
I have "BrowseFox-FXL" keep coming up as Spam. (On another computer using Windows 7.) Is this Spam or just part of Firefox?
That computer is using McAfee.
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No its not a part of the Firefox web browser nor from Mozilla.org just because it has Fox in the name.
I found these http://www.herdprotect.com/updater.exe-d239143a73f0c348fa446d004584f65c25df5817.aspx
http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.exe-51673c5a8cc8373312b912dd9ce292dd900110bb.aspx
http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.bak-677d65edae75bc7da8c26083bfda7cee088f77ca.aspx
But there has been many a false positives with things in Firefox for Windows, especially after a recent definition update that then needs fixing.
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No its not a part of the Firefox web browser nor from Mozilla.org just because it has Fox in the name.
I found these http://www.herdprotect.com/updater.exe-d239143a73f0c348fa446d004584f65c25df5817.aspx
http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.exe-51673c5a8cc8373312b912dd9ce292dd900110bb.aspx
http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.bak-677d65edae75bc7da8c26083bfda7cee088f77ca.aspx
But there has been many a false positives with things in Firefox for Windows, especially after a recent definition update that then needs fixing.
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You may want to clean you computer.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware
- Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller
- AdwCleaner (for more info, see this alternate AdwCleaner download page)
- Hitman Pro
- ESET Online Scanner
Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus built-in already.
Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.
Thanks again, I think I am in good shape now.