I recently had this problem on my Windows ME machine, and I tried all 14 tips at the excellent page http://www.updatexp.com/0x800A138F.html without success. I have a hosts file that is actively managed by the "DNS accelerator" in Tweakmaster. The solution was to delete all references...
This mshp hijack thing does not leave any visible tracks in the Add/Remove Programs section, but it's certainly a good place to look for getting rid of similar things.
While the redirection does not go to offensive sites, the methodology is certainly offensive, and mucking about in the registry...
Search Google for "mshp.dll" and read the tek-tips thread to find out that a program called cwshredder will get rid of it. (I'm not familiar with cwshredder.) Ad-Aware and Spy-Bot with 31.12.2003 updates don't find it yet, but I'm sure that they'll be updated.
I removed it manually...
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