. None of the biggies do it (AdAware, hijack this!, etc.).

The program is Adware Away, available here. [Yes, it is FREE. And it's one-click effective: no rifling through your registry, possibly messing stuff up permanently.]

Good luck!

[WELCOME SEARCHERS! If this post has helped you finally get rid of this crap hijackware, please do me the honor of leaving a comment below. I'd like to keep track of how common the problem is. Thanks.]