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I think I've been infected with a virus and my other anti-virus program isn't catching it; how do I turn on Firefox's virus protection?

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dianne90578
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For the past few months, I've had this very weird problem. Any time I'm online, what looks like a big cursor (as if I'm in a writing program or typing in a text field) will appear in random places on any webpage. The cursor flashes, can be different sizes, and comes and goes randomly. Sometimes it's almost three-quarters the height of the webpage; sometimes it's small. I mentioned it to a computer-savvy friend who suggested that the computer might be infected with a virus. I have Avira, but apparently it's not catching this virus, if that's what it is. How do I know whether Firefox's anti-virus program is enabled, and do you think it can solve my "cursor" issue?? Help!

For the past few months, I've had this very weird problem. Any time I'm online, what looks like a big cursor (as if I'm in a writing program or typing in a text field) will appear in random places on any webpage. The cursor flashes, can be different sizes, and comes and goes randomly. Sometimes it's almost three-quarters the height of the webpage; sometimes it's small. I mentioned it to a computer-savvy friend who suggested that the computer might be infected with a virus. I have Avira, but apparently it's not catching this virus, if that's what it is. How do I know whether Firefox's anti-virus program is enabled, and do you think it can solve my "cursor" issue?? Help!

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the-edmeister
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Firefox doesn't come with an anti-virus application, as other web browsers don't.

There are specialized forums where you should be able to get help with that issue: 

   * SWI Forums - http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/
   * Safer Networking Forums - http://forums.spybot.info/
   * Bleeping Computer Forums  - http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
    * http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
     * http://forum.aumha.org/
cor-el
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You may have switched on caret browsing: press F7 to toggle

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Scrolling_with_arrow_keys_no_longer_works

Tools > Options > Advanced : General: Accessibility: [ ] "Always use the cursor keys to navigate within pages"

See also http://kb.mozillazine.org/Accessibility_features_of_Firefox