486382 - Firefox auto forwards (kidnaps) me from one URL to another

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[ThomasH]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.8) Gecko/2009032609 Firefox/3.0.8
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.8) Gecko/2009032609 Firefox/3.0.8

I cannot help this: After I select a web page using a bookmark, which apparently does not exist anymore, something auto forwards me to another URL. This happens so fast, that I cannot even move back to the former URL and edit it. I searched registry for trace of some devious autoforwarder, to no avail. I cannot resolve this on my own. 



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Go to (for example) http://www.poelking.com/wbuch2/DO-400/enew400.htm
2.
3.
Actual Results:  
From the above URL Firefox forwards me to:

http://urlseek20.vmn.net/search.php?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.poelking.com%2Fwbuch2%2FDO-400%2Fenew400.htm&tbn=vendio&type=404&lg=en


Expected Results:  
Stay on the same URL! 
Of course when "back" operation is applied, do not ignore it. 

URL http://www.poelking.com/ is a valid and living URL.
I searched registry for something called "urlseek" for "vmn.net" and many similar keywords.

Comment 1

[Tobias (:Tobbi) Markus]

Do the following: 

1. In a new tab enter about:config, press Enter. 
2. Click 'I'll be careful, I promise'.
3. Filter for 'keyword'.
4. There should be a setting named 'keyword.URL'. Right click it and select 'Reset' (If it's printed bold). 

See if the issue persists.

If not, go through http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Searches+are+redirected+to+another+site

This bug needs to be marked as RESOLVED INVALID as it's not a Firefox issue.

Comment 2

[ThomasH]

I found it!

Apparently I have had an add-on installed, without my prior knowledge. The name was "web search" or similar. After I have uninstalled that rouge add-on, the problem has vanished.