Any other Firefox users?

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Snakeadelic

Yeah, I know. Firefox. But it was the best OS of...

Firefox is a web browser, not an operating system.

[Snakeadelic]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Firefox is a web browser, not an operating system.

I think I was tired & out of it on pain meds when I defaulted to "OS" because my brain couldn't remember "browser". Isn't there a German word for 'when you lose a stupidly simple word and have to replace it with something of debatable accuracy'? Seems like the kind of thing there'd be a German word for.

And thankee to everyone! I had a feeling that was a Bad Thing, and so I am always very careful (because my hands do sometimes randomly twitch, clench, or snap open) when I hit Cancel on the download dialog box. I actually accidentally twitch-clicked a popup once and it cost me $90 to get the computer working again--even my dad, an IT professional and total gear geek, could not do much with it from a distance so I had to take it to a shop.

I have noticed an association between the browser hijack and a specific site. I don't think it comes from the site, however; the site in question is popular, entrenched, and not particularly predatory on its own. I think it's sneaking in with somebody's advertising. I got nailed by malware hidden in ads on the Cheezburger sites (now blocked by the browser) and DeviantArt (also blocked by the browser). DA is so bad my neighbor's Mac kept getting attacked before I just gave up despite all the stunning art to be found therein, and just about no one seems to write malware for Macs, at least in the parts of the Net where I hang out.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by Snakeadelic

I think I was tired & out of it on pain meds when I defaulted to "OS" because my brain couldn't remember "browser".

I kinda figured there might be a misspeak involved.

And, yes, I bet there is a German word for that thing exact.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Snakeadelic

I have noticed an association between the browser hijack and a specific site. I don't think it comes from the site, however; the site in question is popular, entrenched, and not particularly predatory on its own. I think it's sneaking in with somebody's advertising.

View the number of IP connections made when trying to connect to one site. That one site may cause well over 60 other connections to other sites. Those other connections are why your computer appears to be slow - but is not consuming much CPU time.

Sometimes, those other sites can contain malware. Those popup messages can be problematic to remove.

The message did not say what it does or why. A first indication of a statement best avoided or ignored.