PugJr Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 There seems to be like a 10% chance that whenever I click on a result, my browser will be redirected to some other totally irrelevant page. I have only had this happen on google. (The pages I get redirected to are usually another search engine.) Do you think its some sort of virus or has google actually added some feature where you click on a result and it redirects you to something else? The only problem with it being a virus is why only google? And why only 10% of the time? (The 10% isn't a very precise measurement.) Also whats even stranger is I've only had this happen on IE and never FF, but I suppose this could be coincidence as I rarely use FF. So could it be a IE virus only affecting google? Doesn't make any sense to me and if I do have a virus, why only my browser? Seems like there could be many more valuable things to do with a virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Sounds like a virus to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 So, you're asking why would a virus only affect the worlds most popular (and insecure) browser, on one of the worlds most popular websites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonLewis Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 You, by choice, use IE over FF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PugJr Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 I suppose this topic was mostly a question if google was doing it or a virus, which clearly from these responses, google isn't the cause. Just seems like such a harmless virus for a virus. Okay thanks for the responses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 It could be a prank set by a friend, or if its set from the outside and there are ads on the pages it directs you to... that [possibly] means more $$ for the person who made the virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 sounds like adware/malware to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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