i am always redirected to other search engines after i click on the answers on my yahoo or google search. why ? help pls ...
2006-09-17 13:01:30 · 6 answers · asked by matt n 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It sounds like your PC is infected with a hijacker.
Here is a list of free scans. I like ewido the best.
Spybots search and Destroy http://www.download.com/3000-8022-10122137.html?tag=pao
adaware se> http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022_4-10399602.html?tag=lst-0-1
http://www.webroot.com/land/freescan.php
a-squared Free> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_frame.asp
http://housecall65.trendmicro.com/
X -Cleaner Micro Edition scan http://www.spywareguide.com/onlinescan.php
http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
Spywareguard too.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
http://www.ewido.net/en/onlinescan/
Get free anti virus for free click here.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
A browser hijacker (sometimes called hijackware) is a type of malware program that alters your computer's browser settings so that you are redirected to Web sites that you had no intention of visiting. Most browser hijackers alter default home pages and search pages to those of their customers, who pay for that service because of the traffic it generates. More virulent versions often: add bookmarks for pornographic Web sites to the users' own bookmark collection; generate pornographic pop-up windows faster than the user can click them shut; and redirect users to pornographic sites when they inadvertently mistype a URL or enter a URL without the www. preface. Poorly coded browser hijackers -- which, unsurprisingly, are common -- may also slow your computer down and cause browser crashes.
2006-09-17 13:05:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible that your pc is infected with spyware - often malicious programs that can redirect your browser, adjust it's settings or change your homepage, amongst other things. Spyware, adware and malaware are not viruses, but are still annoying and potentially dangerous. Install anti spyware programs. Visit www.download.com for free and purchaseable anti spyware products. Products I'd reccommend are Windows Defender, Lavasoft Adaware, Spybot - Search And Destroy and Webroot Spysweeper. You have to buy the last one but it is excellent.
2006-09-17 20:09:09 · answer #2 · answered by fruitfly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you get traffic to your site, search engines will index your webiste, and also it will take your keywords and give importance to your keyword. so traffic is the most important thing in internet,
there are two things:
1) one is traffic
1) second is quality traffic
am talking about a website which has a 500 arround alexa traffic rank, and about 6/10 google's page rank.
get a free back link from this site, get a lot of free traffic, in this site you get free credits, and with that you get free traffic.
everything is free, http://www.trafficswarm.com/go.cgi?53747...
just get some easy traffic, also first 50 credits will activate you account, and then you will get your 100 free credits, then on you get free credits, with that you get free traffic.
Source(s):
get a disclaimer, privacy policy, terms and conditions, site maps, etc, these helps rankings,
also http://www.harmu.com for paid quality traffic, advertise on time basis, not on cost of clicks,
2006-09-18 10:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like your browser is being hijacked by a malicious browser helper object. Download spybhot at http://www.spybot.com and install and update spybot. Then restart the computer in safe mode by hitting f8 repeatedly as the comp boots. Run spybot and hopefully it detects your problem. Also run the immunize component of spybot to block spyware sites. You may also want to download CWshredder which removes coolwebsearch and its variants from your system link http://www.trendmicro.com/cwshredder/
2006-09-17 20:08:57 · answer #4 · answered by Fremen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds addware or spyware...
remove the adware or the spyware...
after that try installing google toolbar or yahoo toolbar and search in the google.com or yahoo.com and not on the address bar...
2006-09-17 20:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by fireashes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like ad-ware.
free scan at http://trendmicro.com
Scan with AdAware and Spybot - both free and available at http://download.com
2006-09-17 20:04:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋