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Ivan313
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avast broke firefox
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September 20, 2018, 12:52:30 AM »
Avast told me to uninstall an unsafe addon 'English language pack' and now firefox is all blank except this text '<window id="main-window"
^'
I uninstalled firefox and clean install but it is the same.
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Last Edit: September 20, 2018, 10:56:02 AM by Ivan313
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uchihitachi
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Posts: 2
Re: avast broke firefox
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Reply #1 on:
September 20, 2018, 05:58:09 AM »
I have the same issue. Avast just told me to uninstall unsafe addons and broke firefox
<window id="main-window"
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uchihitachi
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Posts: 2
Re: avast broke firefox SOLVED
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Reply #2 on:
September 20, 2018, 07:16:00 AM »
I think I have a solution. The problem is on the Firefox Profile, specific in addons.json and addonStartup.json.lz4 files. In order to fix your profile without loosing everything by creating a new one, I suggest you to create a new profile in another folder (press windows+R and write: firefox -p)
After that you need to go to the new firefox profile and copy both files and replace the old ones. At least it worked for me
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Ivan313
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Re: avast broke firefox
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Reply #3 on:
September 20, 2018, 10:39:47 AM »
FIXED: had to rename mozilla files to mozilla.old. copied them as a backup and reinstalled firefox.
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Ivan313
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Re: avast fp broke firefox
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Reply #4 on:
September 20, 2018, 10:54:07 AM »
Someone else had the same thing, i think it was a false positive and removing the language pack messed firefox up. (it had a 2 star rep) I know some addons can be intrusive but it would be nice if avast told you why it was bad.
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Asyn
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Re: avast broke firefox
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Reply #5 on:
September 20, 2018, 10:54:43 AM »
Hi guys, I forwarded it to the devs.
Workaround:
https://techdows.com/2018/09/avast-avg-bad-add-on-warning-leads-users-to-break-firefox.html
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Win8.1
[x64]
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Avast PremSec 21.1.2444.B#2
[UI.595]
- EEK - Firefox ESR 78.6.1
[NS/uBO/PB]
- TB 78.6.1
Avast-Tools:
Secure Browser 88.0 - Cleanup P 20.1 - SecureLine 5.9 - Driver Updater 20.2 - CCleaner 5.76
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos):
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0
Ivan313
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Re: avast broke firefox
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Reply #6 on:
September 20, 2018, 10:57:40 AM »
Thank you i know alot of people have more stupid addons than language packs
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Asyn
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Posts: 68721
Re: avast broke firefox
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Reply #7 on:
September 20, 2018, 10:59:51 AM »
You're welcome.
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Win8.1
[x64]
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Avast PremSec 21.1.2444.B#2
[UI.595]
- EEK - Firefox ESR 78.6.1
[NS/uBO/PB]
- TB 78.6.1
Avast-Tools:
Secure Browser 88.0 - Cleanup P 20.1 - SecureLine 5.9 - Driver Updater 20.2 - CCleaner 5.76
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos):
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0
Asyn
Avast Überevangelist
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Posts: 68721
Re: avast broke firefox
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Reply #8 on:
September 20, 2018, 01:56:29 PM »
Note:
It should be fixed now.
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Win8.1
[x64]
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Avast PremSec 21.1.2444.B#2
[UI.595]
- EEK - Firefox ESR 78.6.1
[NS/uBO/PB]
- TB 78.6.1
Avast-Tools:
Secure Browser 88.0 - Cleanup P 20.1 - SecureLine 5.9 - Driver Updater 20.2 - CCleaner 5.76
Avast Wissenswertes (Downloads, Anleitungen & Infos):
https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=60523.0
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