when I use a search engine like google, I click on one of the results and instead of going to that result it gets redirected to various other web sites. what should I do?
Say I search for john deere. The results show up and I click on one of them and it sends me to different web sites such as http://www.guide2faucets.com/search-results.aspx?keywords=john+deere and http://www.guidetoproperties.com/search-results.aspx?keywords=john+deere
something is redirecting. I don't have this problem in IE but I prefer to use firefox
Krejt Përgjigjet (5)
Sounds like you have a browser hijacker installed. Follow these instructions to rectify the problem.
- In the location bar, type about:config and hit Enter.
- In the filter at the top, type: keyword.URL
- Double click it and remove whatever's in there and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q=
- Go to File | Exit
- Restart Firefox, go to the site you want to set as your homepage.
- Go to Tools | Options | General.
- Make sure it says "Show My Homepage" in the first dropdown menu.
- Click the button called "Use Current Pages" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.
The URL to add in "keyword.URL" becomes a link in this post, so right click it and choose "Copy Link Location" to copy it to the Windows clipboard. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it. Saves you having to type the whole thing.
what is the location bar?
Where you normally type a URL in.
ok I did everything you said and it still is having the same problem
OK, in that case, go to http://www.malwarebytes.org/ and download the free version. Update it after you install it and then run a full system scan.