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Rogers.com phishing or Safari/SafariBlock settings?
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The other evening I noticed that when I type in a webpage that doesn't exist, Safari will direct me to a supposed Rogers-Yahoo search engine looking for the site. However, if I enter the search engine without entering a non-existent website, all I get is a 1x1 .gif image. The supposed search engine is located at www20.search.rogers.com, or wwww20.search.rogers.com. I've tried using SafariBlock to stop Safari from going to the site, but it doesn't seem to be doing the job since the last part of the URL will change depending on what bogus website I've entered. I've ran the DNSchanger tool, and it doesn't appear to be that virus (nor am I stupid enough to fall for that one!). I've also checked for the OSX.RSPlug.A and don't seem to have that.
I haven't called Rogers yet, although I should, but any idea on what might be causing this?
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Sometimes SafariBlock will give you a 1x1 gif image and display a blank page if it blocks something. SafariBlock's ad list must consider the main page block-worthy while the results pages are not.
If you want to bypass Rogers search redirects, you should change your DNS. Use www.opendns.com instead.
edit: I've also moved this to Applications.
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If it makes you feel any better, Verizon DSL at my parents does the exact same thing. Mistype a URL and you get their special Yahoo page.
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Originally Posted by Cold Warrior 
If you want to bypass Rogers search redirects, you should change your DNS. Use www.opendns.com instead.
The thing is that OpenDNS does the same thing - typing a URL that isn't valid gets you a search page.
You can change that in the settings, but it determines who you are by IP address - meaning that if you have a dynamic IP, you're back to the defaults every time your IP changes.
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Correct, but I'd rather have opendns do it than my ISP, who can link my searches and redirects to my IP and account.
That brings us to a natural extension of the OP's issue: Is there a way to block these search redirects regardless of ISP or DNS settings?
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Originally Posted by Cold Warrior
Correct, but I'd rather have opendns do it than my ISP, who can link my searches and redirects to my IP and account.
That brings us to a natural extension of the OP's issue: Is there a way to block these search redirects regardless of ISP or DNS settings?
I've created an OpenDNS account in the meantime since, like Cold Warrior, I'd rather it direct me than Rogers. Ultimately, it would be nice to block these redirects.
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