IE - mobile site

IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a few
others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop system.

Ideas?

Thanks!

Hi,
Go to http://www.enhanceie.com/ua.aspx to see what in the User-Agent string
is identifying the computer as a mobile device.

Information on editing the UA string at
http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp (near the bottom- look for
"Overlong headers...)
-
Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]


"Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:53C49BFB-FCB4-46E4-80DF-CF2767AEA92D@microsoft.com...
> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a few
> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
system.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks!

Sounds like a classic case of malware.

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
Consider this: Whenever a new error condition appears on your computer, it
is almost certain that there was some change to the computer soon before the
problem began.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.php

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is
being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure of.
"Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:53C49BFB-FCB4-46E4-80DF-CF2767AEA92D@microsoft.com...
> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a few
> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
> system.
>
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks!

"Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
news:#mZahYiyKHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> Go to http://www.enhanceie.com/ua.aspx to see what in the User-Agent
> string
> is identifying the computer as a mobile device.
>
> Information on editing the UA string at
> http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp (near the bottom- look for
> "Overlong headers...)


Or another clueless user of Creative's autouPDAter software? <eg>

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...orer.gen eral


FYI

Robert
---


> -
> Hope this helps,
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
>
> "Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:53C49BFB-FCB4-46E4-80DF-CF2767AEA92D@microsoft.com...
>> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
>> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a few
>> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
>> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
> system.
>>
>> Ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>

[Inline]

Thanks. I didn't know that a specific culprit had been identified so
recently.

Don


"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote in message
news:u6okhdjyKHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> news:#mZahYiyKHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> > Go to http://www.enhanceie.com/ua.aspx to see what in the User-Agent
> > string
> > is identifying the computer as a mobile device.
> >
> > Information on editing the UA string at
> > http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp (near the bottom- look for
> > "Overlong headers...)

> Or another clueless user of Creative's autouPDAter software? <eg>
>
>
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...orer.gen eral
>
>
> FYI
>
> Robert

> > -
> > Hope this helps,
> > Don
> > [MS MVP- IE]
> >
> >
> > "Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:53C49BFB-FCB4-46E4-80DF-CF2767AEA92D@microsoft.com...
> >> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
> >> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a few
> >> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
> >> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
> > system.
> >>
> >> Ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >

no and all relevent processes not necessary on start up have been disabled.

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:

>
>
> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
> news:#mZahYiyKHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> > Go to http://www.enhanceie.com/ua.aspx to see what in the User-Agent
> > string
> > is identifying the computer as a mobile device.
> >
> > Information on editing the UA string at
> > http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp (near the bottom- look for
> > "Overlong headers...)
>
>
> Or another clueless user of Creative's autouPDAter software? <eg>
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...orer.gen eral
>
>
> FYI
>
> Robert
> ---
>
>
> > -
> > Hope this helps,
> > Don
> > [MS MVP- IE]
> >
> >
> > "Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:53C49BFB-FCB4-46E4-80DF-CF2767AEA92D@microsoft.com...
> >> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
> >> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a few
> >> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
> >> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
> > system.
> >>
> >> Ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >
> .
>

"Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A3E24958-B7CB-4CC1-B9FF-85CC2E120136@microsoft.com...

> no

"No" to what?

Go to:
http://www.enhanceie.com/ua.aspx

Copy and paste the "User-Agent String" presented to your at that site into
your next reply to this Newsgroup, so that it can be eliminated as the
source of problem you are experiencing.


Good luck,

Donald Anadell



> and all relevent processes not necessary on start up have been disabled.
>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
>> news:#mZahYiyKHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi,
>> > Go to http://www.enhanceie.com/ua.aspx to see what in the User-Agent
>> > string
>> > is identifying the computer as a mobile device.
>> >
>> > Information on editing the UA string at
>> > http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp (near the bottom- look for
>> > "Overlong headers...)
>>
>>
>> Or another clueless user of Creative's autouPDAter software? <eg>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...orer.gen eral
>>
>>
>> FYI
>>
>> Robert
>> ---
>>
>>
>> > -
>> > Hope this helps,
>> > Don
>> > [MS MVP- IE]
>> >
>> >
>> > "Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:53C49BFB-FCB4-46E4-80DF-CF2767AEA92D@microsoft.com...
>> >> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
>> >> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a
>> >> few
>> >> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
>> >> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
>> > system.
>> >>
>> >> Ideas?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >
>> .
>>

"Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A3E24958-B7CB-4CC1-B9FF-85CC2E120136@microsoft.com...
> no and all relevent processes not necessary on start up have been
> disabled.


Disabling it doesn't change the UAS.


>
> "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Don Varnau" <don_04[at]varnau[dot]org> wrote in message
>> news:#mZahYiyKHA.244@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi,
>> > Go to http://www.enhanceie.com/ua.aspx to see what in the User-Agent
>> > string
>> > is identifying the computer as a mobile device.
>> >
>> > Information on editing the UA string at
>> > http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp (near the bottom- look for
>> > "Overlong headers...)
>>
>>
>> Or another clueless user of Creative's autouPDAter software? <eg>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/micro...orer.gen eral
>>
>>
>> FYI
>>
>> Robert
>> ---
>>
>>
>> > -
>> > Hope this helps,
>> > Don
>> > [MS MVP- IE]
>> >
>> >
>> > "Kim K" <KimK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:53C49BFB-FCB4-46E4-80DF-CF2767AEA92D@microsoft.com...
>> >> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
>> >> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a
>> >> few
>> >> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
>> >> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
>> > system.
>> >>
>> >> Ideas?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >
>> .
>>

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2;
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as your IE version
when posting in an IE-specific forum or newsgroup. Please do so in your next
reply.

Open IE to this page: http://www.fiddlertool.com/ua.aspx. Highlight/select
all of the red text at the top of the page and copy it to your keyboard.
(Also scroll down to see if an issue has been detected and a possible
resolution offered.) Open a reply to this post & paste the contents of your
clipboard into your reply.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Kim K wrote:
> IE must think my computer is a mobile device. It started with
> Olivegarden.com sending me to a mobile site, now its walmart, and a few
> others. No way around it, dropped all cache, history and cookies etc.
> Nothing helps. This is not a tablet PC, it is a full blown desktop
> system.