Google Disruption

[John Stables]

I just came across a problem as I use the Google search engine quite
often.

Whenever I enter something on google.com, it pauses longer than normal
and then directs me to a generic page with a bunch of generic links.
I have to click on page 2 to get the normal search engine results.

For example, if I search for "New York Yankees", it directs me to a
links such as Prime Seat Tickets, eBay stuff, Logo Watches and other
"sponsored" links.

If I use google.ca or google.fr etc., it doesn't have this. Anybody
know of this annoying problem? Thanks in advance.

[siljaline]

On 21 Sep 2003 01:18:36 -0700, raider_108@yahoo.com (John Stables) wrote:

>I just came across a problem as I use the Google search engine quite
>often.
>
>Whenever I enter something on google.com, it pauses longer than normal
>and then directs me to a generic page with a bunch of generic links.
>I have to click on page 2 to get the normal search engine results.
>
>For example, if I search for "New York Yankees", it directs me to a
>links such as Prime Seat Tickets, eBay stuff, Logo Watches and other
>"sponsored" links.
>
>If I use google.ca or google.fr etc., it doesn't have this. Anybody
>know of this annoying problem? Thanks in advance.

It may be related to this but the investigation is ongoing.
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/darnit_3.htm#verisign




--
siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_

[Andrew Clover]

John Stables <raider_108@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Whenever I enter something on google.com, it pauses longer than normal
> and then directs me to a generic page with a bunch of generic links.
> I have to click on page 2 to get the normal search engine results.

SuperBar/v1 used to do something like this. Alternatively it could be
something new. Try downloading/unzipping/running HijackThis:

http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/f...hijackthis.zip

and saving/posting the log.

--
Andrew Clover
mailto:and@doxdesk.com
http://www.doxdesk.com/

[Steve Bell]

Hotbar does this.

Apart from a hard disk refresh something like Enigma's Spyhunter will get
rid of it.


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"John Stables" <raider_108@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:77f658c4.0309210018.4d1b81d3@posting.google.c om...
> I just came across a problem as I use the Google search engine quite
> often.
>
> Whenever I enter something on google.com, it pauses longer than normal
> and then directs me to a generic page with a bunch of generic links.
> I have to click on page 2 to get the normal search engine results.
>
> For example, if I search for "New York Yankees", it directs me to a
> links such as Prime Seat Tickets, eBay stuff, Logo Watches and other
> "sponsored" links.
>
> If I use google.ca or google.fr etc., it doesn't have this. Anybody
> know of this annoying problem? Thanks in advance.