i use google chrome. every time i install toolbar/safe/etc i get istartsurf installed as well. when i remove istartsuf, the toolbar/safe/etc disappears.
if i do not install nortons safety-help, there is no trouble with hijacking.
i have drawn the tentative conclusion that norton acts as a trojan horse for istartsurf.
contacting symantec or norton direct seems to be impossible, so i am left with this forum. the problem, if it belongs to norton, ought to be solved by norton. any takers ?