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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:26 PM Original message |
What's Going On With Google? I Only Get Shopping Crap Up In Searches? |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, that's bizarre. I'm not getting that. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. shit! maybe i should shut down and restart. n/t |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
2. Looks like you have a worm. |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Try a free adware program. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. how does one kill a worm? n/t |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Check this site out. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. make sure you are actually on google |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
7. I have no idea |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. yep. i'm running adaware now. n/t |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Use more than one spyware proggie |
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Runcible Spoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. that happened to me just a while ago |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. i thought it was a new google thing to make money for them, i hate it |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Sounds like your computer is infected with spyware |
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sam sarrha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. yea... Google |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. Download Ad Aware, update the definition files for it and |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. i'm trying. could you give me a couple links to google? i want to see if |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. here's what I get for the search in quotes on Google.com |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. lol. thanks. but can you just put the link to "google.com" there for me |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Oops - misunderstood.. here... |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. AdAware will tell you if it finds anything - what was the result? nt |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. Look at the top of Google. Are you on a Google "web" search or Google "shopping" |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:03 AM Response to Reply #20 |
28. it's the web. i clicked on the shopping and it looks different. but all |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
22. article about a worm that sounds like what you have: |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. from that article: |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. well, the key is whether that or a similar Worm is on your computer |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:02 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. ok--but here's a dumb question, however i really mean it... |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. you can get online to the web via any web browser |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. i also have modzilla/firefox and i'm getting the same thing using that one |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. I suspect that worm is clever enough to go after both of them - was Google.com your home page? |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:41 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. no. google is not my homepage. and my fucking norton security |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:53 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. First thing I do with a new computer, is delete Nortons |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
23. Someone told The google that you got money for Chris™as.. n/t |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-05-09 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
24. Try this link |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:09 AM Response to Reply #24 |
29. thanks--can you tell me if you're seeing what i am: |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:19 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Nope.. Mine does not have that one.. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:25 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. I'm paranoid about email attachments but the scary new thing is drive-by-downloading |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. what is avg or zone alarm? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. here are the links |
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Nye Bevan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
39. You can also try System Restore if you are running Windows |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-06-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
40. Did you get it figured out & fixed yet? |
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