<![CDATA[built in redirects to wrong websites?]]>When I enter http://192.168.x.x style addresses, sometimes the routing is not setup yet and opera has started redirecting me to other sites. For a while I thought I might have a virus or that aliexpress was using viral advertising tactics. I looked over my dns server to ensure it wasn't hacked. What is this redirect and how do I turn it off? I need to 100% go to the sites I think I am going to without potentially malicious redirects (do you not see how this can be abused).

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/57045/built-in-redirects-to-wrong-websitesRSS for NodeMon, 13 Jul 2026 19:40:48 GMTFri, 05 Aug 2022 16:20:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to built in redirects to wrong websites? on Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:28:06 GMT]]>@drjohnst i have the same problem. type a website and it redirects to another site which brings me an error that page does not exist. And verified no other browser in my laptop (chrome, firefox, edge) have the same problem but only Opera. No cure yet in my side

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/295562https://forums.opera.com/post/295562Thu, 08 Dec 2022 12:28:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to built in redirects to wrong websites? on Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:34:21 GMT]]>100% verified to be only Opera. I have been unable to repeat this in other browsers. I had forgot this and was trying to login to my router today. I kept wondering why I was opening windows to hotels.com. Then I realized I had typed in http://192.168.1.1 and ended up there twice in 5 minutes.

If this isn't an internal advertising feature of opera, then someone has probably found a way to exploit opera in some way. I'll probably do a clean install and hope the situation resolves.

Linux Ubuntu Opera 89.0.4447.83

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/288148https://forums.opera.com/post/288148Thu, 25 Aug 2022 17:34:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to built in redirects to wrong websites? on Sat, 06 Aug 2022 16:10:36 GMT]]>@sgunhouse I am aware which was why it was shocking. Thus far I have been redirected to aliexpress and walmart, but it isn't consistent. I have tried other browsers and it is only happening in Opera at the moment. I have disabled all extensions which were not many because it could be something similar to https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/14858-savefrom-net-virus. Following the deletion of all extensions it has not recurred.

The only other option I had considered was my asus router which redirects from lan to router.asus.com , though since it didn't happen on any other browser and the redirects have thus far stopped (couple hours in), I think one of the extensions were bad. I

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/286847https://forums.opera.com/post/286847Sat, 06 Aug 2022 16:10:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to built in redirects to wrong websites? on Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:31:32 GMT]]>192.168.x.x is a local address and doesn't even require a DNS lookup as it's already an address.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/286823https://forums.opera.com/post/286823Fri, 05 Aug 2022 22:31:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to built in redirects to wrong websites? on Fri, 05 Aug 2022 21:32:31 GMT]]>@drjohnst As far as I know, Opera doesn't redirect you to any site if the typed URL isn't reachable.

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