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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1141429 United States 02/15/2011 02:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
TheQuestioner
User ID: 1244706 Canada 02/15/2011 02:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As usual, I'm using Firefox for GLP. But it's suddenly started asking me on the start-up page if I want to search the web or "pages from Canada". WTF? I'm not in Canada. Quoting: weegieAnybody have a clue about what's going on? Thanks. I had a bad experience with a version of firefox that I downloaded from the Internet. When I was doing searches on google, it would be directed to other advertisement sites or unknown social networks. I learned I have to be careful from where I download the firefox. There are many scammed versions not by the firefox company but by he scammers. I removed that version and installed a new one from the original website. Sofar it's fine. You have to be careful what you download onto your computer. |
weegie
(OP) User ID: 1266687 United Kingdom 02/15/2011 02:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As usual, I'm using Firefox for GLP. But it's suddenly started asking me on the start-up page if I want to search the web or "pages from Canada". WTF? I'm not in Canada. Quoting: weegieAnybody have a clue about what's going on? Thanks. I had a bad experience with a version of firefox that I downloaded from the Internet. When I was doing searches on google, it would be directed to other advertisement sites or unknown social networks. I learned I have to be careful from where I download the firefox. There are many scammed versions not by the firefox company but by he scammers. I removed that version and installed a new one from the original website. Sofar it's fine. You have to be careful what you download onto your computer. This is not a new download. This is the original Firefox that I've been using for a long time with no trouble. Thanks anyway. |
I AM NOT YOU
User ID: 1165228 United States 02/15/2011 02:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This is not a new download. This is the original Firefox that I've been using for a long time with no trouble. Thanks anyway. Quoting: weegieTry downloading the latest version direct from Mozilla. I am running 4.0b 11, no problems. Anyone who tells you that their religion is better than yours, run away from them as fast as you can. ------------------------- I'm not in the business of seeing whatever pleases you. ------------------------- You don't know me, I am nothing but a stranger to you. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1246559 Germany 02/15/2011 02:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As usual, I'm using Firefox for GLP. But it's suddenly started asking me on the start-up page if I want to search the web or "pages from Canada". WTF? I'm not in Canada. Quoting: weegieAnybody have a clue about what's going on? Thanks. Delete your private browsing Data, especially the cache. Tools --> Delete Chronic ---> Menu pops up, check that "Cache" is marked, uncheck what you still need... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1246559 Germany 02/15/2011 02:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As usual, I'm using Firefox for GLP. But it's suddenly started asking me on the start-up page if I want to search the web or "pages from Canada". WTF? I'm not in Canada. Quoting: weegieAnybody have a clue about what's going on? Thanks. Delete your private browsing Data, especially the cache. Tools --> Delete Chronic ---> Menu pops up, check that "Cache" is marked, uncheck what you still need... Delete Chronic is called "Clear Recent History" in the english localisation... |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 943901 United Kingdom 02/15/2011 02:48 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hi OP, Firefox here too. Have you got the Ghostery & AdBlock Plus addons? Get them if you haven't, they're great for screening all the extra crap on GLP. Also, did you say you have a random page opening by itself (or something similar?) I recently got infected with a nasty virus & not sure where I picked it up from exactly, but one of the last things I did was get the ban screen from GLP & submitted some text & my email. Either way, I highly recommend you get over to Kaspersky & grab a copy of tdsskiller (free) & do a scan, cos it sounds like it might be a tdss rootkit. linky: [link to support.kaspersky.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1266715 United States 02/15/2011 02:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1234013 United States 02/15/2011 03:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | As usual, I'm using Firefox for GLP. But it's suddenly started asking me on the start-up page if I want to search the web or "pages from Canada". WTF? I'm not in Canada. Quoting: weegieAnybody have a clue about what's going on? Thanks. IM USING FIREFOX RIGHT NOW AND YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1266813 United States 02/24/2011 07:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |