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Old 12-19-2004, 07:56 PM
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Default Hijacked Google SERPs

Recently, I noticed some strange Google results on one of my Windows machines.
All of them carry some big name URL and titles such as Yahoo, Metacrawler, ebay, Cnet, Altavista, etc.

They looked very genuine, but knowing that they couldn't belong there I checked the link properties and sure, they all pointed to the same (range) IP #s.
I have tried the same searches on Linux machines (Mozilla) in the same (small) network, even on one with G Toolbar installed and couldn't find anything suspicious.

I guess it is a kind of virus on that particular PC, but there is a slight chance that some part of outside network and maybe even Google could be infected.
Not sure if toolbar has something to do with this.

Does anyone know anything more about this or at least see same parasitic results?
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