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Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:50 pm
by Forest
Anyone know how i re set my Internet explorer's web location?

because i used to go on ufc.com but when i watched a video from it, it transfered me to uk.ufc.com and now diverts me to there every time. assume because it knows im from the uk now i clicked the vid.

the main one is alot better and got tons more info so wondering if anyone knows how i can stop it diverting me to the uk site?

Re: Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 7:59 pm
by SE13
Oh dear! IE is a dinosaur.

Chrome or Firefox score the points these days....

(Sounds like you have been hijacked, which won't happen with newer applications)

Re: Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:02 pm
by Forest
lol yes but does the tricks i need it to do

dont that happen on Firefox or Chrome then? can you go to both a uk and a usa site without being diverted?

Re: Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:06 pm
by SE13
Well, most places target IE because the majority use it. (Pillocks)

If you are being diverted, you've been done.

Download and run malwarebytes. (I'll PM you the link if you can't find it)

Re: Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:12 pm
by Forest
came straight up in google, ill try the free version although not sure what exactly it does

Re: Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:18 pm
by SE13
gunner2018 wrote:came straight up in google, ill try the free version although not sure what exactly it does


If it's in a red box, it'll be fine. Malwarebytes Anti Malware.

Download it for free, run it, and it'll rid any system of any crap. It's worked for everyone I know.

But also download either Firefox or Chrome as a browser, and bin IE, you are far safer, and more things these days are designed and written in the newer and better browsers.

Re: Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:20 pm
by Forest
yup thats the one that came up

cheers ill take a look at both of those

Re: Resetting IE's or laptop's location

PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:36 pm
by GunnGunn
Hijacked?

Lols is that what you dinosaurs call it? :grin:

It left a cookie there...Websites do know your country of origin, it has nothing to do with the browser, but IE is some shit, Chrome is fast, but Firefox is the best overall and has mammoth security and a ton of useful add-ons.