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    Google Search

    Is Google acting weird for anybody else? It started happening a few days ago for me. Whenever I type something into the search bar it doesn't come back with the main links. It comes back with some weird crap. For instance, when I type in ESPN, my first few links are news articles on ESPN, not the main page. The same thing happens for almost every word/page I search for.

    Anybody else experiencing this?
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    Re: Google Search

    Just did your ESPN search and I got the main page

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    Re: Google Search

    I just did it again and it worked.
    It doesn't happen 100% of the time, but at random times when I'm in a hurry and need to search something, it comes up with weird blogs or articles instead.
    And it usually only happens when I type it into my google search bar, beside my address bar at the top of the page, not the main google home page. Maybe that's my problem.
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    Re: Google Search

    It might be pulling up stories you've looked at in the past from your history.

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    Re: Google Search

    Mine was doing that too, after I reset the browser.

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    Re: Google Search

    Quote Originally Posted by cyclonedave25 View Post
    I just did it again and it worked.
    It doesn't happen 100% of the time, but at random times when I'm in a hurry and need to search something, it comes up with weird blogs or articles instead.
    And it usually only happens when I type it into my google search bar, beside my address bar at the top of the page, not the main google home page. Maybe that's my problem.
    What ISP do you use? It could be a DNS issue.

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    Re: Google Search

    Quote Originally Posted by urb1 View Post
    It might be pulling up stories you've looked at in the past from your history.
    Couldn't have been that because it was bringing up NBA articles and I don't even pay attention to the NBA.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cy4Patriots View Post
    Mine was doing that too, after I reset the browser.
    Thank God I wasn't the only one, I thought I was going crazy for a second.

    Quote Originally Posted by titleist View Post
    What ISP do you use? It could be a DNS issue.
    I have Comcast.

    It's working fine now, its just every now and then it will come up with weird search results.
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    Re: Google Search

    You might have the google redirect virus. Its damn near impossible to get rid of. I just use Yahoo search now, but I heard it can do damage

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    Re: Google Search

    Quote Originally Posted by ripvdub View Post
    You might have the google redirect virus. Its damn near impossible to get rid of. I just use Yahoo search now, but I heard it can do damage
    Na

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    Re: Google Search

    I had it the same google search redirect problem. Fixed the issue yesterday by updating Malwarebytes, restarting my computer, and then running a full Malwarebytes scan as administrator.

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