What's up with Google now ?

Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
up screens while connecting:

In and out of a secure website -- twice, with no sight of the two
secure websites.

Just four "do you want to continue ?" requests one after another.

After their wonderful cookies and toolbar, one wonders what nonsense
this is.

God I miss simple dejanews.

Any recommendations for another usenet search site that isn't so
blatantly committed to screwing you over ?

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:54:36 -0700, no_spam wrote:
>
> Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
> up screens while connecting:

Hmmm, just tried http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
and no popups. But then again using firefox with popups set off
java/javascrip on and used google.com to set preferences for language.

I do have 1,100+ tracking urls set to 127.0.0.2 in /etc/hosts

no_spam <moi> wrote:

>
> Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
> up screens while connecting:
>
> In and out of a secure website -- twice, with no sight of the two
> secure websites.
>
> Just four "do you want to continue ?" requests one after another.
>
> After their wonderful cookies and toolbar, one wonders what nonsense
> this is.
>
> God I miss simple dejanews.
>
> Any recommendations for another usenet search site that isn't so
> blatantly committed to screwing you over ?

What is the exact url as I have not had this problem. If you are running
windows check for adware/crapware...


Imhotep

Bit Twister wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:54:36 -0700, no_spam wrote:
>>
>> Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
>> up screens while connecting:
>
> Hmmm, just tried http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
> and no popups. But then again using firefox with popups set off
> java/javascrip on and used google.com to set preferences for language.
>
> I do have 1,100+ tracking urls set to 127.0.0.2 in /etc/hosts

Yup I tried it too no popups. To the OP sounds like you are running Windows
something with some adware/crapware leached on your system.

On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 21:43:57 -0400, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.net>
wrote:

>no_spam <moi> wrote:
>
>>
>> Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
>> up screens while connecting:
>>
>> In and out of a secure website -- twice, with no sight of the two
>> secure websites.
>>

>What is the exact url as I have not had this problem. If you are running
>windows check for adware/crapware...
>
>
>Imhotep

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en

Ran it just now and no secure sites routing experienced.

LOL. Wrong computer. Tried the other box. It's still doing it.
Different shortcut URL:


Funky Google URL with secure websites issue:

http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en


That's a weird one. Any idea what it's doing ?

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:24:18 +0200, Jim Watt <jimwatt@aol.no_way>
wrote:

>On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:54:36 -0700, no_spam <moi> wrote:
>
>>Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
>>up screens while connecting:
>
>The only time google pops up anything is to ask for a user id
>if you are posting, so maybe you are blaming the wrong site
>- what 'incredibly useful search bar' have you installed ?

Sorry Jim, I browsed through the newsgroup before posting and you
appear to be the current resident troll. It appears the general
consensus is not to feed the troll ;)

You realize you're posting history is pretty much a neon sign don't
you ?

no_spam <moi> wrote:

> On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 21:43:57 -0400, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.net>
> wrote:
>
>>no_spam <moi> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
>>> up screens while connecting:
>>>
>>> In and out of a secure website -- twice, with no sight of the two
>>> secure websites.
>>>
>
>>What is the exact url as I have not had this problem. If you are running
>>windows check for adware/crapware...
>>
>>
>>Imhotep
>
> http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>
> Ran it just now and no secure sites routing experienced.
>
> LOL. Wrong computer. Tried the other box. It's still doing it.
> Different shortcut URL:
>
>
> Funky Google URL with secure websites issue:
>
> http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>
>
> That's a weird one. Any idea what it's doing ?

Hummm...I tried both urls without any problems. Let me see if I understand
the problem. On one computer when you type the url
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en it works fine. When
you type the same url on the other you get a bunch of popups?

If this statement is correct check for spyware. Also check your hosts file
to see if it has been hijacked.

Let me know how what you find.

Imhotep

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:07:23 -0700, no_spam wrote:
>
> http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>
> Ran it just now and no secure sites routing experienced.
>
> LOL. Wrong computer. Tried the other box. It's still doing it.
> Different shortcut URL:
>
>
> Funky Google URL with secure websites issue:
>
> http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>
>
> That's a weird one. Any idea what it's doing ?

Neither urls has popups. Your box is infected. You proved it when you
use the same settings on the same app and same url and on one box has
popups and the other box does not have the popups.

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 12:09:53 -0700, no_spam <moi> wrote:

>On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:24:18 +0200, Jim Watt <jimwatt@aol.no_way>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:54:36 -0700, no_spam <moi> wrote:
>>
>>>Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
>>>up screens while connecting:
>>
>>The only time google pops up anything is to ask for a user id
>>if you are posting, so maybe you are blaming the wrong site
>>- what 'incredibly useful search bar' have you installed ?
>
>Sorry Jim, I browsed through the newsgroup before posting and you
>appear to be the current resident troll. It appears the general
>consensus is not to feed the troll ;)
>
>You realize you're posting history is pretty much a neon sign don't
>you ?
>
Both Jim & Imhotep are running very low on the signal to noise ratio
at the moment, but I would not call either of them trolls. Once they
get over their idealogical differences, I expect to see them get back
to reality & be useful posters.

On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:40:10 -0400, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.net>
wrote:

>no_spam <moi> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 21:43:57 -0400, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>no_spam <moi> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
>>>> up screens while connecting:
>>>>
>>>> In and out of a secure website -- twice, with no sight of the two
>>>> secure websites.
>>>>
>>
>>>What is the exact url as I have not had this problem. If you are running
>>>windows check for adware/crapware...
>>>
>>>
>>>Imhotep
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>>
>> Ran it just now and no secure sites routing experienced.
>>
>> LOL. Wrong computer. Tried the other box. It's still doing it.
>> Different shortcut URL:
>>
>>
>> Funky Google URL with secure websites issue:
>>
>> http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>>
>>
>> That's a weird one. Any idea what it's doing ?
>
>Hummm...I tried both urls without any problems. Let me see if I understand
>the problem. On one computer when you type the url
>http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en it works fine. When
>you type the same url on the other you get a bunch of popups?
>

Correction: on both computers, typing the www.google url gives the
secure websites pop ups; typing the groups.google url does not give
the secure websites pop ups. The desktop shortcuts were different on
the computers, but the actions for the URLs were the same on both
machines.


>If this statement is correct check for spyware. Also check your hosts file
>to see if it has been hijacked.
>
>Let me know how what you find.
>
>Imhotep
>

Well I ran AVS, Stinger, ad-aware, spybot, and hijackthis. Nothing
turned up.

no_spam <moi> wrote:

> On Wed, 07 Sep 2005 15:40:10 -0400, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.net>
> wrote:
>
>>no_spam <moi> wrote:
>>
>>> On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 21:43:57 -0400, Imhotep <Imhotep@nospam.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>no_spam <moi> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Just tried to do a usenet advanced search at Google and I got four pop
>>>>> up screens while connecting:
>>>>>
>>>>> In and out of a secure website -- twice, with no sight of the two
>>>>> secure websites.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>>What is the exact url as I have not had this problem. If you are running
>>>>windows check for adware/crapware...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Imhotep
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>>>
>>> Ran it just now and no secure sites routing experienced.
>>>
>>> LOL. Wrong computer. Tried the other box. It's still doing it.
>>> Different shortcut URL:
>>>
>>>
>>> Funky Google URL with secure websites issue:
>>>
>>> http://www.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en
>>>
>>>
>>> That's a weird one. Any idea what it's doing ?
>>
>>Hummm...I tried both urls without any problems. Let me see if I understand
>>the problem. On one computer when you type the url
>>http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?hl=en it works fine. When
>>you type the same url on the other you get a bunch of popups?
>>
>
> Correction: on both computers, typing the www.google url gives the
> secure websites pop ups; typing the groups.google url does not give
> the secure websites pop ups. The desktop shortcuts were different on
> the computers, but the actions for the URLs were the same on both
> machines.
>
>
>>If this statement is correct check for spyware. Also check your hosts file
>>to see if it has been hijacked.
>>
>>Let me know how what you find.
>>
>>Imhotep
>>
>
> Well I ran AVS, Stinger, ad-aware, spybot, and hijackthis. Nothing
> turned up.


Check your host file...I have a feeling you got something :-(

Imhotep