It would have nothing to do with IE, but is most likely a toolbar or spyware.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Marlon K. Schafer" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2009 11:09 PM To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Subject: [WISPA] OT, IE is allowing strange things > OK, this seems simple enough. Type in www.aaa.com and go to the triple A > site right? > > Nope, it somehow knows that I'm in zip code 99159 and sends me, > automatically to www.aaawa.com! > > How in the world is a web site finding this info in my machine? Where the > heck is it stored? How do I make it stop? > > If I do a google search and click on aaa I can get there, put it into the > ADDRESS (NOT search) bar I get redirected to a site other than the one I > wanted. > > I am SOOOOOO tired of being controlled! I don't even have the freedom to > select the web site that I choose to go to. I mean really? > > Anyone have any idea how this is possible and how to make the bastards > stop > snooping? I've deleted all of the search engines that were stuck in the > browser, I've tightened up as much of the security that I can find without > breaking everything else. > > Thoughts? Ideas? > > Please do NOT tell me to use firefox or some other browser. Most of my > customers use IE and I have to know how to help protect them. > > thanks, > marlon > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
