omg guys, my brother is going to kill me, i need your help fast,
when i click on start>search it wont give me the boxes to search or ne of the boxes, it just says search companion
(Picture of it)
and the notepad.exe is gone
plzzzzzzzz help me.
Al the symptoms of a virus infection. Click on the link in my signature and follow the steps there. Start cleaning the system 
fricking windows update wont work for me, and what the heck are host files
sigh. . . . i cant fix my bros comp if windows update page doesnt work
http://accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html A little explanation about the hosts file. Here they show you how you can use it to block unwanted sites. Some viruses, hijackers and other malware do the same, but then they block trusted sites.