Boogiman Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Sup, Major problem en it's buging the **** out of me: Everytime I start Firefox, it, or whatever it is, installs the mallware VX2 on my rig. I tryed everything to remove is. Cleaned buffers, removed temps, cleared all Inet settings, 3 differend spyware programs, and still keeps coming back :angry: help...... :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiQuat Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Sup,Major problem en it's buging the **** out of me: Everytime I start Firefox, it, or whatever it is, installs the mallware VX2 on my rig. I tryed everything to remove is. Cleaned buffers, removed temps, cleared all Inet settings, 3 differend spyware programs, and still keeps coming back :angry: help...... :unsure: 585962293[/snapback] Stupid question, have you tried uninstalling Firefox to see if that clears it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 try this: https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=320467 firefox was never safe. no browser is safe. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jorge Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Try uninstalling Firefox and then do a clean install with a new profile. If it still happens, check the thread slimy posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxconn Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Download VX2Cleaner off America's Army's forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogiman Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 Thx guys, will try it when i'm home. (Skool sucks...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucida Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 no browser is safe. good luck. no, but some browsers are safer than others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogiman Posted May 24, 2005 Author Share Posted May 24, 2005 Well, it didn't worked, but i got a plug-in for ad aware called VX2cleaner. That got rid of all the problems. Thx anyway guys :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 no, but some browsers are safer than others 585965020[/snapback] you mean some are less unsafe than others :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertigosity Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Yeah, it's not that Netscape4, or any of the Gecko-based browsers, or even Opera are particularly that great, it's just that IE has been so overwhelmingly BAD in the past, and now only partially ameliorated if you're using XPSP2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_daemon Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Sort of like how Unix is a really bad OS, but all the others are much worse ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted May 25, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 25, 2005 security to me is more like the person between the chair and the keyboard whatever OS, browser, applications you use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 security to me is more like the person between the chair and the keyboardwhatever OS, browser, applications you use 585968911[/snapback] Yep. We call that "PEBCAK". lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaLiVa Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Yep. We call that "PEBCAK". lol 585968952[/snapback] Whats the E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolsticeDax Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Yep. We call that "PEBCAK". lol 585968952[/snapback] I always thought that was PIBKAC Problem is between keyboard and chair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_daemon Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I believe it to be "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Floyd Veteran Posted May 26, 2005 Veteran Share Posted May 26, 2005 I believe it to be "Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair" 585969394[/snapback] yep heheh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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