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youtube browser upgrade error in all browsers

  • 25-05-2011 11:44PM
    #1
    rocky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,787 ✭✭✭


    screenshot1xsm.th.png

    Is it some kind of virus?


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  • #2
    Opinicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Opinicus


    not seeing anything like that on my site.

    The red background in the back is what I get when visiting an "untrustworthy" site though so just make sure it's actually youtube that you are visiting and that you're not being redirected.


  • #3
    rocky
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    I'm not seeing it either on a different laptop, but a scan with Malwarebytes Antimalware and Avira showed up empty.

    I have FF 4.0.1, IE 8 and Chrome 11, and all show the same error for www.youtube.com. How do I check it's not redirected?


  • #4
    Opinicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Opinicus


    for firefox

    options > advanced > network > Settings

    mine says no proxy



    edit: do you have noscript or any addon like it?


  • #5
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,945 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    rocky wrote: »
    screenshot1xsm.th.png

    Is it some kind of virus?

    I'd guess it's a hijacking of your browser. It seems to be mimicking a Firefox malware warning page, the language used is clunky and odd, plus Youtube normally use their own customized warning pages.


  • #6
    jay93
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,323 ✭✭✭jay93


    I was trying to get onto a site before and i got something like this asking me to download a firefox update which was not needed.

    I found out it was a scam trying to hijack my computer it looked alot like a legit firefox warning but i knew something was up as i never seen it before seems very common in firefox 4 never had this issue is firefox 3!


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  • #7
    rocky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,787 ✭✭✭rocky


    Opinicus wrote: »
    for firefox

    options > advanced > network > Settings

    mine says no proxy



    edit: do you have noscript or any addon like it?

    No proxy, I do have noscript - is this a problem?
    Spear wrote: »
    I'd guess it's a hijacking of your browser. It seems to be mimicking a Firefox malware warning page, the language used is clunky and odd, plus Youtube normally use their own customized warning pages.

    I ran Antimalware and Avira, also checked out Hijack this! - no unusual entries
    jay93 wrote: »
    I was trying to get onto a site before and i got something like this asking me to download a firefox update which was not needed.

    I found out it was a scam trying to hijack my computer it looked alot like a legit firefox warning but i knew something was up as i never seen it before seems very common in firefox 4 never had this issue is firefox 3!

    Funny thing is it's happening only on this laptop, on all 3 browsers, and only for youtube.com... :confused:


  • #8
    Snowbat
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    Is there an entry for youtube.com in %WinDir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts ?


  • #9
    Opinicus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 816 ✭✭✭Opinicus


    rocky wrote: »
    I ran Antimalware and Avira, also checked out Hijack this! - no unusual entries

    Is noscript up to date and everything, even if it wasn't I don't think you would get that type of message.

    Did you run Malwarebytes anti-malware in Safe-Mode? If not then try that.


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