Scam??

[Michael Weber]

Pretty sure it is. accidentally mistyped www.amazon.com so my default search engine returns a page of links. First sponsored link says amazon.com so I click on it and was sent to this page. http://amazonii.com/?t202id=6326598&t202kw= clicking on the link provided on that page takes me to a weight loss program. A 5000 spending spree for signing up for a free trial? Sorry, don't believe it. Anyone else experience this?

[Tom Veatch]

Strange!

I clicked on your amazon link and went to the "real" amazon site. Clicked on your "amazonii" link and was informed that I was one of the lucky few who had been redirected from the amazon site and had won that $5000 shopping spree. Clicked on the continue button on that page and got a 404 error.

Conclusion: A scam and the ISP has pulled the page. (I'd still think it a scam even without the 404).

I don't understand why the first link you posted takes you to a search engine/links page unless you mistyped the mistyping and got the address correct here.

[Robert Parrish]

I would be very careful about clicking unknown links that is a good way to get a virus!

[John Keeton]

Michael, I went through this once previously - not with Amazon - but with SMC! As it turned out, the creek server was down, and my hosts file had become corrupted such that whenever I attempted to go the the link, I was diverted to "search engine" that offered several gambling sites, etc. Ultimately, as a short term fix, I had to establish another short cut with the correct ISP address for SMC.

I am not a computer guru by any stretch - and do not understand fully what happened. But, I had to get my friendly computer guy to isolate and fix the problem. It wasn't terribly invasive or destructive. But, it sure was annoying.

I am hoping this is not your situation.

[Chuck Wintle]

I recently picked up a "root kit" virus that hijacked my search engine leading me to online gambling etc. How it got is a bit of a mystery because usually I am careful about things. :confused:

[Lee Schierer]

It is a common technique for unscrupulous sites to use common mispellings of popular site names to ply their trade. Try typing in whitehouse.org, or whitehouse.com versus whitehouse.gov and see what you get. 3 differentr sites with totally different purposes.

There are also legitimate sites that have the same name with a different extension. For example type in sawmillcreek.com and you will get a totally different site than sawmillcreek.org

[Michael Weber]

The link to the fad diet program still works for me. Maybe I really am one of the lucky few :D:D:D:D:D This is the link. It is a strange thing and no idea what is going on.
https://secure.ebizprogram.com/checkout1.aspx?bid=7143922f-9ff3-4e48-801a-0a7aae4578a8&subID=20601
I miss DOS when you knew what you had on your computer, why it was there and who put it there. Anyway, no problem, just curious. Thanks for the replys.
Mike

[Lyle Merdan]

So I spent this weekend cleaning up two neighbors teenagers computers.

The best broswer tool to help keep you safe is the free version of this: http://www.siteadvisor.com/

The best method of removing spyware I've found is to follow these instructions:


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[Thomas Bank]

What you may be experiencing is a DNS (domain name system) redirect virus. I'd scan the computer with your anti-virus - AVG offers a free one if you don't have one: http://free.avg.com/