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Hidden Advertising in Firefox

  • 16-02-2006 9:00pm
    #1
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭


    I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but if you type "free email" into the ADDRESS bar in Firefox, you are brought to the yahoo home page. This seems a fairly underhand way of advertising, and i was trying to find out how many people know about this. I just discovered it today when i missed the search box


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  • #2
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    Karoma wrote:
    It searches with google.com and brings you to the first page.
    It's the equivelant of I'm Feeling Lucky (google.com)
    Ahhhh, maks sense, it thought it might have been something sinister!


  • #3
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


    This post has been deleted.


  • #4
    lockwolf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭lockwolf


    I must have spyware because it goes to a fake search page. besides, why is it going to yahoo? Google is paying people a dollar per download to adveritise Firefox with Google toolbar


  • #5
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


    This post has been deleted.


  • #6
    Hobbes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,264 ✭✭✭✭Hobbes


    daveirl wrote:
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    Correct you can also configure this with plugins afair.


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  • #7
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    I must have spyware because it goes to a fake search page. besides, why is it going to yahoo? Google is paying people a dollar per download to adveritise Firefox with Google toolbar

    If you type in "cup of tea" it will give you the first result!


  • #8
    daveirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,483 ✭✭✭✭daveirl


    This post has been deleted.


  • #9
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    daveirl wrote:
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    LOL, thats just plain brilliant!


  • #10
    HelterSkelter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,585 ✭✭✭HelterSkelter


    for me it brings up mail.com


  • #11
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    "Book Store" brings up amazon.com for me, and "free browser" OMG is http://www.mozilla.org/ :D Hurray no more need to strain the old wrist muscles and actually move the mouse over to the Google toolbar to search or God forbid actually have to hit home with me having google.ie as my homepage :D


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  • #12
    **Timbuk2**
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 7,396 Mod ✭✭✭✭**Timbuk2**


    This is a good one:

    Type "help", if you are ever in trouble on the net :rolleyes:
    Brings up altavista


  • #13
    EOA_Mushy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 521 ✭✭✭EOA_Mushy


    daveirl wrote:
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    Bugger, no wonder i get so many gobshi**'s in the internet cafe... typing all sorts into the address bar instead of google/other search engine.

    :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:


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