Redirecting to Directory Sites

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  1. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 64 Bit
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    Redirecting to Directory Sites


    I have an issue when browsing in Google. When selecting results, I often get redirected to Ask.com or a directory site.

    Norton is running, I have cleared all browsing history but stll this problem persits. It seems there is some sort of malware running that redirects my IE pages which is not being picked up by my AV software.

    What about re-installing ie8?

    Any soltions?
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  2. Posts : 536
    Windows 7
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    Do you have multiple search providers?
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  3. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Desslok said:
    Do you have multiple search providers?
    No just using Google with ie8
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  4. Posts : 10,200
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-bit
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    quietman said:
    I have an issue when browsing in Google. When selecting results, I often get redirected to Ask.com or a directory site.

    Norton is running, I have cleared all browsing history but stll this problem persits. It seems there is some sort of malware running that redirects my IE pages which is not being picked up by my AV software.

    What about re-installing ie8?

    Any soltions?
    And what does you list of search providers show? What is the priority order of the search engines?
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  5. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
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    karlsnooks said:
    quietman said:
    I have an issue when browsing in Google. When selecting results, I often get redirected to Ask.com or a directory site.

    Norton is running, I have cleared all browsing history but stll this problem persits. It seems there is some sort of malware running that redirects my IE pages which is not being picked up by my AV software.

    What about re-installing ie8?

    Any soltions?
    And what does you list of search providers show? What is the priority order of the search engines?
    Not sure what you mean?
    When I search for let's say "synth vst" (i'm into music creation) i will get what I expect. Then I might choose the first result and soon as I click this I will not be directed to the site I wat but a ramdom site which looks like a directory provider or often ask.com being a common one.
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  6. Posts : 1,083
    Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
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    Ah, by directory provider, you mean a bogus site that comes up when a site no longer exists? Like this? oembios.com
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  7. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
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    Product FRED said:
    Ah, by directory provider, you mean a bogus site that comes up when a site no longer exists? Like this? oembios.com
    Yes something like that. To be honest I close the site as soon as possible just in case...
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  8. Posts : 1,083
    Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
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    That just means a site doesn't exist at that domain anymore. But it's fishy if this is happening a lot. Does it only come up for certain search terms or everything? And have you changed anything recently in your internet setup?
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  9. Posts : 23
    Windows 7 64 Bit
    Thread Starter
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    Product FRED said:
    That just means a site doesn't exist at that domain anymore. But it's fishy if this is happening a lot. Does it only come up for certain search terms or everything? And have you changed anything recently in your internet setup?
    Not that i'm aware of...

    since the last post (trumpet....?) I have run a Norton scan and i found a few nasties. Why it didn't pick these up before I'm not sure? A few cookies were removed and a rar file which it reckoned was suspicious.

    Unfortunately, I download lots of zip/rar files with vst synths etc on them then place them (the .dll's) into my DAW (Digital Audio Workstation).

    So far I haven't had the re-occurence of redirection so maybe......
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  10. Posts : 1,083
    Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit
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    Yeah, it was probably a hijacker. These things work by injecting code into the LSP (Layered Service Provider):

    A Layered Service Provider is a DLL that uses Winsock APIs to insert itself into the TCP/IP stack. Once in the stack, a Layered Service Provider can intercept and modify inbound and outbound Internet traffic
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