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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: copas on September 18, 2014, 02:09:57 PM

Title: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: copas on September 18, 2014, 02:09:57 PM: Hello all,

I have downloaded Firefox and received Searchpg.com along with it. It took a lot of DAVE's talents to get rid of it.
Searchpg is a nasty virus (In my opinion) that will hijack your browser.

Anyone have a reccomended safe site for Firefox?

Copas
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: camerongray on September 18, 2014, 02:19:03 PM: Err... firefox.com (http://firefox.com)

You should only download Firefox and most other software from its own website, there is no reason to get it from elsewhere.
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: Allan on September 18, 2014, 03:23:23 PM: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: Geek-9pm on September 18, 2014, 03:26:19 PM: How true!
It is hard to find a clean download. Those rascals do everything to make it look like you are getting the real thing when it is not.
You have to really pay attention!
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: BC_Programmer on September 18, 2014, 09:02:49 PM: Quote from: Geek-9pm on September 18, 2014, 03:26:19 PM
How true!
It is hard to find a clean download. Those rascals do everything to make it look like you are getting the real thing when it is not.
You have to really pay attention!

Yeah if you ignore the first page of search results, you have a 50% chance of not going to mozilla.org.
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: copas on September 19, 2014, 01:45:46 PM: Thanks for all the responses.

I'm somewhat confused. Whenever I download Firefox (I have tried several links), Search Page comes with it.

Are they insepartable?

Now that I have been somewhat tutored by Super Dave, I can simply delete them.

Can't I simply have Firefox alone?

Copas
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: Allan on September 19, 2014, 01:53:53 PM: If you download it directly from Mozilla you will get nothing but Firefox. If you have a search page you don't want, it's malware that was already on your system.
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: patio on September 19, 2014, 04:38:52 PM: Agreed...

Maybe give SuperDave another heads up...
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: Geek-9pm on September 19, 2014, 06:15:31 PM: Here is a simple project.
Search for 'Official Firefox' in you browser.
Even if you browser has not been compromised, the Mirilla.org will not show up on top. And if you browser has been compromised, there are too many sits on just t he first page.
To get to Mozilla, you have to enter Mozilla. And even then be careful.
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: patio on September 19, 2014, 06:23:05 PM: Correction:: mozilla.org is what will show...
Just clarifying.
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: Geek-9pm on September 19, 2014, 06:36:18 PM: Quote from: patio on September 19, 2014, 06:23:05 PM
Correction:: mozilla.org is what will show...
Just clarifying.
I stand corrected. Yes, that does lead to a Mozilla site.
But if you browser has been already infected - watch out!
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: copas on September 20, 2014, 11:47:43 AM: Thanks all for your responses.

I have tried all the things people have suggested to download Firefox without SearchPage.

Always SearchPage is there. It doesn't appear on my file list as a seperate program. When I uninstall Firefox it goes away.

I can never find Searchpage.com on my file list.

What is the key to all of this?

Copas
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: Allan on September 20, 2014, 11:49:46 AM: You need to post in the malware forum.
Title: Re: Ref. Firefox: It may be only me; But...
Post by: patio on September 20, 2014, 06:23:10 PM: Agreed...