Search Engine Problems?
I have antispyware and antivirus Webroot. I’ve ran several scans that pick up cookies. I delete them and I still have the same problem, and the search detects no other viruses.
When I use a search engine like google or yahoo something like myspace will come up if you search it, but when you click the link you are re-directed to advertising sites. This happens no matter how many times I run my systems mechanics or Webroot sweeps. I’ve tried downloading other antispyware free online but always delete it because it’s search also never catches whatever is causing these search engine problems. If my antispyware won’t work and none that I try work I fail to see how I can fix this problem. I’ve posed this question to the yahoo community a number of times in the past two weeks with no good answers, I’m hoping this time I might actually get some help.
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Remove all malware currently on your system: ‘Malwarebytes’ works for many folks.http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php (keep updated w/C-net dwnld. pg)
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When PC’s (personal confusers) misbehave, one step to help reduce annoying pop-ups & unrequested websites from being displayed on your machine is to turn off 3rd party cookies, and always leave them off.
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INTERNET EXPLORER: Tools> Internet Options> Privacy> Advanced:
here check ‘Override automatic….’; ‘Allow session cookies’; ‘Allow 1st party cookies’ & ‘Block 3rd Party Cookies’.
FIREFOX: Tools> Options> Privacy: Check ‘Accept Cookies from sites’
& Un-Check ‘Accept 3rd Party cookies’
Safari: (see instr. here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?…
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These reduce ad garbage, giving nearly ad-free pages when surfing; for Firefox
Flashblock: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
Add block plus: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
Popup Master: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
And to deflect server based spy/adware, that tracks your surfing:
“Opt Out”…
Yahoo here: http://info.yahoo.com/relevantads/
Google here: http://www.google.com/privacy_ads.html
NAI garbage here: http://networkadvertising.org/managing/o…
DoubleClick poison here: http://www.doubleclick.com/privacy/dart_…
Notes:
Because architecture of the Internet (notably ‘Flash’ scripting), vulnerabilities are readily exploited in Internet Explorer, & it is now >>urgent< < that you
use Firefox with 'NoScript' add-on, which will prevent "Click-jacking'.
NoScript: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox…
Turn off ’spell check’ may help, as this sends keystrokes back to the server also, which may be used to ‘target’ advertising.
Good luck.
i had that same problem, really its just the anivirus software that your using, you can try downloading and installing firefox or uninstalling and reinstalling it if you virus scans find nothing, best thing to do tho is get a better antivirus progam that has a big name such as mcafee or norton, i perfer norton 360 but thats just me, mcafee will find somethings norton wont and vice versa. i wouldnt advise installing more then one antivirus on your computer at one time, they tend to “fight” each other.
quick fix tho try this. fixes almost EVERYTHING and its free.http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix…http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/sUB…
cant hurt to try it tho.
hope this helps.
you have some kind of spy virus on your computer.