What is this that keeps popping up whenever I try to reload or go to a website?

United States
October 18, 2011 6:55am CST
I am getting so annoyed! This page keeps popping up whenever I try to reload a page, or visit a website. It happens when I use my address bar to directly type the website, or when I use google search. It won't let me go to ANY websites! What is going on!? I have never experienced this before! Here is some more information, maybe someone else knows what is going on? I am using FireFox. The website that keeps popping up is "domainsa.com" something. Here is a URL from my last attempt to go to a website (hits4pay) - http://domainsa.com/landing/?affId=IywxMjI&domainname=hits4pay.com I typed in hits4pay.com directly into my address bar, and that is what I got! It is NOT happening ONLY with this particular website! It is doing it whenever I try to go to ANY website. It's not happening on Google Chrome, just FireFox. Can anyone give me any ideas to what might be going on? Has anyone ever experienced this? Is there anything I can do to fix it?
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6 responses
Just an Ordinary Owl?
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
18 Oct 11
It sounds as though you have probably been infected with a 'malware'. This Firefox Help page should advise you on what to do: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Searches%20are%20redirected%20to%20another%20site?s=default+search+engine&r=3&as=s Go to the bottom of the page to see the article headed: "All searches are affected". There are some further links there which may help.
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Angel
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
18 Oct 11
Thanks for the link. I read a lot of useful information from it, and I am now running a scan with Malewarebytes. Hopefully, it will fix it.
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topffer
@topffer (42156)
• France
18 Oct 11
It looks like you have got a malware. You can try to remove it with Spybot Search and Destroy, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware free edition, or ToolsCleaner. I suppose at least one of these will work. If not, restoring the system to a previous state and reinstalling Firefox will certainly solve the problem.
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Angel
@Angelee_27 (3460)
• United States
18 Oct 11
I'm not sure I can restore my system to a previous state. I have tried before, but I don't know... maybe I just don't know how? I think I need some sort of CD that I was supposed to make when I got my computer, so that I could restore it to the factory settings if needed. But, I never did it because I didn't know how. I am currently running a scan using Malwarebytes. I am hoping it will fix the problem.
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ulong24
@ulong24 (24)
• Pakanbaru, Indonesia
19 Oct 11
We recommend that you change the mozilla firefox you have installed on your computer with the new firefox, firefox should uninstall it first found in your computer and downloaded directly from Mozilla site. that occurs in your firefox firefox possibilitythat you install firefox modifications or add-ons you've installed hits4pay
Amfyre
@Amfyre (512)
• Canada
19 Oct 11
here is a free download on C/net, it's called Malwarebytes Anti-malware, it's effective and free and helps to protect and remove malware. http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html hope that helps you out!
anhhai123
@anhhai123 (161)
• Vietnam
18 Oct 11
i used to be like that. Exactly because malware. pls update and scan virus your computer. Save the name of virus and goole on internet to find out how to delete all involve the virus. maybe you have to disable addons on firefox. You also use Ctrl+atl+delete to open task manager to look a strange program, end process it and check the prolem was fixed. That's all I know. Hope it help for you.
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rmendoza123
@rmendoza123 (637)
• Philippines
19 Oct 11
You should enable your pop up blocker to get rid of this unwanted pop up windows.
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