When I navigate for now at least yahoo website i get this redirect:
http://www.google.com/hws/dell/afe?h.../tags=1/optn=1

I do not use I.E 7 long enough to tell if other websites are affected but it
is gettin annoying.

anyone kno of a way to stop this because i prefer to use I.E.

Is this upon launching IE you have the redirect? Is yahoo your home page?
Have you checked for malware?

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320159
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"KDiaz" wrote:

> When I navigate for now at least yahoo website i get this redirect:
> http://www.google.com/hws/dell/afe?h.../tags=1/optn=1
>
> I do not use I.E 7 long enough to tell if other websites are affected but it
> is gettin annoying.
>
> anyone kno of a way to stop this because i prefer to use I.E.

no. its upon loading all kinds of sites that have some type of advertisment
bar at the top. once it finds an advertisment it redirects it. its not just
yahoo website.

"Gistcheckin" wrote:

> Is this upon launching IE you have the redirect? Is yahoo your home page?
> Have you checked for malware?
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320159
> --
> Gistcheckin
>
>
> "KDiaz" wrote:
>
> > When I navigate for now at least yahoo website i get this redirect:
> > http://www.google.com/hws/dell/afe?h.../tags=1/optn=1
> >
> > I do not use I.E 7 long enough to tell if other websites are affected but it
> > is gettin annoying.
> >
> > anyone kno of a way to stop this because i prefer to use I.E.

It is spyware that causes such redirects. "Adware is software that displays
advertising banners, re-directs you to websites, and otherwise conducts
advertising on your computer (not to be confused with popup ads, which come
from the websites that you visit)." - perdue.edu

You can do a complete system scan using Windows OneCare online Safety
Center. This contains a regcleaner as well as tunesup the unit.
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-US/c...cid=mscom_msrt

Select Full Scan.
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"KDiaz" wrote:

> no. its upon loading all kinds of sites that have some type of advertisment
> bar at the top. once it finds an advertisment it redirects it. its not just
> yahoo website.
>
> "Gistcheckin" wrote:
>
> > Is this upon launching IE you have the redirect? Is yahoo your home page?
> > Have you checked for malware?
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320159
> > --
> > Gistcheckin
> >
> >
> > "KDiaz" wrote:
> >
> > > When I navigate for now at least yahoo website i get this redirect:
> > > http://www.google.com/hws/dell/afe?h.../tags=1/optn=1
> > >
> > > I do not use I.E 7 long enough to tell if other websites are affected but it
> > > is gettin annoying.
> > >
> > > anyone kno of a way to stop this because i prefer to use I.E.

"KDiaz" <KDiaz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:499C5CFB-17F0-4A50-832E-23846912CB00@microsoft.com...
> no. its upon loading all kinds of sites that have some type of
> advertisment
> bar at the top. once it finds an advertisment it redirects it. its not
> just
> yahoo website.
>
> "Gistcheckin" wrote:
>
>> Is this upon launching IE you have the redirect? Is yahoo your home
>> page?
>> Have you checked for malware?
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320159
>> --
>> Gistcheckin
>>
>>
>> "KDiaz" wrote:
>>
>> > When I navigate for now at least yahoo website i get this redirect:
>> > http://www.google.com/hws/dell/afe?h.../tags=1/optn=1
>> >
>> > I do not use I.E 7 long enough to tell if other websites are affected
>> > but it
>> > is gettin annoying.
>> >
>> > anyone kno of a way to stop this because i prefer to use I.E.

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

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http://www.fjsmjs.com
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