Brewology

I am not new to computers so I am really puzzled by this. I have 3 machines. 2 are on XP and one is on Windows 7.

My issue is that when I do a yahoo search or google it occasionally redirects me to another page or another portal. I have the latest Norton and I have used Malwarebytes and it all comes up clean so I don't think it's my machine. The issue occurs whether I use Firefox or IE8

I am thinking about calling up the ISP and asking them. I use AT&T.

Anyone else having this issue?

Sometimes your router will do it, too. What page is it redirecting you to?

OH I don't remember all of them.

Some are video cop some are outdoor life. some are some Ad something or other. Sometimes it's some obscure search engine. I was going to slick this computer but once I saw that all of them are doing it I began to reconsider.

I was thinking about the router but I don't know what is wrong. There are no firmware updates and I have had this router longer than the pages have been doing this. I will reset the router once I am finished with this download and see if that changes anything.

Well, I think it's malware... I would suggest writing down some of the sites it's redirecting you to, especially if it's a crappy search engine, and post it here or give Google a quick try.

what browser? Ive seen browsers store cookies from sites and they redirect you to god knows where.

He said firefox and IE...

anyways, I'd recommend you install the ad-block addon for firefox (use fanboy's subscription), then delete all your browsing data (so that the cookies and cache and other stuff gets removed), and then try...

Yea I was going to get Zone alarm but that's a better idea; I will try that first. Thanks.

Zone Alarm wouldn't be the best firewall, it causes this file expanding problem for many. This file in its installation directory keeps getting bigger and bigger...

I used to use Zone Alarm but I don't much anymore. I never noticed an expanding file.

The Ad block plug-in for Fire fox isn't working. I am thinking about calling my ISP I think it could be on the server side.

why isn't it working? here is the link to the addon https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/

Make sure you subscribe to a filter, or download the filter or whatever, get a filter!

I still want to know who it's redirecting you to....