Unwanted URL in Address Bar

[Guest]

An URL has appeared in my address bar history that I did not type in to a
site I do not remember visiting. I was under the impression that Address Bar
URLs had to be typed in. Is this true, and if not, how do I prevent unwanted
URLs from being placed in my address bar list?

 

[Alan Edwards]

It depends what you mean by "appears in the address bar list"

If it only appears as one of the 25 (maximum) choices when you hit the
down pointer on the right hand side of the address box, then it is a
TypedUrl and is normally typed in (though it is not impossible to get
it there in other ways)

If it is not a TypedUrl and it only appears as part of an AutoComplete
suggestion when you start typing, then it doesn't have to have been
typed in.

....Alan

 

[Guest]

It is a complete address, but it definitely wasn't typed in. It is to a less
than reputable site that I have never intentionally visited, though here is a
chance I may have been sent there involuntarily from another web site.
Regardless, you say it is possible for this address to have been placed in my
list of 25 without my having typed it, right? Thanks for your help.

 

[Alan Edwards]

All addresses are complete, so you really haven't told me if it is a
TypedUrl or Autocomplete item. Which is it?
Is it one of the 25 TypedUrls or not?

I don't know how a TypedUrl could be inserted without your being
aware, but there is probably a way.
I can insert one with a .reg file or .inf file or .vbs script or
similar but unless you have very low security, you should be aware of
that happening.

If it is an Autocomplete item, then you have probably been to the
site. Have a look in your History.

....Alan