why am I getting "pname":com redirects on web search

[AC Question]

Galaxy S3, not rooted, on Verizon, while using Google search I often get a new window with a "pname":com... redirect in the search box. Example pname:com.foxnews.android , or This started 3-11-16. If I disable JavaScript the problem goes away.

 

[Benny452]

Im getting the same since yesterday. I suspect it is a rootkits from a link posted by a hacker on Facebook.

They go in to groups and start posting lots of different links to get maximum people to click on them then the rootkit seems to upload malware

 

[ckmobile]

Hi, I am new here and signed up tonight. This is weird, I am getting pname redirects from youtube, and some other sites. It is happening on my tablet, on my cell phone, and on a moto e 2nd gen I have not used in a very long time. I am smart when it comes to being safe, and I am having trouble believing that I have 3 infected devices. I did a factory restore on the tablet and still the redirects. It is NOT happening on Chrome. I use lightning browser on the phone, and stock android browser on the older tablet.

 

[ckmobile]

Well I got up this morning, and google search youtube, click on the link......and now its working. Checked other links and all working. Was it a mobile site hack on those sites ? Will post if it returns. Would really like to hear from others who have had this.