i just removed the application entirely so as not to fight with it on a computer i am only half-familiar with, sharing it with someone else on the job
so forget combofix
using hjt, are you able to...

i use combofix at home, am familiar with it, but this is my computer shared at work between myself and a...less technologically-inclined receptionist
the various forums i've been able to get to...

i have the issue going around where i type an entry into any search engine and while it's labeled as the correct destination, the ip address is something completely different, like shopzilla.com or...