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Searchguide is one of those browser toolbars that pay affiliates for installing it. For peace of mind uninstall it for good.
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Searchguide is one of those browser toolbars that pay affiliates for installing it. For peace of mind uninstall it for good.

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Thank you. &nbsp;Search guide is not installed on the station I was using to RDP nor on the RDP server I was connected to via VPN. It just resolved to their IP address when I pinged my RDP servers name from my command prompt to see if the server had hung.
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Thank you.  Search guide is not installed on the station I was using to RDP nor on the RDP server I was connected to via VPN. It just resolved to their IP address when I pinged my RDP servers name from my command prompt to see if the server had hung.

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I was working on a remote desktop via VPN when it paused and starting trying to reconnect. &nbsp;I did a quick ping of the machine I was RDP'd into and it resolved to 198.105.254.17. &nbsp;A few seconds later it was resolving properly again. &nbsp;I looked up the IP and it showed it belonged to Search Guide. &nbsp;Kinda concerned about the wrong resolution. &nbsp;Running Server 2012, internal DNS's with forwarders to ISP. Anyone seen this, thoughts on where to begin ?
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I was working on a remote desktop via VPN when it paused and starting trying to reconnect.  I did a quick ping of the machine I was RDP'd into and it resolved to 198.105.254.17.  A few seconds later it was resolving properly again.  I looked up the IP and it showed it belonged to Search Guide.  Kinda concerned about the wrong resolution.  Running Server 2012, internal DNS's with forwarders to ISP. Anyone seen this, thoughts on where to begin ?

DNS resolved to wrong address for about 10 seconds

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or travelling users access to a central organizational network securely. VPNs encapsulate data transfers using secure cryptographic methods and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.