Random URL suggestions

[BlueDan]

When starting to enter a URL into the browser I keep getting sites popping up which I've never been to. Is there some way to stop this, or to clear the list?

Eg enter 'a' and I get
amazon.com
ask.com
apple.com
adobe.com
about.com etc. Sometimes foreign language sites show up, in non-western characters.

The phone is new. I've tried clearing the history and the search history, disabling search suggestions, even setting airplane mode in case the phone was fetching this live.

 

[hardy213]

having the exact same problem. did a factory reset on my non-rooted desire without sd card inserted, went through the initial setup and fired up the browser - still random url suggestions.. even torrent sites are suggested..

 

[nx1977]

Gets them from the bookmarks and via google link.

 

[BlueDan]

Still happens after a factory reset, with no SIM, SD, or WiFi - they're definitely tucked away in the ROM somewhere.