Hull based broadband ISP Karoo, which is part of the K-Com Group (Kingston Communications), has started hijacking mistyped customer URLs' and redirecting them to the Ask.com search engine.

Hijacking a mistyped website address is something that only a handful of providers do and is usually frowned upon by both customers and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standards. Naturally the ISP puts a positive spin on it:


Mercifully Karoo has offered a method to opt-out of the hijacking, which is detailed at the bottom of this page:

http://www.karoo.co.uk/helpandsupport/dnsoptout/

Alternatively we frequently recommend the free OpenDNS system, which is an excellent DNS server replacement for all ISPs, especially if you have trouble visiting some websites:

http://www.opendns.org