I'm using Ghostery to help avoid some malware while browsing. Http://www.ghostery.com
Ken, from my iPhone On 2011-09-23, at 19:23, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> 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> -- 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>
