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From: Barbara on 17 Dec 2009 18:41 I am sure this is the right discussion group to contact about the problem I am having but did not find any listing under add-ons. On one web site I go to, I get a virus threat. I notify the web site about this and they have written back saying I need to disable Firefox browser. I went to add-ons under Tools. I do not see Firefox nor Mozilla. Could it be listed under another name? I use this web site quite often and would like to clear this up. Can anyone help me. -- Barbara
From: Lem on 17 Dec 2009 18:59 Barbara wrote: > I am sure this is the right discussion group to contact about the problem I > am having but did not find any listing under add-ons. On one web site I go > to, I get a virus threat. I notify the web site about this and they have > written back saying I need to disable Firefox browser. I went to add-ons > under Tools. I do not see Firefox nor Mozilla. Could it be listed under > another name? I use this web site quite often and would like to clear this > up. Can anyone help me. Firefox is not an add-on to Internet Explorer, it is an entirely separate browser. On the browser that you are using to go to this web site (care to identify it?), click Help and then About. This will tell you whether you are using Firefox or Internet Explorer, and also what version. If you are using some version of Internet Explorer, write back to the web site and tell them that you're not using Firefox. Also tell them what version of Internet Explorer you're using. If you want to ask a question about Internet Explorer, go to http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/list/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general&cat=en_us_28cca3eb-7037-4d4f-bde1-d8efee1f1420&lang=en&cr=us or better, configure Outlook Express (or another newsreader) to read //msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general See http://www.microsoft.com/communities/guide/newsgroups.mspx If you want to ask about Firefox, configure Outlook Express (or another NNTP newsreader) to read news://news.mozilla.org/mozilla.support.firefox or go to http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php?c=4 -- Lem Apollo 11 - 40 years ago: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
From: Paul on 18 Dec 2009 07:44 Barbara wrote: > I am sure this is the right discussion group to contact about the problem I > am having but did not find any listing under add-ons. On one web site I go > to, I get a virus threat. I notify the web site about this and they have > written back saying I need to disable Firefox browser. I went to add-ons > under Tools. I do not see Firefox nor Mozilla. Could it be listed under > another name? I use this web site quite often and would like to clear this > up. Can anyone help me. Firefox is a browser. You can see it here. http://www.theopensourcerer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/welcome-to-firefox-mozilla-firefox-browser-infobar2.png If you were to use the Firefox browser, it has a database of "attack sites" stored in it. If you attempt to browse a site, using the Firefox browser, instead of going to the site, you could see this instead. This is the Firefox browser, protecting the user from visiting a virus/trojan/attack site. Firefox is not detecting the virus - it simply consults the database file, to see if the website is off limits. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/3926340904_02d589fa5b.jpg When I look on my computer, the file holding attack site information is about 50MB in size. And that means there are lots of web sites on the Internet, which are not classified as safe to visit. You may have other software on your computer, which is performing a similar function. I'm not familiar with all the other method that can stop a browser from going to another site. Maybe something prevents Internet Explorer browser from going to some web site. And remember, when a website tells you to "drop your defenses", you should be evaluating whether that site has a problem or not. One source of information, is "Site Advisor". Tools like this, are only as useful as the lawyers will allow. If a site like this declares a site as bad, there is the possibility that lawyers could become involved. That means the site has to have a light touch, when declaring a problem. They rely on user comments to spice up the analysis. http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/bioscentral.com In that example analysis, the Siteadvisor people say the site is safe, while someone using the site, detected a Trojan. This is why the Firefox database puts up a warning when that particular site is browsed, as it has been reported that Bioscentral at one time was hacked or was used to spread malware. (I know, because I was attacked there once.) Once a report like that has been made, it can be hard for the website to be removed from all the databases. Paul
From: Jose on 18 Dec 2009 09:10 On Dec 17, 6:41 pm, Barbara <Barb...(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I am sure this is the right discussion group to contact about the problem I > am having but did not find any listing under add-ons. On one web site I go > to, I get a virus threat. I notify the web site about this and they have > written back saying I need to disable Firefox browser. I went to add-ons > under Tools. I do not see Firefox nor Mozilla. Could it be listed under > another name? I use this web site quite often and would like to clear this > up. Can anyone help me. > -- > Barbara That does not make sense. What is the site you go to that causes the problem, or if that is confidential, describe just what is the problem. Some sites will display a message about a virus threat to trick you into buying their product to help you remove the nonexistent threat. You should ignore these temptations of scareware. If you accept their offer or choose to proceed and to check your system, you will get most certainly get infected and/or told they can fix all your problems - for a price. Don't fall for it. Perform some scans for malicious software first, then fix any remaining issues: Download, install, update and do a full scan with these free malware detection programs: Malwarebytes (MBAM): http://malwarebytes.org/ SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/ They can be uninstalled later if desired.
From: Twayne on 18 Dec 2009 18:17
In news:E1B084BA-524F-4105-9F66-B65F509F5A73(a)microsoft.com, Barbara <Barbara(a)discussions.microsoft.com> typed: > I am sure this is the right discussion group to contact about the > problem I am having but did not find any listing under add-ons. On > one web site I go to, I get a virus threat. I notify the web site > about this and they have written back saying I need to disable > Firefox browser. I went to add-ons under Tools. I do not see > Firefox nor Mozilla. Could it be listed under another name? I use > this web site quite often and would like to clear this up. Can > anyone help me. As others have said, FireFox is not an addon; it's another browser program, just like IE is a browser program. They are entirely different, separarte and neither can be an add-on to the other or anything else that I'm aware of. If you'll give us the web site's URL of that web site, there are some of us here who can quickly tell you whether there is a problem with that site or not, and then go from there. It's possible the web site managers aren't even aware they've been hacked or infected yet, or they're simply lying and do have malware they want to push on you, or perhaps it's an errant setting on your own computer. Those who aren't familiar with protection methods should NOT visit the URL should we get one, just in case. Since the OP has used the site for some time, I'm guessing they've either been hacked OR a setting somewhere in the OP's browser is picking up something and misinterpreting it. Inexperienced should go no further than to ask Google for an opinion on the site and whether it's safe or not - they post it for every link they offer now, or admit they don't know yet. Twayne -- -- Live in the moment; be open to the possibilities that life has to offer. |