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    Firefox Help...

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by theneighborrkid, Feb 16, 2008.

  1. theneighborrkid

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    You probably have spyware or malware or a browser hijacker on your computer. I suggest downloading Adaware (Note the second a...don't download adware...that's bad for your computer), updating it, and running a full scan on it. Also if you have other virus programs run those and maybe even Spybot Search and Destroy. Also, download hijack this and read through the log file. If you don't understand it, post it on this forum and people can help you out, but don't use it to delete anything (in case you delete something important) until people who understand the logfile go through it with you.
     
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    Yea, I agree. It's probably an adware/spyware, but to target Firefox? That's never happened to me. It's usually IE.
     
    thnksfrthmmrs, Feb 16, 2008
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  4. Jalf

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    Does the same happen in IE?
     
    Jalf, Feb 16, 2008
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    Gintoki Notebook Prophet

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    I wouldn't be so quick to open IE. It might crash his system, at least in Firefox all he gets is a redirected page.
     
    Gintoki, Feb 16, 2008
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    known ISSUE?
    http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/1870021987.html?nid=3714

    cheers ...
     
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  7. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks problem solved :)

    -TNK
     
    theneighborrkid, Feb 16, 2008
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