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Can you help me (Website redirection)?

Jul 21, 2012 1:55 AM

When I type in tanga.com into firefox (latest update) it redirects to xanga.com and my system blocks it puts up an error message and my virus protection deletes some "Web traffic scanning - Virus removed" but I don't go to tanga.com. I am having no problems in IE. How can I fix this?

falcondeal falcondeal

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I'm not sure. Use IE instead of Firefox? I always believe in the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." theory. I understand wanting to know "why doesn't it work?", but I lack that knowledge. Sorry.

jsimsace jsimsace
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@jsimsace: Thanks anyways...

falcondeal falcondeal
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@falcondeal: hubby says he just did the update, but since it's in his history it automatically goes to the tanga site.
sorry.

moosezilla moosezilla
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download and install and run malwarebytes
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button
How to use malwarebytes
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/virus-removal/how-to-use-malwarebytes-anti-malware-tutorial

Perhaps this will help
http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/searches-take-you-to-wrong-search-website

Still do the malwarebytes if you do not already have it.

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@caffeine_dude: Scan completed nothing found...

falcondeal falcondeal
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Okay, download HijackThis from SourceForge.
Run HijackThis. Copy the logfile that it creates.
PM me with the log file. I'll help look it over and see if anything needs to be removed.

lumpthar lumpthar
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I was having redirecting problems a few months ago. Malware bytes and AVG virus scans were turning up nothing. I finally realized that my AVG wasn't doing a FULL scan of everything even though I was clicking the full scan button. I had to go to the options section and check all the boxes for it to do a total scan of the computer and I ended up having about 30 trojans and over 70 viruses that my previous scans never found. So yeah, we had to wipe the computer and reload everything.
tldr AVG sucks.

tippypaws tippypaws
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did you try http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/searches-take-you-to-wrong-search-website
you could also try a free online scan http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@lumpthar: PM sent, thanks for your help.

falcondeal falcondeal
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@falcondeal: Have you tried "www.tanga.com" (i.e. http://www.tanga.com/) instead of just "tanga.com"? For me (via wget), "http://tanga.com/"; gives a 301 (Moved permanently) to http://www.tanga.com (without a trailing slash, interestingly enough).

(Ah, no-www.org opposition...)

goldfndrgw goldfndrgw
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@goldfndrgw: Yes, both www.tanga.com and tanga.com go to xanga.

falcondeal falcondeal
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uninstall firefox and reinstall it.

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@caffeine_dude: Didn't work...

falcondeal falcondeal
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It seems like either some firefox plugin is redirecting you (changing "tanga" to "xanga") or your antivirus is doing the same. I'd start by bringing up Firefox in Safe Mode (shut it down, then open Firefox using Shift/Click on the icon). You'll see a Safe Mode dialog box - press Continue.

Now does it go to tanga.com? if so, it's a plug-in that's being overly cautious.

rhmurphy rhmurphy
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Try @rhmurphy: first.

Have you checked you host file:
Learn more about it here... I would expect it to be OK if IE is fine but it super easy to check... http://www.ezlan.net/host.html

This is the next thing I would check https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/dns-flusher/
I would also look at this https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/switchhosts/
I would check you local (PC's) DNS http://www.mediacollege.com/computer/network/dns.html and check your router's DNS servers.

you can try google's DNS server. http://www.labnol.org/internet/setup-google-dns-servers/11439/

What happens if you click the link http://www.tanga.com/
Because when I click tanga from woot I get, but it still is tanga: http://www.tanga.com/?utm_source=GAN&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=Deals.Woot&utm_content=Ban

what if you click here http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sugexp=chrome,mod=18&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=tanga++ and pick tanga what do you get?

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@rhmurphy: Are we done here? I will check for 2 more days, unless I hear something.

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@caffeine_dude: I dunno. I made a suggestion (firefox safe mode), but haven't heard if it helped or not. I guess it either did or the problem was fixed some other way.

rhmurphy rhmurphy
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@rhmurphy: Sorry I did not mean to tag you, lol that was for the OP.

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@rhmurphy & @caffeine_dude: Sorry, I have been out of town and this is my first chance trying your suggestions. So with that, when running firefox in safe mode tanga goes to tanga, w/o safemode it still goes to xanga. So it must be a plugin. Any ideas which it could be? I currently run/have installed: Adblock plus, ChatZilla, Check4Change, Download Statusbar, Forecastfox, Garmin Communicator, HP Detect, InvisibleHand, Java Console 6.0.33, LastPass, ReloadEvery, Steep and Cheap Watcher, URL Fixer, WebMail Notifier, Woot Watcher Plus.

falcondeal falcondeal
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Update: Ok, it's my URL fixer add-on... now to email the dev, and see why its doing it.

falcondeal falcondeal
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@falcondeal: Good Job!

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude

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