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DangerousRaccoon

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    Firefox redirection problem
    « on: May 01, 2009, 01:11:39 PM »
    Can someone explain this to me?

    When I'm on MySpace immediately after a page finishes loading it redirects to the "Love Calculator" website.
    When I see all those sms scams on tv I'm irritated nevermind everytime I load a page on MySpace.
    It sounded like a virus to me but there are some unusual aspects of this problem:
    It only happens on MySpace and it happens on other accounts I sign into. What does this sound like to you?

    I think it might have started around the time I loaded a website from a google search and it went to the page then appeared to redirect and start loading a pdf. file? Out of nowhere. After that, Firefox froze and the computer was working slow for the rest of the day.

    I just thought I'd add that as it might be specific to a particular virus that you know of.

    Thanks!

    patio

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    Re: Firefox redirection problem
    « Reply #1 on: May 01, 2009, 03:22:10 PM »
    Visit our Virus and Spyware section and follow the instructions for posting your logs...
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    DangerousRaccoon

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      Re: Firefox redirection problem
      « Reply #2 on: May 03, 2009, 03:42:50 AM »
      So it's definitely a virus?  Has anyone else had this problem?

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      Re: Firefox redirection problem
      « Reply #3 on: May 03, 2009, 05:39:48 AM »
      It sounds like a virus.

      Does it happen with Internet Explorer?

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        Re: Firefox redirection problem
        « Reply #4 on: May 04, 2009, 10:08:08 AM »
        I'm not sure.. But at one point a "pop-up" was blocked by Internet Explorer. That could have been it. Seeing as MySpace doesn't have pop-ups.