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possible firefox virus

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  • 30-09-2006 5:04am
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    admiralofthefleet
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    the other day i downloaded a firefox extension that blocked key logging (or something like that). since then the firefox icon on my desktop has been very pixalated and i cant update spybot s & d or adaware.


    has anyone else who downloaded this firefox extension had the same problem


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    Ruu_Old
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    What was the name of the extension and where did you download it from?


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    admiralofthefleet
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    Ruu it is called keyscrambler personal and i downloaded it from the mozilla firefox extensions page


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    Ruu_Old
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    Did you try to disable the extension or uninstall it, then reboot and see if that made any difference?


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    admiralofthefleet
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    yeah Ruu i uninstalled straight after installing it. it made no difference


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    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,760 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    what OS ?

    have you run hardware diagnostics ?

    if it was only happening when firefox was running try creating a new profile
    firefox -p
    in windows you may need the full path
    then remove and reinstall firefox
    of course making sure you are on the latest version

    If windows then disconect fom internet by removing phone/adsl cable/turning off wireless and reboot into safe mode and then rerun spyware scans


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