Reply #26: I'm stumped ...

[RoyGBiv]

AOL and Google are in bed together, so there's no telling what is going on behind the scenes. Since you're going through AOL's network, they have the ability to redirect anything they want to specific IPs, so it may be the case that you're being redirected to a specific Google page.

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, can you tell me if this is what you're doing when you search Google. You go to www.google.com, type in your search terms, click "search," and then when the results page pops up you are somewhere getting a message or page or something that shows AOL's name somewhere? If that's not close, could you describe that for me a little?

I think this may be something that if I were able to sit at your computer and look at what's happening, I might be able to give a better explanation, but since I am generally ignorant of the details of how AOL works these days, all I'd be doing at this point is guessing.

Chrome may well be an issue, btw. That too installs some stuff you didn't necessarily ask to be installed. I noticed from the log you posted that you have Google Updater running. This isn't malicious, but I don't like the fact it's "given" to you in a backhanded manner when you install a google app. And, I've read of some problems with it, not the specific thing, but there's no telling what it might influence.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.