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Hi. I don't know how to describe what is happening to me very well, but I'm fairly certain that my internet access has been hacked somehow. I seem to be getting limited results as on search engines. It's almost like I only have access to a portion of the internet. I want to figure this out on my own, but I'm oddly paranoid now that I could click on a URL that could give me bad information to make this strange situation worse. Can anyone provide any guidance on various ways I can make sure my internet is functioning properly, and how I can fix it if it's not? I really appreciate it and I'm sorry if I didn't describe my situation very well!
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Jan 1, 2023 13:53
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Not sure if this thread is a joke or not but it’s highly unlikely your ‘internet access is hacked.’ Most likely you’ve got some malware or other poo poo on your computer.
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Jan 1, 2023 18:10
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Hi thanks for your reply. The thread is 100% not a joke, my concerns are real and I was honestly asking. I was thinking about switching my anti-virus so I maybe that will help. Thanks. If you have any other ideas about why a person's internet could be hacked, let me know.
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Jan 2, 2023 01:32
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hallucinojerks posted:Hi thanks for your reply. The thread is 100% not a joke, my concerns are real and I was honestly asking. I was thinking about switching my anti-virus so I maybe that will help. Thanks. If you have any other ideas about why a person's internet could be hacked, let me know. If you're running a modern OS, it's pretty easy to not get viruses. If you're using Windows, turn on Windows Defender. I'd bet anything you've got something like a plugin or a browser extension doing some weird poo poo. If you're really set on the idea your 'internet access is hacked' I would power cycle your modem, reset your router back to factory, and call your ISP. edit: This is also the wrong subforum for this.
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Jan 2, 2023 02:40
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Hey thank you for the suggestion I will try that. I apologize that I made this post on the wrong subforum, I thought it was relevant to this subforum due to it being about gadgets and what not.
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Jan 2, 2023 21:40
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It sounds like some kind of browser hijacking happening. I've had it redirect all searches to some shady website instead of google among other things. Anyways, https://forums.somethingawful.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=170 might be a better forum for the question.
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Jan 3, 2023 22:22
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DNS bro. It's always DNS.
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Jan 4, 2023 00:59
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Are you on a Windows PC or a Mac?
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