my internet keeps redirecting me to the wrong pages. For e. i went to yahoo search and typed in somthing like cool cars and all the search results took me to different search pages what is wrong and what do i do?
2006-08-16 08:48:19 · 9 answers · asked by koolStar 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
my internet keeps redirecting me to the wrong pages. For ex. i went to yahoo search and typed in somthing like cool cars and all the search results took me to different search pages what is wrong and what do i do?....oh and it is not the search engine i tried almost every one i can think of even, google and ask it is all the same.....i installed adware and it still didnt fix the problem
2006-08-17 18:32:53 · update #1
Your main problem is that you used yahoo's search engine. Use google or dogpile for much better results.
2006-08-16 12:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by fat_albert_999 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Is it always the same page you're being redirected to?? If so, you're computer probably has some sort of spyware/virus problem... I would suggest to run a scan with Spybot - Search & Destroy and with an antivirus software..
2016-03-27 04:43:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not entirely clear on your question here. is it when you search for 'cool cars' it brings a search window not related with your search query.
OR
when you receive the search query for 'cool cars' you click on a link on there, say for example www.coolcars.com, but when it loads the page the site is named 'www.carsarecool.com?
if this is the problem, it will just mean that www.coolcars.com has been closed, and has a redirect feature added to forward you to the new address, in my example www.carsarecool.com.
hope this answers it
2006-08-16 08:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by paul_heilbron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is possible you have something that "hijacks" your browser. If so, it was installed as spyware to take you to a page that may even give points to the person who installed the hijacker. There are sites that pay 1-2 cents everytime someone is sent to a certain site. That is a means to get people to put advertising on thier pages.
HAVE YOU BEEN HIJACKED??? well maybe!!!!!
2006-08-16 08:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by mindbender - seeker of truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have spyware/malware and trojans on your pc to fit this problem
this will fix it
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2006-08-16 09:00:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to tools on the top bar and choose internet options and from there in general tab change your home page or whatever like www.yahoo.com
that way it wont redirect you.
also you could have a possible spyware in your pc get rid of that first.
2006-08-16 08:53:18 · answer #6 · answered by malung786 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find a better search engine or check to see if you have a virus
2006-08-16 08:53:29 · answer #7 · answered by internet browser 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
download google toolbar from http://toolbar.google.com/ and make it your default search engine when it prompts you to.
2006-08-16 08:55:53 · answer #8 · answered by Harry B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have spyware. Goto www.ewido.com and use the free version
2006-08-16 08:55:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋