Being diverted to the wrong site

shjo558

Hi folks,

When I click here http://www.cross-stitching.com/entryForm.asp?id=54069 it opens up the page but then diverts me to here http://www.220magazine.com/ which is a different magazine run by the same company Origin Publishing (they have loads of mags).

It really annoying :mad: so I was hoping you might be able to tell me how to fix this.

I have deleted temporary files, cookies and run a full McAfee scan but never found anything dodgy.

Thanks

Strider590

Sounds like you need a redirect blocker, I had one on Firefox ages ago, but cant seem to find it for the latest Firefox..... I assume your using IE?
Perhaps go and download Firefox browser or google chrome, see if that fixes the issue.

shjo558

Strider590 wrote: »

Sounds like you need a redirect blocker, I had one on Firefox ages ago, but cant seem to find it for the latest Firefox..... I assume your using IE?
Perhaps go and download Firefox browser or google chrome, see if that fixes the issue.

Thanks, I'm using Firefox.

superscaper

Doesn't seem to be a browser type specific issue as it works for me in both FF and IE8. Try going through the spyware removal sticky just in case. As an aside I wouldn't trust McAfee to find any malware anyway (from experience).

shjo558

Thanks, I've started on the spyware thread and will see what it comes up with.

shjo558

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.38
Database version: 2323
Windows 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1

22/06/2009 22:36:57
mbam-log-2009-06-22 (22-36-57).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (C:\|D:\|)
Objects scanned: 181236
Time elapsed: 49 minute(s), 10 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Strider590

superscaper wrote: »

Doesn't seem to be a browser type specific issue as it works for me in both FF and IE8.

It's always possible for something to mess up one browser, leaving the other untouched. Which is really what I was getting at.

Great example of this was when Ebay were trialling the new look item listings, it only affected me on Firefox and only on this PC (none of my laptops) and IE was fine, I tried EVERYTHING to stop it and eventually had to change over to using IE for ebay.
It turns out they were using some serial number in Firefox to determine if you were going to be chosen to trial the new look. Odd number you lose, even number you win sort of thing.

Anyway having looked at the source code for that site I haven't been able to spot anything that would divert you, ill keep looking though.

shjo558

Thanks for you help, problem is still there but at least it seems to be just an inconvienience rather than a major problem.

superscaper

Strider590 wrote: »

It's always possible for something to mess up one browser, leaving the other untouched. Which is really what I was getting at.

That's not what I meant. I meant the issue wasn't specific to being a bug in a specific browser (i.e. everyone with IE or everyone with FF) not that it couldn't be affecting just one browser on the OP's specific installation.