Search problem

[Andrew Longman]

My computer is misbehaving when I do an internet search. Doesn't matter if I use Google, Yahoo, or whatever.

Last week I started having problems with redirects off Google searches so I switched from IE to Firefox and did a Spybot Search and Destroy scrub which took off some stuff.

Still having a problem in IE with redirects but not Firefox. However, doing a search from the toolbar in Firefox will sometimes bring up a page with a bunch of stuff that looks like this:

c+"="+d;return a}function A(a){return document.getElementById(a)}j.initialize=w;j.update Status=F;j.Img=K;
}) ();dyn.shouldShowAllImages = true;dyn.initialize("#008000", "/images%3Fq%3Dnyyankees.com%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B3GG GL_enUS267US268","&ei=Uh_xR9TjIY_aeYmZvJIB", "0");dyn.Img("http://www.weblo.com/domain/available/futuramamadhousetheleelazone.com/&h=450&w=296&sz=23&hl=en&start=1&sig2=991RZxgaeTlFtw04g2WUsQ","","M1MDAEi1iIbxYM:","http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/TRND/FP3940~New-York-Yankees-Posters.jpg","84","127","\x3cb\x3enyyankees.com\x3c/b\x3e","","","296 x 450 -

When it does bring up search results, most of the time the link won't load or it loads a blank page.

I don't have any problems searching within a given site (e.g. youtube).

Scrubs today didn't turn up much of note and I removed them. I have the latest McAfee updates running.

Thoughts?

[dando]

Perhaps it's choking on the content on which you are searching? :gomer: :p

That's page code being dumped, so it's choking on the pages being returned by search. Did you freshly install FF when you switched? Have you done a full virus check? I dunno if there are any shared DLLs b/w IE and FF (doubt it), but something may be corrupted, so a fresh browser install might solve the problem. No probs with any other pages rendering?

-Kevin

[Insomniac]

I'd suspect some type of spyware or malware. Have you tried a lesser known search engine like Gigablast (http://www.gigablast.com/)?

[Insomniac]

c+"="+d;return a}function A(a){return document.getElementById(a)}j.initialize=w;j.update Status=F;j.Img=K;
}) ();dyn.shouldShowAllImages = true;dyn.initialize("#008000", "/images%3Fq%3Dnyyankees.com%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B3GG GL_enUS267US268","&ei=Uh_xR9TjIY_aeYmZvJIB", "0");dyn.Img("http://www.weblo.com/domain/available/futuramamadhousetheleelazone.com/&h=450&w=296&sz=23&hl=en&start=1&sig2=991RZxgaeTlFtw04g2WUsQ","","M1MDAEi1iIbxYM:","http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/TRND/FP3940~New-York-Yankees-Posters.jpg","84","127","\x3cb\x3enyyankees.com\x3c/b\x3e","","","296 x 450 -

I just realized your problem. :p

[dando]

I just realized your problem. :p

That was my point, yo. b/w the two of ya, I don't know which to dislike more. :p ;)

-Kevin

[Andrew Longman]

That was my point, yo. b/w the two of ya, I don't know which to dislike more. :p ;)

-Kevin

Show some sympathy. Opening day rained out :cry:

(and it hasn't rained in weeks)

I guess God is doing what He/She can to keep them from tearing down the Stadium. ;)

Now opening day will become opening night tomorrow. Sucks

Yeah the FF was a fresh download. Virus scan was done last night with latest McAfee updates

If I strip off IE and FF and reinstall it would that likely help? If there is spyware that Search and Destroy isn't finding, what do you (anybody) suggest?

(And no, no other page rendering problems)

[dando]

Show some sympathy. Opening day rained out :cry:

(and it hasn't rained in weeks)

I guess God is doing what He/She can to keep them from tearing down the Stadium.

Now opening day will become opening night tomorrow. Sucks


Karma is a bitch, yo. ;) I was actually gonna post about that in the baseball thread, but I'm busy watching Barry Zito suck against the Bums in LaLa in sunshine under a bright blue sky. :p

Lemme cogitate on this a bit more....either that or Cam will sober up shortly. ;)

-Kevin

[Cam]

Karma is a bitch, yo. ;) I was actually gonna post about that in the baseball thread, but I'm busy watching Barry Zito suck against the Bums in LaLa in sunshine under a bright blue sky. :p

Lemme cogitate on this a bit more....either that or Cam will sober up shortly. ;)

-Kevin
You mean wake up... It's 7AM here. ;) Andrew try installing AVG anti-spyware. I have found that it is pretty good at finding some malware that others wont.

[dando]

You mean wake up... It's 7AM here. ;)

I thought that was the same thing down under? :p


I have found that it is pretty good at finding some malware that others wont.

Yeah, that was the next thing I was going to suggest, but I was busy watching baseball in sunny SoCal on TV. :D

-Kevin

[OW]

Try system restore to a better time... (???)
Sometimes it works

[Insomniac]

That was my point, yo. b/w the two of ya, I don't know which to dislike more. :p ;)

-Kevin

Hehe, I get it now. Well, you could let up a little bit. His team did cause 18-1. What more do you want? :)

[dando]

Hehe, I get it now. Well, you could let up a little bit. His team did cause 18-1. What more do you want? :)

It was painful pulling for AL's AND Ank's team, yo. :gomer:

-Kevin

[Sean Malone]

Clear your cache and reboot.

;)

[dando]

Clear your cache and reboot.

;)

Turn you head and cough? ;)

AL, any luck so far?

-Kevin

[Andrew Longman]

Fixed.

Tried lots of stuff here without success. I continued to have the problem in both FF and IE.

I reloaded another FF update today and now both IE and FF are fine.

I hate computer stuff. I'd much rather work on something like a '72 MG. :D

[dando]

Fixed.

Tried lots of stuff here without success. I continued to have the problem in both FF and IE.

I reloaded another FF update today and now both IE and FF are fine.

I hate computer stuff. I'd much rather work on something like a '72 MG. :D

Quit clicking on URLs 'lock sends ya, yo. :gomer: ;)

-Kevin

[Andrew Longman]

Quit clicking on URLs 'lock sends ya, yo. :gomer: ;)

-Kevin

True.

The thing that's maddening is the problem started while I was using IE. So I load a fresh version of FF and that doesn't fix it. I load an update to FF and it then fixes both IE and FF. Figure that. Makes my head hurt.

[Sean Malone]

True.

The thing that's maddening is the problem started while I was using IE. So I load a fresh version of FF and that doesn't fix it. I load an update to FF and it then fixes both IE and FF. Figure that. Makes my head hurt.

You shouldn't use IE. :)

[Cam]

I hate computer stuff. I'd much rather work on something like a '72 MG. :D

Crap! Ya shoulda let me know! We just sold one! SRSLY. :cry:


You shouldn't use IE. :)

Friends don't let friends....