Ad sites are popping up when I click on a link after a Google search in toolbar

When I do a search in the Google search window in the toolbar I get search results, but when I click on the links, instead of being taken to the site the link indicated, I get taken to a parasitical ad site like infomash.com or findstuff.com (there are several others). I can't get to the site of the link I clicked on. This does not occur when I go to www.google.com and do a search.

You need to scan your system for malware. To scan for malware, install, update and run these programs ''in this order''. They are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in their "free mode", but the features you'll miss are not really needed to find and remove the problem you have. Remember that ''not all programs detect the same malware''!
* Bulleted list itemMalwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php malwarebytes.org/mbam.php]
* SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/ superantispyware.com]
* AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware]
* Spybot Search & Destroy - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html safer-networking.org/en/index.html]
* Windows Defender - [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx]
* Dr. Web Cureit - [http://www.freedrweb.com/cureit/ freedrweb.com/cureit]
If these don't find it or can't clear it, please tell me and I'll provide you with further assistance.

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Since the most recent update (yesterday), periodically I am redirected to random sites when I click on a link from a Google search.

I opened Firefox yesterday morning, and it asked me to wait while it updated. When it was done, I was asked whether I wanted to enable "XUL Cache 1.0". It looked official enough, so I enabled it. Almost every time I clicked on a web link from a Google search, I was re-directed to websites like the Yellow Pages or a "Local Look-up" site. In desperation, I disabled the XUL cache extension, restarted Firefox, and things seemed fine. This morning and a couple times this afternoon however, I've been redirected to the wrong sites again. It isn't as prevalent as it was yesterday, but it is still there.

Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. 
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. 
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan. 
*http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
*http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
*http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
*http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
*http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free
See also:
*"Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

I cannot open/download Word documents. I need to add it to applications, but the "open as" box does not pop up when I click on a link. How can I add Word to applications?

When I click on a docx file, it works. Only a problem for older version Word and Excel files. When I click on the link, nothing happens. Word files are not listed in my "applications", but I have no way of adding it.

%AppData% is the name of an environment variable.
On XP that variable points to C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\
"Application Data" in XP/Win2K and "AppData" in Vista/Windows 7 are hidden folders, use %APPDATA% in the File name field
See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Show_hidden_files_and_folders
You can use Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory > Open Containing folder
See also [[Using the Troubleshooting Information page]]

When I click on a result of a Google search and then go that web site, the Back button on the toolbar is grayed out and I cannot return to the search results.

When using FF3.6 and making a Google search, when I click on a result and then go that web site, the Back button on the toolbar is grayed out and I cannot return to the search results without going to History. This does not happen all the time; about 1/2 of the time.
This problem is not limited to Google, but occurs with other sites as well.

If you are talking about searches from - http://www.google.com/ - are you logged into a Google account all the time? If so, check your "Search Settings" from the "gear" in the upper-right corner of that Google search page and see if you have '''Open search results in a new browser window.''' check-marked, at the bottom of that preferences page. When that is check-marked and you have Tab options in Firefox set to '''Open new windows in a new tab instead''', you will get search results always opening in a new tab instead of the same tab. As to why that works different for "sponsored links" I don't know, I haven't seen the "sponsored links" for years now, I have a GM script that blocks those advertisements.

Certain sites are not loading.If user clicks on the links,the page loads as blank.Rest of the sites are working fine.

I had opened a couple of sites along with marathimoviesdownload.blogspot.com.For the last site, I received a error message about the security settings.I clicked on the "Get me out of here" link. After that websites that I had open in the initial tabs.. along with marathimoviesdownload.blogspot.com are not loading.
If you click on the links for the website like uploaded.net etc,the page opens but the contents do not load.
This is happening for IE as well as Firefox.
I have tried by uninstalling Firefox,deleting the previous install data.Re-installed the latest Firefox version.
Next I tried with your online support topics similar to mine. None of them have worked.
Thanks,
MaddyJ.

Unless you are using a proxy, the same web address should work
regardless. Disable it for now and check.

Every time i click on a link on a google search, it redirects to the google homepage.

Whenever i google search and click on a provided link, either in the toolbar or on the actual google homepage, it redirects to the homepage. Google works fine on Explorer, so i know it's a firefox issue.

I believe this is a duplicate of an existing question, which has answers: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/749313
Thanks,
Dave

Javascript Error when clicking on any link in a google search

Every time !!!
I get this:
Error: Component returned failure code: 0x80070057 (NS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_VALUE) [nsIDOMXPathEvaluator.evaluate]
Now I know nothing of Javascript, but I know when to get annoyed:-)

Google is always busy updating things, and Firefox can sometimes get files out of sync. When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.
1. Clear Firefox's Cache
orange Firefox button ''or'' Tools menu > Options > Advanced
On the Network mini-tab > Offline Storage : "Clear Now"
2. If needed, delete the site's cookies here
While viewing a page on the site, right-click and choose View Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
Then try reloading the page. Does that help?

Zzxc: When I click on a link in my email it doesn't go to the page. It is a blank page. It will work in internet explorer. When I sign in at certain sites, it doesn't redirect. Why is that?

<blockquote>Locked by Moderator.
Please continue the discussion in this thread: [tiki-view_forum_thread.php?locale=en-US&comments_parentId=688606&forumId=1]
Thanks - c</blockquote>
== Issue
==
I have another kind of problem with Firefox
== Description
==
zzxc: When I click on a link in my email it doesn't go to the page. It is a blank page. It will work in internet explorer. When I sign in at certain sites, it doesn't redirect. Why is that?
I am still having the same problem. I did what you said to do, but it didn't help. I cleared all of firefox's cache and still doesn't work.
== Firefox version
==
most recent
== Operating system
==
Windows 7
== Plugins installed
==
just windows,itunes, flash

I have not found a way for the email hypertext to go to the FaceBook App, but I no longer click on the hypertext as I know whatever information or posting it is directing me to in FaceBook will show up when I open my FaceBook App. I also have noticed that many pop-ups on the Browser don't actually know if you already have the software they are promoting.

2 issues: 1. Firefox crashes everytime I try to open QuickBooks online 2. When I click an email link on a web site, it opens a blank FF browser instead of an email program. Please advise.

2 issues:
1. Firefox crashes every time I try to open QuickBooks online. I have submitted numerous crash reports.
2. When I click an email link on a web site, it opens a blank FF browser instead of an email program. I have set the default to Microsoft Outlook and also tried changing it to Gmail. Each time I click an email link on any web site, however, it just opens up a blank page instead of one of my email programs.

I'm not clear on where you are seeing that text. When I view Google's cached page from the page found in this search
https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Asitetrail.com%2Faskearth.com
It doesn't match yours exactly. There is an iframe with a Google map in it in the "Hosting Analysis" section, which in your pasted page seems to be the "Site Server" section.
Which Google site did you search?

TS3276 I get Apple Mail through having activated POP in gmail. Since a week, when I click on "Get Mail", after a delay I see brielfly flashing "Incoming message 70 etc." but it dissapears and no mails gets downloaded. How to proceed?

I get Apple Mail through having activated POP in gmail. Since a week, when I click on "Get Mail", after a delay I see brielfly flashing "Incoming message 70 or whathever the number in waiting is." and the green band extends to the end of the line in a fraction of a seconde, but then dissapears and no mails gets downloaded. It is not a matter of password etc.. that are all OK. Strangely, yesterdays, some email did come through after a few days of failure, but not anymore. Could it be related to hacking or something like that? Any thing I could try?
I have OX 10.6.8.
Many thanks for your kind suggestions

Maybe these will help:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17677533#17677533
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18324129#18324129
https://discussions.apple.com/message/18203126#18203126

I was given a laptop computer from a friend. His itunes library pops up when I click iTunes. I have my own iTunes account. How can I get MY account to be the one that pops up?

A friend gave me his laptop computer. His iTunes account pops up when I click the iTunes icon. I have my own account. How do I make MY account be the one that pops up as default?

You either have an incredibly complex computer setup or I think you are confusing terminology here. If you have iTunes set to share your library with others in your iTunes preferences then other computers in the area will see it as an item when they are running their iTunes and have it set to check for shared libraries. Your husband is probably seeing this when running iTunes on his computer. You can disable this sharing on your computer and/or he can set his not to pick up shared libraries.
By the way, an iTunes account is something you log into when you want to buy something from Apple. On your computer it is simply your iTunes collection or your iTunes application. So you need to turn off sharing in your iTunes application preferences.
Your husband is seeing "his" iTunes collection when running iTunes, but it is possible he doesn't have anything in it if it is a brand new computer.

When i use a search engine like google, yahoo, etc., when I click on the link I am immediately redirected to a different site. How to I prevent this?

when i use a search engine like google, yahoo, etc., when I click on the link, I am immediately redirected to another site. Many times I must hit "back", and click on the link again. Sometimes I am redirected again to another and different site. If I go back again and re-click, it will then take me to the link that is listed.

Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are listed in order of efficacy. '''''(Not all programs detect the same Malware, so you may need to run them all to solve your problem.)''''' These programs are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have. 
''Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php] 
SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/] 
AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/] 
Spybot Search & Destroy - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html] 
Windows Defender: Home Page - [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx] 
Also, if you have a search engine re-direct problem, see this: 
http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-google-redirect-virus.html
If these don't find it or can't clear it, post in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help: 
[http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php] 
[http://forum.aumha.org/] 
[http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/] 
[http://bleepingcomputer.com]

Why do new tabs open with completely different websites to what I am on when I click on any links on whatever site I am on in safari?

Why do new tabs open with completely different websites to what I am on when I click on any links on whatever site I am on in safari?

From your Safari menu bar click Safari > Preferences then select the General tab.
Click the pop up menu next to; New tabs open with
Select: Same Page

Cannot install Firefox. WHen I click on the link to install, it takes me to an "error loading page" notice. My network connection and internet access are normal with Internet Explorer, so this is not the issue. Some kind of conflict with my settings or pe

Cannot install Firefox. When I click on the link on the Mozilla website, it goes to an "error loading page". My network connection and Internet Explorer are fuctioning normally.
== computer was recently wiped clean and am now reinstalling all previous software and applications ==
== User Agent ==
Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727)

None of the stuff in " http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite " helps. I have tried and tried and I have even wipe the computer clean still didn't help. I got the same problem as he/she has got in the first posted. Can add some web pages but not all the web pages I want.. I should have never updated to 3.6.13... That's when it all started for me, from that version..... Now Version 3.6.14 is out, I was hoping the version 3.6.14 might would fix the problem wrong again....
Funny thing is i can not even Bookmark Firefox.com!!!!!...lol
So any ideas on how to fix it other than the link giving would help.
Thanks.

When I click on a link I get sent to a bunch of other sites and the problem doesn't occur when I use windows internet browser.

When I click on a link, whether e-mail, yahoo or other search engines, E-bay, Amazon, etc. I get sent to another site. If I click back and then re-click on the original site I get sent to where I wanted to be. While I am browsing on a web page of any of the above, or other sites, I sometimes get a voice ad or possibly a video, but I can't locate it or turn it off. This does not happen when I use windows internet, or it's Google chrome internet, only with Firefox. I have used Ad aware, and Mal-bytes anti-virus but they come up blank.

Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. 
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. 
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
*http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
*http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
*http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx - Microsoft Safety Scanner
*http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
*http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.
*http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?qid=208280684
See also:
*"Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

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