I've downloaded Bittorrent and Utorrent via Firefox and Chrome many times, but then the proggram does nothing when I try to install or open it.
I've searched on google, I've searched on everywhere I can, but I didn't find the correct solution. I saw a solution on firefox which says to type 'scanWhenDone' on the 'about:config' page, but I've typed it and there are no preferences on my firefox named 'browser.download.scanWhenDone'. What should I do now? I need a torrent software immediately. Please help!
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It sounds like it's a system-wide problem since it won't open up in Firefox or Chrome.
This may or may not help but you can follow the steps listed below
Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer.
Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.
All these programs have free versions.
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
- Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - AdwCleaner:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml - SuperAntispyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/ - Microsoft Safety Scanner:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx - Windows Defender: Home Page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Spybot Search & Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Kasperky Free Security Scan:
http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan
You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.
- Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller:
http://support.kaspersky.com/5350?el=88446
See also:
- "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked
You can try alternative torrent software if u/BitTorrent doesn't open.
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browser.download.scanWhenDone is longer in Firefox. That function was replaced by a Google Safe Browsing API feature.
Whatever, I need a torrent software. Isn't there any way to fix my problem?
Chosen Solution
It sounds like it's a system-wide problem since it won't open up in Firefox or Chrome.
This may or may not help but you can follow the steps listed below
Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer.
Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.
All these programs have free versions.
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.
- Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:
http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - AdwCleaner:
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml - SuperAntispyware:
http://www.superantispyware.com/ - Microsoft Safety Scanner:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx - Windows Defender: Home Page:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Spybot Search & Destroy:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Kasperky Free Security Scan:
http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan
You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.
- Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller:
http://support.kaspersky.com/5350?el=88446
See also:
- "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked
You can try alternative torrent software if u/BitTorrent doesn't open.
Thank you so much :D