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why is FF containing a default conch that contains treat PUA.JS.Xored.

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borchert
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recently i downloaded FF 38 and found in my virus scanner a treat PUA.JS.Xored. it tells me that Firefox is containing it in its default conch. it is apparently taking photos of random moments as i brows on face book and play games also taking photos of my log in passwords, it is also grabbing script information files and loading tar balls as well . it gathers so much information that the default conch over loads and slows fire fox down, then freezes, then crashes. can only stay on line about 2 hours with it and then need to re-boot , iv never seen this before , please help , im running linex ubuntu, sorry dont have a photo but did send crash reports

recently i downloaded FF 38 and found in my virus scanner a treat PUA.JS.Xored. it tells me that Firefox is containing it in its default conch. it is apparently taking photos of random moments as i brows on face book and play games also taking photos of my log in passwords, it is also grabbing script information files and loading tar balls as well . it gathers so much information that the default conch over loads and slows fire fox down, then freezes, then crashes. can only stay on line about 2 hours with it and then need to re-boot , iv never seen this before , please help , im running linex ubuntu, sorry dont have a photo but did send crash reports

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cor-el
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Is that happening on Windows with the small stub installer?

The small stub installer is flagged by some security software as containing malware.

You can try this instead:

the-edmeister
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Please follow the steps below to provide us crash IDs to help us learn more about your crash.

  1. Enter about:crashes in the Firefox address bar and press Enter. A Submitted Crash Reports list will appear, similar to the one shown below.
  2. Copy the 5 most recent Report IDs that start with bp- and then go back to your forum question and paste those IDs into the "Post a Reply" box.

Note: If a recent Report ID does not start with bp- click on it to submit the report.

(Please don't take a screenshot of your crashes, just copy and paste the IDs. The below image is just an example of what your Firefox screen should look like.)

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More information and further troubleshooting steps can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox crashes (closing or quitting unexpectedly) article.

borchert
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using ubuntu linex running system not windows, and got screen shot of my virus cleaner catching it PLEASE SEE ATTACHED

cor-el
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See:

FredMcD
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cor-el said

See:

This article is no longer maintained, so its content might be out of date.

James
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PUA means potentially unwanted application. Anything in Cache (whether on Windows, Mac OSX or Linux with Firefox/SeaMonkey) is pretty much harmless unless you try and run it yourself as it will get overwritten in Cache over time. Clear the Cache and scan again if you want.


FredMcD said

cor-el said
See:

This article is no longer maintained, so its content might be out of date.

Still the same as not every article needs to be constantly updated. And that banner is pretty obvious so no need to repeat ;)

Modified by James