Alternative to Google

Google has finally annoyed me too much

[thing3b]

For many if not most queries (relating to my work in particular), I have found that Google is becoming a big hassle. My problem is that all the search results I click on require me to register and most often pay money. The sites in the top of the results nearly always stop google caching their sites.

Does anyone know of any decent top search engines that does not rank pages that require you to register and pay money at the top of results?

[Quadrille]

Try the same searches on other engines; let us know what you find.

You didn't even hint at the kind of searches you make - but I never get your problem - ever - so I suggest it may be a topic issue as well as / instead of a Google issue.

Perhaps you cound give us a couple of examples of the search terms you use?

(but be careful not the break WebmasterWorld TOS!).

[engine]

Is it possible you've got spyware on your computer?

[Milamber]

Yeah, sounds like spyware to me. I'd check the same queries in a different browser, I'd recommend Opera simply because FF is becoming so mainstreme that the spyware may be coded to exploit it as well.