Author Topic: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site  (Read 1662 times)

burningdoom

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Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« on: June 24, 2013, 01:12:46 pm »
I wanted to report this one to you.

I use Google search to access the boards here while I'm at work (can't have frivolous sites on my favorites at work). When you click the VGCollect Forum link, after searching for "VGCollect" in a Google search today it redirects you to various ad sites like Yellow Pages Search and such. However the link to main VGCollect site seems to work fine.

Thought you guys would like to know this.

Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2013, 02:01:30 pm »
for me it does it fine
first link is VGcollect.com

burningdoom

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Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2013, 02:14:14 pm »
Nevermind. Pretty sure my work computer has a virus, at this point. Doesn't matter what I click in a search, now, and I get redirected. My work won't give us virus protection, and I'm sure as hell not gonna pay for it.

htimreimer

Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2013, 02:17:17 pm »

Nevermind. Pretty sure my work computer has a virus, at this point. Doesn't matter what I click in a search, now, and I get redirected. My work won't give us virus protection, and I'm sure as hell not gonna pay for it.

download and run malwarebytes and spybot

burningdoom

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Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2013, 02:37:32 pm »

Nevermind. Pretty sure my work computer has a virus, at this point. Doesn't matter what I click in a search, now, and I get redirected. My work won't give us virus protection, and I'm sure as hell not gonna pay for it.

download and run malwarebytes and spybot

I just did a system restore, we're back in business.

soera

Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2013, 02:54:00 pm »
Here is my virus protection (more of a cure) :

soera

Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2013, 02:55:20 pm »

doctorlaudanum

Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #7 on: June 24, 2013, 07:21:22 pm »
And here is two of my computers being "cured" : https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2263942764158.2133768.1416175803&type=3

Why, soera, I didn't know your name was "Tabitha." :P
Always looking to buy Drakengard, Nier, and Siren collector's items.




teck

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Re: Google Search Redirects to Ads, Rather Than To This Site
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2013, 02:56:19 am »
I like soera's PC health maintenance policies....