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On Startup FF makes TCP connections to inappropriate website

I was tracing some network activity for an unrelated issue and noticed that when FF starts up it immediately makes multiple TCP connections to livejasmin.com. I have thi… (read more)

I was tracing some network activity for an unrelated issue and noticed that when FF starts up it immediately makes multiple TCP connections to livejasmin.com. I have this site blocked by the Windows Firewall and have the host file direct it to 127.0.0.1 so nothing is actually going in or out, but why is FF doing this and how can I fix whatever was done to enable this happening?

I have cleared all cookies and cache, and disabled all addons, and even started in safe mode, but regardless of what I do the very 1st connections that FF makes are always to livejasmin.com, which is obviously not a legit place for FF to be doing any of its routine updates or optimization tasks. My home page is https://google.com and the livejasmin.com connections appear before the 1st attempt to connect to google so this is clearly something malicious that found a way to get into FF early in the startup process.

I have also run 2 different scans tools on the entire computer and both found nothing. I have reviewed all the running processes and do not see anything suspicious either. I do not see this issue with Chrome or Edge, just FF which is my primary browser. All browsers are updated to the latest version as well as the WIN10 OS.

I have also removed my profile and started FF up without the profile, and I noticed the livejasmin.com connections again while the FF "your profile cannot be found" error message popped up. When I had FF make a new profile and set it as the default the same connections to livejasmin.com were made when I restarted FF with the new profile. So it is not tied to my profile.

Asked by firefox3080 21 hours ago

Answered by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer 20 hours ago

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After migrating to T-Bird I get mountains of spam.

I migrated one (just one) of my personal email accounts (from Outlook) to Thunderbird - around 6 months ago. I have other email accounts such as Gmail and Yahoo that I DO… (read more)

I migrated one (just one) of my personal email accounts (from Outlook) to Thunderbird - around 6 months ago. I have other email accounts such as Gmail and Yahoo that I DO NOT use with Thunderbird.

Ever since I migrated that ONE account, I have been inundated with junk/spam emails sent to that same migrated account. No change in junk/spam volume received on my other non-Thunderbird accounts, just this one. I'm asking as it's seems strange, and is the ONLY account that suffers this major annoyance.

Any thoughts as to why?

Thanks,

Asked by CSF User 1 day ago

Answered by CSF User 1 day ago

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Unable to load uBlock Origin add-on

I have been using uBlock Origin for years to block ads in youtube. Recently I started getting ads again and when I checked I found uBlock was disable snd couldn't be enab… (read more)

I have been using uBlock Origin for years to block ads in youtube. Recently I started getting ads again and when I checked I found uBlock was disable snd couldn't be enabled. I dl the latest version but it gives me an error message when I try to load it. Please help.

Asked by kkkevsta 3 days ago

Answered by TyDraniu 3 days ago

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block specific content types

i am looking for a way to protect myself and my children from accessing or having to see / have shoved down our throat content promoting lgbtq. please provide me a blocke… (read more)

i am looking for a way to protect myself and my children from accessing or having to see / have shoved down our throat content promoting lgbtq. please provide me a blocker to block agenda driven sex ed and ALL LGBTQ content.

Asked by thirdday.31b 1 week ago

Last reply by markwarner22 1 week ago

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Since update: Firefox prevented this page from reloading error

Since the update I've had a few issues, most I was able to fix but this one eludes me. Opening up various news sites I get the "Firefox prevented this page from reloadin… (read more)

Since the update I've had a few issues, most I was able to fix but this one eludes me. Opening up various news sites I get the "Firefox prevented this page from reloading" error at the top and clicking allow does nothing. Anyone know how to get around this error? I'm not looking to totally disable the FF feature that prevents other pages from loading a different one, but just to browse the website after hitting 'allow'.

Thanks in advance.

Asked by w2dsx 4 months ago

Answered by cor-el 4 months ago

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Safety and privacy

For highly encrypted messages and sensitive information each time renewed or discovered for the first time cam be very intimidating for certain people. Based on the facts… (read more)

For highly encrypted messages and sensitive information each time renewed or discovered for the first time cam be very intimidating for certain people. Based on the facts and past experiences, this has become extremely important to discuss and share knowledge with true and trustworthy people only to ours and others peace of mind and safety.

Asked by Ahnaz 1 week ago

Answered by Ahnaz 1 week ago

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Simple Tag Groups extension: security and privacy concerns surrounding its permission requests.

Hi all, I have a question regarding the permission requests of the Simple Tab Groups extension by Drive4ik. As I'm sure many of you know, this extension needs to: This … (read more)

Hi all,

I have a question regarding the permission requests of the Simple Tab Groups extension by Drive4ik.

As I'm sure many of you know, this extension needs to: This add-on needs to:

  • Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history
  • Monitor extension usage and manage themes
  • Display notifications to you
  • Access recently closed tabs
  • Hide and show browser tabs
  • Access browser tabs
  • Store unlimited amount of client-side data
  • Access your data for all websites

This add-on may also ask to: Read and modify bookmarks

Theoretically, I find this extension useful but I am concerned about the "Access your data for all websites" requirement. I read through Mozilla's permission request messages for Firefox extensions documentation and it seems like granting this extension these permissions would be a huge risk for the work I do– investigative journalism. It seems like I'll trade organizational benefits for a wider attack surface.

Can anyone speak more about the risks involved with using this extension, the trustworthiness of the developer, and why it needs the "Access your data for all websites" capability?

Thank you.

Asked by secure.amaretto120 3 months ago

Answered by secure.amaretto120 3 months ago

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Firefox Suggest and personalized websites while in Private Browsing

I look at porn on my Android phone. I use Private Browsing to do so. Why are my Private Browsing addresses appearing as Firefox Suggest results that appear outside of Pri… (read more)

I look at porn on my Android phone. I use Private Browsing to do so. Why are my Private Browsing addresses appearing as Firefox Suggest results that appear outside of Private Browsing as well? And why does Pornhub show me a personalized home page when I'm using Private Browsing? None of these pages are in my browser history because I've only accessed them via Private Browsing. But these "features" sort of defeat the purpose of it don't you think?

I've just switched from Chrome to Firefox and never had this issue with Chrome.

Asked by appstoreuk 1 month ago

Answered by appstoreuk 1 month ago

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Does deleting Junk affect adaptive junk mail filtering?

If marking messages as Junk help train TB, does deleting ALL messages in the Junk folder also undo that training, by getting rid of junk mail "models" TB uses for evaluat… (read more)

If marking messages as Junk help train TB, does deleting ALL messages in the Junk folder also undo that training, by getting rid of junk mail "models" TB uses for evaluating incoming new messages?

Asked by mrw9 1 month ago

Answered by david 1 month ago