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| Thread ID: 132132 | 2013-05-07 20:58:00 | How do I stop this? | OnlyLittleMe (17074) | Press F1 |
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| 1340159 | 2013-05-12 13:36:00 | It's not actually malware. It is a feature built into more recent versions of Firefox. Annoying and a bit surprising when you haven't seen it before but not malware so won't be detected as such by malware scanners or AV's. Are you sure? From the first post: a window which keeps appearing when I am on the Internet .... The web-page trying to open is http:// www.lnksr. com That does not sound like a "feature" of any browser to me. That sounds like malware. Also, a virus scan took 3 DAYS? Either the machine has terabytes of severely fragmented hard drives, or there's something going on in the background slowing it down severely. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1340160 | 2013-05-12 19:52:00 | Well, okay. Let's say I'm as sure as I can be. It would seem unlikely that malware would put an on/off switch in the options menu which actually works. However, that is not to say that there is no other problem on the op's machine that is causing the 3 day AV scan. And it would seem natural that something new appearing in the browser would naturally get the blame. I didn't read it carefully enough to be able to pin-point it but I am fairly sure that there was something in the release notes of one of the last two or three FF updates referring to it as a security measure against malicious browser changes. Certainly it is present on my machines with 2 Tb. No AV or malware scan takes more than 2 hours and there have been no performance issues or variances in data usage. When I got sick of the notification appearing, I simply turned it off. It is simply a one-line notification which appears at the top of the browser window to say that Firefox has prevented redirection or reloading of some web pages. Again, I haven't taken too much notice but the sites that have been trying to be loaded when the message appears have always been things like double-click, google-ads and similar. They don't actually load into the browser but they do send minute amounts of data which are collected for statistical and advertising purposes and are normally part of the code in cookies left on the machine. That's not to say that there are no malicious sites that will hi-jack the browser but my understanding is that this is intended to protect against them. How effectively it does this is anyone's guess. I have never had my browser hi-jacked since I stopped visiting dodgy sites when I was a kid (and I'm nearly 70 now!) However, some of my acquaintances who are much given to on-line gambling and/or porn seem to have had it regularly until this 'feature' arrived in Firefox. Those still using IE still get hi-jacked regularly so my solution has been to get the to install FF, turn this on (it's on by default) and bingo... no more problem. |
Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1340161 | 2013-05-13 01:48:00 | I think there is a bit of misinterpretation going on here. I am not talking about the notification from Firefox itself. I'm saying I do not think there is a legitimate reason for browser windows to randomly appear, which try to open a site like "http:// www.lnksr. com" - or really any site for that matter. Search that website in Google, and it doesn't come up with any sensible or definitive information. I do not recall ever seeing this website before. A couple of whois websites report it was registered only a few months ago. The index page of that site is a generic "Your webhost is up and running" page. The whole thing is very suspicious. Couple that with a virus scan which takes 3 days, you can see why I suspect the OPs PC has malware. If Firefox is alerting to this then it's doing its job, and yes, that is the new feature you are talking about. But turning that feature off to stop the message is obviously not going to change the fact that something is trying to open a very odd website for no apparent reason. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1340162 | 2013-05-13 01:58:00 | Ah, you're quite right. I had read it that the OP was getting the notification when attempting to open that website; not that it was trying to open without the request from the OP. Yes, I agree that turning the warning off will not prevent malicious attacks from unknown sources and that in itself convinces me that it should be left on. My apologies to anyone I might have mislead through my misunderstanding. I should know when my skills are not equal to providing useful information and then for me to attempt to justify was inexcusable. Please forgive... I'll try to do better next time! |
Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1340163 | 2013-05-13 02:06:00 | Don't worry, it wouldn't be the first time someone misread a post, and surely not the last. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1340164 | 2013-05-13 02:22:00 | :blush: Thanks you for your understanding. Appreciated by this elderly git | Blue Druid (4480) | ||
| 1340165 | 2013-05-13 05:41:00 | So OnlyLittleMe it might be best to do some scans with Malwarebytes or Superantispyware or both. Bye the way what program are you using as an antivirus? | PPp (9511) | ||
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