Author Topic: Weird stuff with Google. (Read 1474 times)

Orion · February 16, 2011, 07:58:50 AM

Recently, when I've been working around with google and searching things up, when I type in something and click the link, it brings me to some random page that's covered in ads.

It's really weird, does anybody else get this?

I also reinstalled Firefox and ran Malware Bytes a couple of times, neither did anything.

It does the same thing on Internet Explorer, but not on Yahoo.

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Altered · February 16, 2011, 08:18:44 AM

I've been getting something like this.
I google something, then it goes to some Webbar thingymajig and then to nationofsearch which THEN takes me to some EXTREMELY unrelated website (googled 'h' and it took me to a parenting site)

It's annoying the stuff out of me because it's starting to happen on lolbot and other sites when I search things.

Maybe it's some sort of partnership Google's doing with other sites?

Orion · February 16, 2011, 08:21:26 AM

Yeah, like I Google "Animated .GIF Resizer" and click the top link, and it redirects me to some ad-ridden piece of rubbish that wasn't the url I clicked for..

Altered · February 16, 2011, 08:25:45 AM

Quote from: Orion on February 16, 2011, 08:21:26 AM

Yeah, like I Google "Animated .GIF Resizer" and click the top link, and it redirects me to some ad-ridden piece of rubbish that wasn't the url I clicked for..

I can't even click the links it gives me because it does that stupid webbar/nationofsearch page change. D:

Orion · February 16, 2011, 04:29:13 PM

Kingdaro · February 16, 2011, 04:38:07 PM

I searched up "pies are yellow" and had no problems. :U

zackin5 · February 16, 2011, 04:40:11 PM

This really does sound like a virus/malware of some sort.

I've got no issues.

Flush535 · February 16, 2011, 04:40:29 PM

Are you using google.com (and not other things like google.com.pk)?

Roknrollwill · February 16, 2011, 04:40:57 PM

(Hit Man) · February 16, 2011, 05:13:34 PM

Apparently LolBot backdoor?

try bing

Orion · February 16, 2011, 05:18:45 PM

I just did something someone told me to do on yahoo and it fixed it i think, he just told me to delete them cookies and not allow them.

Tyler66 · February 16, 2011, 05:30:38 PM

Quote from: Roknrollwill on February 16, 2011, 04:40:57 PM

-snip-

"Oh an image of a search?"
*scrolls down*
|:c

(Hit Man) · February 16, 2011, 05:40:50 PM

Quote from: Tyler66 on February 16, 2011, 05:30:38 PM

"Oh an image of a search?"
*scrolls down*
|:c

was expecting "ITS A VIRUS" from you, oh well

Smash Fan · February 16, 2011, 06:35:33 PM

Quote from: Altered on February 16, 2011, 08:18:44 AM

googled 'h' and it took me to a parenting site

Lol'd.
Anyway I just did and it went out normal.

Unwritten Calender · February 16, 2011, 06:36:41 PM

Yay, I thought I was the only one! thank god