Norton toolbar search opens Ask.com? Then does not "search" for my request

I have used Norton 360 toolbar with safe search since it was available.  Recently I noticed that  when I request a "search"  a TEXT only page opens that says "ASK.com Settings page".  There is a link to Norton which is supposed to explain something about accepting Ask to delete search history, tracking???  Sometimes I can back arrow and start again without getting the "settings page".   Most of the time  when I type a search request one or more websites with strange IP addresses start opening.  They are not related at all to the subject I have typed in the search bar.  Some of them won't close unless I shut down IE.  I have tried reading many of the support articles about the new relationship of Norton/Ask.com and how to adjust settings.  I just want to be able to type in a word or words in the toolbar search box and get listed results like I used to.

I am now back to using Dogpile.com to search.

 

I am using Windows Vista 32bit

IE v9

Please HELP!