> When you hover over the link [the bad one that looks good] doesn't it reveal > the actual URL?
I'll check next time it happens, but it only happens now and again, an then you can't duplicate it. It's gotta have something to do with this googlesearchagent cookie, because when it does happen, I notice the phrase Google Search Agent flash up somewhere or other, all happens a bit quick, probably the status bar is where I've seen it as the URL redirects. I deleted the cookie again, and it hasn't yet come back. I tried to log out of Google and back in again, to see if they would make the cooke reappear. The only discovery there is that either Safari or Google doesn't let me log out. All I get is "Please wait ..." - and at the end of that I'm still logged in. More trickery no doubt. On 24/09/2011, at 11:23 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > On 24/09/2011, at 7:35 AM, Steven Knowles wrote: > >> Has anybody noticed, when clicking on a Google search result to go the >> relevant web page, that a 'Google search agent' seems to hijack things and >> take you off to a totally unrelated website? I then back track to my >> original search results, try again, and then it's fine. It only happens >> occasionally. >> >> I'm using Safari 5.1. The latest example, a moment ago, is that I clicked on >> a search result, only to be directed to a totally unrelated Virgin Australia >> page. This is after having earlier had a look at the Cookie list within >> Safari, found a googlesearchagent.com Cookie, and deleted it. Now it's back >> again. >> >> Is this Google up to no good? Anybody know how this works? I have Cookie >> settings to block from 3rd parties and advertisers, but that's obviously not >> stoping this Cookie from returning, maybe because I'm logged in as a Google >> user? > > > Hi Steven, > > When you hover over the link [the bad one that looks good] doesn't it reveal > the actual URL? > > If you’re seeing suspicious pop-ups, unwanted toolbars, redirects, strange > Google search results, or other unexpected behaviour on your computer, you > may have been tricked into installing malicious software (also known as > ‘malware’) on your computer. > > Apparently MacScan can remove the most common malware on your computer. > <http://macscan.securemac.com/> > > A Mac is not immune to everything, but assuming it is not the Mac you might > have hit upon an infected server or an intentional malware link. > > It’s very unlikely that you have a trojan. The only known DNS Changer trojan > is one of the three that the current version of Mac OS X protects you > against, making it difficult to download and open without knowing what you’re > doing. > > Mac Virus guide: <http://www.reedcorner.net/thomas/guides/macvirus> for more > information. > > It is possible that your ISP’s DNS servers have been compromised, so > switching DNS servers may do the trick. > If it does, you should contact your ISP to let them know about the problem, > if they aren’t aware of it already. > > Enter known good DNS numbers in either/both your mac System > Preferences-Network-Advanced-DNS and router setup. > > Open DNS is ok - > 208.67.222.222 > and > 208.67.220.220 > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard > OS X 10.7 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
