Google Url Changes

[SteveD]

My PC has Windows 7 and I use Internet Explorer. My home page is set to Google.be and that opens up as normal for a few seconds but then the URL changes to Https://clients5.google.com/pagead/drt/dn/ and displays the error message "This page can't be displayed, make sure the Web address Https://clients5.google.com is correct". This also often happens when following links within a website. Opening a second tab seems to work OK.

What has happened and what can I do to correct it?

[Buenchico]

Weird!

Normally when someone reports that one or more web pages is being redirected to another site I'd immediately suspect a browser hijack. However the address you're being redirected to (even though it doesn't seem to exist anyway) is still one on Google's server, so I'm mystified.

However I'd still try the usual things associated with dealing with browser hijacks:
1. Clear your browser's cache.
2. Check the list of installed extensions for your browser, to see if anything nasty has been added.
3. Check your list of installed programs, to see if anything has recently been installed without your knowledge.
4. Download, install and run the free version of Malwarebytes:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/
(NB: When installing, take care to deselect the pre-ticked option to take a free trial of the Premium version).
5. If none of the above have helped, note down the names of any browser extensions you wish to keep. Reset your browser to its default state. Reinstall the extensions.

If you need help with anything above, please tell us which browser you're using.

[Buenchico]

^^^Oops! Sorry. I've just read that you're using IE. I really must learn to read questions properly before posting!

It might be worth trying a decent browser (which means almost anything except Internet Explorer):
https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/new/

[SteveD]

It's version 11 of IE.

[SteveD]

I'll have a look at Adblock Plus tomorrow. I know i's on the PC but I don't actively use it.

[SteveD]

Windows 7 is 64 bit. IE 11 is 32 bit.

[SteveD]

I downloaded some Windows updates and the problem seems to have disappeared! Thanks anyway for the replies.

[hc4361]

I use Waterfox as my browser because it is 64 bit. Just the same as Firefox, but faster