Firefox google redirect

[wigner3j]

Hi,

I am having a problem with google in the Firefox browser. When I search with google it brings up results as usual but when I click a link it takes me to some other advertisement page that is often, but not always, related to my original search. I can then hit the "back" button and go back to the google results and click on the link a second time and it takes me to the correct page.

The tricky part is that this behavior is not constant, it does not always take me to an advert with my first click on a google link. So for the longest time I was assuming I had accidentally clicked the wrong link.

I have noticed that after I click a link the status bar on firefox says http://googleads2.gdoubleclick.net instead of the link I actually clicked.
For instance, if I search for the term "acura" and click on the www.acura.com link, the status bar says:

http://googleads2.gdoubleclick.net/pagead/iclk?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.acura.com%2F&p=0&rf=http%3A%2F%2Fbanking411.com%2Findex.php

I have attached my log files. If anyone can offer any advice, I will really appreciate it.

Thank you!

[TimW]

I am assuming that this happens when you actually type in the address.

I am not seeing much on your system, but you need to use windows explorer to find and delete:
c:\windows\owusijegohew.dll
c:\windows\osaxebux.dll
c:\windows\ulujofulohoqus.dll
c:\windows\ewiyiyukejub.dll

Now download and install:
Java Runtime 6

Now run the C:\MGtools\GetLogs.bat file by double clicking on it. Then attach the new C:\MGlogs.zip file and tell me how things are running.

[wigner3j]

Thank you TimW. I've deleted the files and run GetLogs.bat, the file is attached. I am not seeing the redirect in firefox anymore, but it did not happen everytime I searched so I am hesitant to declare it fixed.

[TimW]

I'm not seeing any problems in your logs. Let me know if it re-occurs.

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