Cookies, cookies, and more cookies!!!

konaboy · Post by **konaboy** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 2:56 am

Hello all,

I was wondering if it were normal to be receiving a bunch of cookies after going into a webpage via google chrome. For example, when I open the browser and type in http://www.google.com I used to be redirected to some other website and left unable to go to any other website. I have somehow blocked this by typing in https (secure connection) instead of http. What I am wondering is how are these websites redirecting my browser and is there anything I am able to do to stop this (perhaps something with my wifi router?)?

Thank you!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:29 am

If you're being redirected to sites other than the one you're typing into your browsers address bar....scan your computer for malware....including rootkits.

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 4:55 pm

konaboy wrote:Hello all,

I was wondering if it were normal to be receiving a bunch of cookies after going into a webpage via google chrome. For example, when I open the browser and type in http://www.google.com I used to be redirected to some other website and left unable to go to any other website. I have somehow blocked this by typing in https (secure connection) instead of http. What I am wondering is how are these websites redirecting my browser and is there anything I am able to do to stop this (perhaps something with my wifi router?)?

Thank you!

Download, install and run Malwarebytes.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 6:46 pm

Cookies by themselves are mostly harmless (most sites use them to store your preferences/user data between pages), browser redirects are not.

konaboy · Post by **konaboy** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:27 pm

RaisinCain wrote:Download, install and run Malwarebytes.

What is this software, and where can I get it from?

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:12 pm

http://www.malwarebytes.org

Download the free version. It will scan for malware.