Advert redirects

Discussion in 'The Help Desk' started by Speck, Jan 20, 2010.

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  1. Speck

    Speck Dark Brotherhood

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    Is anyone else having a problem with advertising redirects that take over the page but don't change the internet address?

    I've udated and ran Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D, AVG, and am about to run Adaware.
  2. Speck

    Speck Dark Brotherhood

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    And why are there links in this post that I DID NOT PUT THERE!!>????
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  4. Speck

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    I uninstalled Mozilla and Searched all the files and deleted.

    It doesn't seem to be happening with Explorer.

    An evil new invasive ad spamware.

    I may have gotten it downloading torrents.
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    $corp Dirty Old Chinaman

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    Hey Speck, I had recently got something like this. Except mine kept redirecting my Google search results to some Russian site. All the anti-spyware didn't seem to work, as it worms itself into your registry. I went out and bought a new hard drive, since I needed the space anyways.

    The good thing is, WE can't see the links you posted. So that is good, I guess.

    It seems Firefox is slowly getting more hacks and becoming more vulnerable as more people flock to it. I try to no longer use Firefox when surfing unknown sites.
  6. Lanzman

    Lanzman Vast, Cool and Unsympathetic Formerly Important

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    Most likely source, I think.
  7. Muad Dib

    Muad Dib Probably a Dual Deceased Member

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    That's why I don't do any torrents or file sharing.
  8. Speck

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    Well, I'm on Google Chrome now.

    I miss my bookmarks.
  9. Amaris

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    Yeah. I did the same. Firefox was getting too buggy for me, and I didn't even use any extensions. So I switched to Chrome. It's okay, but it's like staying in a friend's house. Technically you're alright, but it doesn't feel quite the same.
  10. Scott Hamilton Robert E Ron Paul Lee

    Scott Hamilton Robert E Ron Paul Lee Straight Awesome

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    That's weird. I use a ton of extensions in Ffirefox and it works great for me and everyone in my organization.

    But then again, if you think about it, it is amazing that with as many different hardware configurations as there are, things still run smoothly!
  11. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    You can import all your bookmarks into Chrome. I've done it.

    Also you gits need to stop hitting the torrent/porn sites. No wonder you keep picking up stuff.
  12. Speck

    Speck Dark Brotherhood

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    I use a condom.
  13. Zombie

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    Apparently not. :marathon:
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