Development Google is screwed?

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  1. The Jambo

    The Jambo Last on the scene

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    [​IMG]

    I have narrowed it down to the "cof=FORID...." element, but this happens in both IE and FF, and the config file in Firefox is fine :grr:

    Any clues?
     
    The Jambo, 31 Dec 2008
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  2. chrisb2e9

    chrisb2e9 Dont do that...

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    Whats the question?
     
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  3. hitman012

    hitman012 Minimodder

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    Try clearing your browser's cache and then restarting it.
     
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  4. The Jambo

    The Jambo Last on the scene

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    Cleared the cache, it turns to normal if I click on a link from Google TO Google (such as spelling suggestions)
     
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  5. Firehed

    Firehed Why not? I own a domain to match.

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    Switch to openDNS - maybe your ISP is doing some sort of sketchy redirect from normal Google to a Google Custom Search (where they get the adsense money)
     
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  6. The Jambo

    The Jambo Last on the scene

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    Nope, Works over Wifi on iPhone 3G.

    I'm honestly clueless.
     
    The Jambo, 1 Jan 2009
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  7. notatoad

    notatoad pretty fing wonderful

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    wait for a 1920x1170 :sigh: image to load and you'll see it.
     
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  8. mm vr

    mm vr The cheesecake is a lie

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    My guess is that you have cookies disabled somehow, and your Google settings appear in the address then.
     
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  9. identikit

    identikit Minimodder

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    This is correct. 'custom' and 'client=pub-xxxxxxxx' are the big giveaways. It's a custom Google search page using Adsense. Clicking on the first 4 links, the Google ads, will give money to the person responsible for the redirect.
     
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  10. The Jambo

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    Im on virgin media, no-one else is reporting this problem and other PCs on the same network dont either.

    I assume this is a (Very well though through) virus.
     
    The Jambo, 1 Jan 2009
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  11. hypnoticstate

    hypnoticstate What's a Dremel?

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    FOr a moment there, i thought the never-faulting Google were slipping in their standards.
     
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  12. hyperion

    hyperion Minimodder

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    Looks like a search engine hijacker to me. Doesn't your AV come up with anything?
     
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  13. sui_winbolo

    sui_winbolo Giraffe_City

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    Check your hosts file. Navigate to-

    c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\

    look for a file named hosts and open it with notepad. There shouldn't be any entries besides the localhost entry.

    A hijacker could be using the hosts file to redirect. Remove the entry, save it and try googling something.
     
    sui_winbolo, 8 Jan 2009
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