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Title: Firefox has a virus in it?
Post by: zone12 on August 28, 2008, 06:29:00 AM

I did a scan on my computer with Spybot S&D it said firefox have a virus in its getting started pages?!?!
Can anybody comfirm this?

Title: Re: Firefox has a virus in it?
Post by: shockwavesn1per on August 28, 2008, 06:50:47 AM

Quote from: zone12 on August 28, 2008, 06:29:00 AM

...it said firefox have a virus in its getting started pages?!?!

What pages?

How did you scan Firefox? What version is Spybot-SD (Help>about)?

What is your Operating System?

Title: Re: Firefox has a virus in it?
Post by: Lisandro on August 28, 2008, 03:15:15 PM

Quote from: zone12 on August 28, 2008, 06:29:00 AM

a virus in its getting started pages?

It's not in 'its' start page but in 'yours' start page. Which is your start (home) page?

Title: Re: Firefox has a virus in it?
Post by: zone12 on August 28, 2008, 10:43:44 PM

MY starting page is the firefox google page. I'm using exp service pack 2.

Title: Re: Firefox has a virus in it?
Post by: Lisandro on August 28, 2008, 11:50:38 PM

Quote from: zone12 on August 28, 2008, 10:43:44 PM

MY starting page is the firefox google page. I'm using exp service pack 2.

And does this page is being detected as infected? Which is the address? (edit http to hxxp to not post a live link).