In any case, though, this is not a "virus" that needs to be removed. It is definitely a violation of standards, but many internet service providers do this these days. There is some debate as to whether this is legit behavior.
This includes advertising, of course, which pays Time Warner. For example, if you were to try to go to "" while connected to Time Warner's internet service - and using Time Warner's DNS servers - you will be redirected to, which will show you search results that may match things similar to that address. The Time Warner DNS servers redirect there if you type an address in your browser's address bar that does not exist. However, it should be noted that is a legit Time Warner server. I'm very unclear on what exactly is going on in all the cases described here. Bringing my laptop home and putting it on my network is what brought the problem back.I'm seriously thinking of ditching TW. I've been using Firefox for years and at work it's fine on three computers that I regularly use. But when I brought my work laptop home to my network, using Firefox, I got the virus again. I cleaned my home computer using Sophos and Avira and I think it's gone. He had experience with Firefox and suggested it might be coming through there. So back to TW and finally getting a technician who knew what I was talking about. Then I noticed that my husband didn't have the problem on his computer using our same network. I resigned myself to never searching in the URL bar of Firefox. They had no clue after spending an hour with me. It made no sense, but I thought maybe TW was using those searches for revenue or Firefox was doing the same. At first I thought it was a TW redirect for a search in the URL bar that it didn't know what to do with. Once in your computer it can infect other browsers because I've had Chrome infected also. I noticed it first in my Firefox browser. I do believe it is in their servers somewhere. I've had the TW tech people on the line also for the same problem.
Any further direction or guidance on the dnsrsearch would be immensely appreciated. I read this forum often and find it's information valuable. I had one of their reps on the phone and he said that I should uninstall/reinstall Safari and that should take care of it, and if it doesn't to contact Apple. I know that it's somehow related to Time Warner, but they're not owning up to it. I tried your suggestion, but with no success. Now, with Lion, OSX 10.7.5, things were looking alright, but I have the exact same problem as bl9ckmpmb9, above (which I did not have prior to installing Yosemite, nor during my brief time with Yosemite). There's a lot more to that story, but that is what did ultimately happen. After speaking with Apple, I was told that my only option was to bring my system back to factory reset, then the initial OSX would install.
I upgraded to Yosemite, only to find out, after the fact, that it is not compatible with the system where I work (I work from home remotely). There may be privacy and technical issues involved in using that service, which you should investigate personally before you decide whether to keep the settings.
I don't use Google DNS myself, though I have tested it, and I'm not recommending it or any other DNS provider the server addresses are offered merely for testing purposes. Remember that you must click Apply in order for any changes to take effect.Ģ. That should restore the original DNS settings otherwise restore them yourself. If you lose Internet access after making the above change to your network settings, delete the Google servers in the Network preference pane, then select the TCP/IP tab and click Renew DHCP Lease. If you’re using another browser, empty the cache. ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website DataĪnd confirm. Cllck Advanced, open the DNS tab, and change the server addresses to the following: Unlock the Network preference pane, if necessary, by clicking the lock icon in the lower left corner and entering your password.
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