My browser has started assuming im German?

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jimllshiftit

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No doubt someone has played an annoying practical joke on me but when browsing I get my search engines direct me to german website, warning messages in german and all downloads in german. This is very irritating and I would like to know how to change it back to the UK.

I'm using XP and Internet Explorer.
 
You may be infected.

Please download Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from here or here and save it to your desktop.
  • Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
  • At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to
    • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
    • and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • then click Finish.
  • If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version. Please keep updating until it says you have the latest version.
  • Once the program has loaded, select Perform quick scan, then click Scan.
  • When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
  • Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
  • A log will be saved automatically which you can access by clicking on the Logs tab within Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware


Download the HijackThis installer from here.
Run the installer and choose Install, indicating that you accept the licence agreement. The installer will place a shortcut on your desktop and launch HijackThis.

Click Do a system scan and save a logfile

Most of what HijackThis lists will be harmless or even essential, don't fix anything yet.

Post the logfile that HijackThis produces along with the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log
 
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46
www.malwarebytes.org

Database version: 5157

Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 3
Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702

20.11.2010 17:31:47
mbam-log-2010-11-20 (17-31-47).txt

Scan type: Quick scan
Objects scanned: 171998
Time elapsed: 51 minute(s), 48 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)
 
I just found something suggesting I type "ncr" after the web page I want. That seems to have a positive effect with google but I don't know if any other sites or programmes will still be a problem.
 
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