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    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by i5evoSwift3814, Aug 27, 2008.

  1. i5evoSwift3814

    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    I failed both of them, cookies and referrer check. How is one suppose to pass it? I have Avira free personal, comodo, SAS, spybot, malwarebytes anti-malware, ccleaner, superanti spyware, threatfire, and spyware blaster all current versions and updated, along with firefox 2 as my main browser. :confused:
     
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  2. csinth

    csinth Snitch?

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    Try Firefox 3? :) You seem safe enough. Really. Like really really safe. Don't worry. Perhaps too safe?
     
    csinth, Aug 27, 2008
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    Why not use ff3?

    type about:config, find sendrefererheader, change to 0. That will take care of your referrer problem if you want to.
     
    plsdonotbug, Aug 27, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Do you have cookies disabled? You can have the best protection in the world, but if it always stays in your back pocket, it's useless.
     
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    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Firefox 3.01 is out. And it is not RECOMMENDED to have that much security software. It's possible that they are conflicting with each other causing them not even to work.
     
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    jin07 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    That's only if he's running the anti-spyware/anti-virus programs with active protection on. That said, you don't need Spybot. Super AntiSpyware and Malwarebytes coupled with Spyware Blaster is more than enough. CCleaner doesn't cause any conflicts with protection programs. Avira is fine because he doesn't have another anti-virus program running at the same time. Lastly, Comodo and Threatfire is also okay as long as Defense+ is turned off in Comodo.
     
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    i5evoSwift3814 Notebook Consultant

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    I would try ff3, but most extensions and themes aren't compatible with that version. When I typed sendrefererheader in the about:config, it found 'network.http.sendrefererheader' with a value of '2'. Is this the same as 'sendreferheader'? and will changing the value to "0" pass the cookie and referrer check?
     
    i5evoSwift3814, Aug 28, 2008
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