Search engine problem?

Question

When I search something on a search engine and click on the results it brings me to some other website that I did not want.

Answer 1

This could be a virus, trojan or malware hijacking your computer diverting you to a different website when you use the search engines.



Here are some sites that offer tools to help you remove this problem



http://groups.google.com/group/google_web_search_help-troubleshooting/browse_thread/thread/a2f2e3b2cc7a7f9e?pli=1

Answer 2

Your computer has picked up a trojan and that bug is re-directing your clicks to sites the trojan creator wants you to visit. I'd bet that many of the sites you click to offer registry scans and anti-virus fixes.



There are a couple of things you can do. One, try a system restore on your computer. That's when you set your computer back to a date before you had the problem. Sometimes the trojan is so nasty it disables the system restore feature but try it anyway.



To do a system restore click you Start button then All Programs then Accessories then System Tools Then System Restore. From there just follow instructions. Again, set it back to a time before you where having the problem.



If you can't restore it, you just might have to reformat your hard drive. ugh! Good Luck!

Answer 3

It could be a serious problem to your online privacy. Scan your computer for Malwares, Spywares, Trojans etc.

Answer 4

Raise a scam alert with google.