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How to turn off the "untrusted connection" thing?

This "Untrusted Connection" thing is god-damned annoying. Websites that I've been using for YEARS... all of a sudden are "untrusted." I don't ***-**** care. How do I turn… (read more)

This "Untrusted Connection" thing is god-damned annoying. Websites that I've been using for YEARS... all of a sudden are "untrusted." I don't ***-**** care. How do I turn this feature off?

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How to remove http://searchiu.com/?affil=141

Greetings! I've downloaded a program and here was some virus, now i alway have this page http://searchiu.com/?affil=141 as a start page and i'm afraid of my security. Can… (read more)

Greetings! I've downloaded a program and here was some virus, now i alway have this page http://searchiu.com/?affil=141 as a start page and i'm afraid of my security. Can you help to remove this virus and get back my start page? Thanks you!

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What happened to the "start private browsing" option. Version 20.0

What happened to the "start private browsing" option? Version 20.0

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Start Firefox for Android in private browsing mode

Is there any way to start Firefox for Android in private browsing mode by default ? I have tried searching here (didn't find a solution) and also tried changing the setti… (read more)

Is there any way to start Firefox for Android in private browsing mode by default ?

I have tried searching here (didn't find a solution) and also tried changing the setting in about:config but that didn't work.

It would also be nice to set FF for Android to clear private data on exit/quit.

Solutions to either problem would be greatly appreciated.

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how do i remove "ads by coupon drop down" from my browser? i never installed it and it is not an add-on. it is not in my add/remove programs list either.

also, there are always unlined text throughout all the web pages i visit, that allows an ad to show up to be clicked on if the mouse is placed on the underlined word.

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javascript error message: Error: TypeError: netscape.security. PrivilegeManager is undefined.

Support for enablePrivilege has been removed in Firefox (Bug 546848), so it is no longer possible to get special elevated privileges by using this method. If a web page (… (read more)

Support for enablePrivilege has been removed in Firefox (Bug 546848), so it is no longer possible to get special elevated privileges by using this method.

If a web page (or local html page) is using this then they will have to use other ways get what they want like providing a Firefox extension.

Where is it possible to find an exension of this kind (if it exists)?

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How do I remove private browsing from the toolbar?

I simply want to remove private browsing so it cannot be used.

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trusted sites

I want to add a trusted site. How do I do that?

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My internet is working but my firefox is not opening any page.

I can't even access my modem page. Something is blocking my firefox to work because google chrome and internet explorer are working fine. I am using firefox 18 and I down… (read more)

I can't even access my modem page. Something is blocking my firefox to work because google chrome and internet explorer are working fine. I am using firefox 18 and I downloaded it today itself.

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Get rid of opt.dealply.com

Hi. I can't get rid of opt.dealply.com. I'm pretty sure it's tracking my behavior, and it slows my system down. I can't uninstall it from Windows XP Professional, the dea… (read more)

Hi. I can't get rid of opt.dealply.com. I'm pretty sure it's tracking my behavior, and it slows my system down. I can't uninstall it from Windows XP Professional, the dealply uninstall program doesn't work, and the Firefox do-not-track feature does no good. Can anyone help?

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this web site alway open when I click new tab http://websearch.youwillfind.info/?r=2013/04/28, how can I delete..

can not delete http://websearch.youwillfind.info/?r=2013/04/28 when open new tab... please help delete it...

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how to remove qvo6

how to remove qo6

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how do I delete the rcord of recently opened tabs and windows?

recently closed tabs and recently closed windows remain in my history even though I am using private browsing. How do I delete them?

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Having some problems with security certificates

Hello, In some pages, e.g. Twitter, and pages that load FB comments sections, I'm having problems with the certificates and the pages won't load. I don't get an option to… (read more)

Hello,

In some pages, e.g. Twitter, and pages that load FB comments sections, I'm having problems with the certificates and the pages won't load. I don't get an option to add an exception either, therefore I cannot access pages.

I have pasted the error details below. Here is some important info for you:

Version: 9.0.1 <-- Upgrading is NOT an option, this is a corporate machine Connect via proxy: yes

I doubt very much that this is an issue with the connection, as IE and Chrome are NOT having this issue on the same connection.


Error I get:

This Connection is Untrusted



         You have asked Firefox to connect securely to twitter.com, but we can't confirm that your connection is secure.
         Normally, when you try to connect securely, sites will present trusted identification to prove that you are going to the right place. However, this site's identity can't be verified.
       
       
       
         What Should I Do?
         
           If you usually connect to this site without problems, this error could mean that someone is

trying to impersonate the site, and you shouldn't continue.

          Technical Details
         twitter.com uses an invalid security certificate.

The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is not trusted.

(Error code: sec_error_untrusted_issuer)


Can anyone shed some light? The usual troubleshooting I've come across hasn't helped me much.

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Firefox defaults to https version of a website, how to disable this?

Hello, On my website I have a SSL certificate installed so you can reach it via https://www.example.net and http://www.example.net. To administer my website, I access it … (read more)

Hello,

On my website I have a SSL certificate installed so you can reach it via https://www.example.net and http://www.example.net. To administer my website, I access it over https but when I just want to see the changes or simply visit the website, I don't want to see the the website over https. I want to visit it over the http. However, since Firefox "remembers" this website can be reached over https even when I type in the address bar www.example.net it takes me to https://www.example.net. I have to manually remove the "s" or enter the full http://www.example.net address in order to see the website over http. While some may find this default behavior desirable, I find it annoying and should I wish to access the website over https I will enter the full address with https at the beginning. My question is, how do I disable the Firefox from defaulting to https connection? I'd not like to disable completely the auto fill feature if that's the only way to do it.

Firefox 20.0 on OS X 10.8.3.

Thank you, Goran

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This Facebook phishing website opens 15+ tabs everytime I'm idle on FireFox or I start my computer. How do I fix this?

These two websites open on re-boot, or when I'm idle on firefox. https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/test-favela.html?529354585 https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-… (read more)

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Annoying pop up ads now claim to be from Firefox and full system scan didn't help me.

Pop ups have been appearing in lower left and lower right corners of my screen for many months. I installed Adblock Plus a few weeks ago and they seemed to go away. Now, … (read more)

Pop ups have been appearing in lower left and lower right corners of my screen for many months. I installed Adblock Plus a few weeks ago and they seemed to go away. Now, they have come back. The last ad I clicked on opened a new tab, blank and the spinner was going for a few seconds, I sensed trouble and closed the tab.

While researching on the Mozilla site - I got another lower right ad (purporting to be from Firefox). Hovered the mouse over it and it appeared to show a Mozilla URL in the lower left status bar, but I wasn't about to click on it. The ad looks phoney. I have a screen capture and would love to send it to you. I've got tonight's screen capture (with mouse hover) saved as a JPG and PNG files. Tell me how to upload and I will.

Related or not related to the pop up issue (I'm note sure) is this: Again while researching on the Mozilla site tonight - I did a Control-Clicked on a link to read one of your malware topics and instead the new tab opened to a site called local.com. For a long time (a year) I have had the problem of being taken off to some unwanted web sites when using Control-Clicks. Angy.

In all these months, Windows Security Essentials is always on. I've run several full scans. Never find things. Do my best to keep all software and virus info up to date. Damn pop ups just keep happening. I can't tell you if these things happen with Windows Explorer cuz I don't use it much.

Would like to scream - if I knew it would help. Tell me what to do next. Thanks.

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Same pop keeps coming up no matter what sight I go to, and antivirus blocks it, explorer doesn't ahve this problem

this website aways pops up and my virus is protecting me. But it only happens on Mozilla It does not matter what site i go to, the same pop up keeps coming up and i have … (read more)

this website aways pops up and my virus is protecting me. But it only happens on Mozilla

It does not matter what site i go to, the same pop up keeps coming up and i have pop blocker on with a couple of exceptions.  This is getting very frustrating.

Please help to stop this pop.

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I want all the private browsing sites from Jan 2012 - today. How do I retrieve this?

Please we are worried about our son - we need all the private browsing sites from jan 2012 - today

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Como eliminar 22find.com da minha página inicial?

Eu já tentei desinstalar pela própria página, configurei a página inicial em "Opções-->Geral", mas não consigo, não adianta, o firefox direciona sempre pra esta página (q… (read more)

Eu já tentei desinstalar pela própria página, configurei a página inicial em "Opções-->Geral", mas não consigo, não adianta, o firefox direciona sempre pra esta página (que eu odeio): http://www.22find.com:8080/newtab/?utm_source=b&utm_medium=cor&from=cor&uid=ST3808110AS_5LR1PTRDXXXX5LR1PTRD&ts=1359583568 Por favor, me ajudem a livrar meu pc desta praga!

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