How does one stop URL changes?

[Tim Fenn]

When I enter an address in the address bar or follow a link in my favorites
or follow a link on a web site or follow a link on a search engine I'm
visiting the address is often quickly changed to one I do not want to go to.
I know this can occur when a site no longer exists or has set-up a
forwarding address to a new site BUT I also know this can occur under
several circumstances where I do not what it to occur. These include another
site, usually a more powerful site, either sets-up a program to redirect all
traffic which either visited their site before and has a cookie which
redirects them when certain keywords are used , or is coming from a certain
server, etc. The site I'm try to visit has set-up a blocker which will not
permit certain or all users to access the site.

I would like to know how I can set-up internet Explorer 6.0 to either not
except new URLs (probably not practical since homepage servers can change)
or request permission to follow a new URL.

In other words, I'm trying stop others from redirecting my web queries!

Tim

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

When I enter an address in the address bar or follow a link in my
favorites or follow a link on a web site or follow a link on a search
engine I'm visiting the address is often quickly changed to one I do
not want to go to. I know this can occur when a site no longer exists
or has set-up a forwarding address to a new site BUT I also know
this can occur under several circumstances where I do not what it to
occur. These include another site, usually a more powerful site,
either sets-up a program to redirect all traffic which either visited
their site before and has a cookie which redirects them when certain
keywords are used , or is coming from a certain server, etc. The site
I'm try to visit has set-up a blocker which will not permit certain
or all users to access the site.

I would like to know how I can set-up internet Explorer 6.0 to either
not except new URLs (probably not practical since homepage servers
can change) or request permission to follow a new URL.

In other words, I'm trying stop others from redirecting my web
queries!

Tim

Get and run these programs (if you test after each one you can stop when
the problem is gone):
Ad-Aware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Once installed make sure to update via online before scanning!
and
Spybot - Search & Destroy -
http://security.kolla.de/
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?lang=en&page=download
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
http://www.tomcoyote.org/SPYBOT/
Once installed make sure to update via online before scanning!
and
BHO Demon: http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/bhod/

Until the problem is solved.

Further advice available here:

If the problem site is your home page:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#home_page

If the problem is a pop-up window, your computer may have been hijacked.
For information about pop-up windows, how to get rid of them, and prevent
them in the future have a look at the link below:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#pop_up