Recent answers to vkernel.org (has a firefox symbol) keeps coming up saying my browser needs updating, but it doesn't...why?https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/9151022012-01-28T14:15:00-08:00This is a new problem that has come up recently, I think we're seeing the beginnings of a new malwar2012-01-28T14:15:00-08:00NKatohttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/915102#answer-303940<p>This is a new problem that has come up recently, I think we're seeing the beginnings of a new malware strategy. Problem is, how are the redirects happening in the first place?? We need to find out, before this gets out of hand.
</p><p>If there are no known browser hijacking viruses doing this, then is it possible the DNS servers themselves have been hijacked?
</p>Foolishly, I downloaded the update without thinking first, and my machine kept freezing up. I finall2012-01-25T18:15:06-08:00DaemonicNimrodhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/915102#answer-302961<p>Foolishly, I downloaded the update without thinking first, and my machine kept freezing up. I finally said to hell with it, but I had an inkling of a thought and pulled up my Avast anti-virus program, went to maintenance, clicked on the virus chest, and lo and behold!
</p><p>_d9uxO0z.exe.part Win32: Malware-gen
eNsFlIxn.exe.part Win32: Malware-gen
update.exe Win32: Malware-gen
</p><p>I like the virus chest feature on Avast, although I wish there was an option to delete the malicious programs or better yet, a feature that boomerangs viruses and the like right back to the senders own system!
</p>Thanks for help and solutions. I am careful and only go to my favorites which are the same for year2012-01-24T23:52:22-08:00spirited_butterflyhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/915102#answer-302636<p>Thanks for help and solutions. I am careful and only go to my favorites which are the same for years. So glad to have such knowledgeable people and kind people willing to help. Blessings to all.
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</p>Also do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer.
You need to sca2012-01-24T20:30:14-08:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/915102#answer-302531<p>Also do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer.<br>
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.<br>
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.<br><br>
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php</a> - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
</li><li><a href="http://www.superantispyware.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.superantispyware.com/</a> - SuperAntispyware
</li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx</a> - Microsoft Safety Scanner
</li><li><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx</a> - Windows Defender: Home Page
</li><li><a href="http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html</a> - Spybot Search &amp; Destroy
</li><li><a href="http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php</a> - Ad-Aware Free
</li></ul>
<p>See also:
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<ul><li>"Spyware on Windows": <a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked</a>
</li></ul>You need to be more careful on the internet, that web page is impersonating a Firefox update web pag2012-01-24T15:09:23-08:00the-edmeisterhttps://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/915102#answer-302453<p>You need to be more careful on the internet, that web page is impersonating a Firefox update web page, it is a Web Forgery! The last thing you ever want to do on a fake website is to click on anything on the web page, you're lucky it didn't install something harmful.
</p><p>Mozilla doesn't use web addresses (domains) like that - <a href="http://vkernel.org" rel="nofollow">vkernel.org</a> - and the website image (Favicon) is missing from the Location Bar. If it isn't a domain that includes <strong>mozilla</strong> in the address - like <a href="http://mozilla.com" rel="nofollow">mozilla.com</a> or <a href="http://mozilla.org" rel="nofollow">mozilla.org</a> - chances are it is fake and not an official Mozilla website.
</p><p>I reported that page as a Web Forgery, using <strong>Help &gt; Report Web Forgery...</strong> from the Menu Bar.
</p><p><a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/</a>
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