Hijacked Google Searches

Discussion in 'Google' started by A Freylicher, Oct 25, 2006.

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    A few days ago I was using Google on IE 6 to search for "miticide systemic". I selected a site (http://www.dahlia.org/BulletinArticles/PESTRevS99.html) from the Google search results, went there and started reading. A few seconds later my reading was interrupted and the page I was reading was replaced with the search results from Lycos (http://search.lycos.com/index.php?src=T9&query=miticide+systemic) even though I did not search Lycos.

    Lately, this started happening to me pretty often. I got Lycos the first time now. Usually the pages I am transferred to are some junk sites with a bunch of links, for example today I was forwarded to http://www.monstermarketplace.com/googlesearchbls.asp?q=freylicher .

    I regularly check my computer for viruses and adware and currently do not see anything suspicious. Is it possible that Google does that trick?

    Thank you in advance for your help,

    alex
     
    A Freylicher, Oct 25, 2006 IP
  2. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    is your browser hijacked or google search hijacked?
     
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  3. A Freylicher

    A Freylicher Peon

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    This happens to me only when I do google searches. Otherwise IE seems to be ok - home page is not hijacked.

    Thanks for responding,
    alex
     
    A Freylicher, Oct 25, 2006 IP
  4. Ohene

    Ohene Guest

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    Yup, a 50 Billion dollar public company has it's results hijacked, and no one is talking about it yet. I'd sell my stock if I was you.:eek:
     
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  5. apblake

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    It sounds like some form of adware that is using your search queries for google in order to direct you to more targeted redirects. Can't say I've heard of it, but it is definitely not google.
     
    apblake, Oct 25, 2006 IP
  6. A Freylicher

    A Freylicher Peon

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    You were absolutely right. It was not Google! Despite Norton AntiVirus and a few anti-spyware programs running on this machine, it was infected and it took me awhile to clean it.

    Thank you all for your help,

    -alex
     
    A Freylicher, Dec 9, 2006 IP
  7. thegypsy

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    what was the problem and fix..should others encounter it
    :D
     
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  8. A Freylicher

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  9. Seiya

    Seiya Peon

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    You guys gotta stop bumping oooold threads -_-
     
    Seiya, Dec 9, 2006 IP