passing this along to any who want to be first day users of the NEW Mozilla version 4.0
I have not had a good day with it.
I went to IE and downloaded the new Mozilla Firefox version 4.0 off a mirror site, instead of www.Mozzilla.org
had a few pop-ups on IE, but didnt think anything of it.
within 20 minutes of the NEW installed Firefox,
i got some screen freezes, went to facebook and had zero images, then i went back to Explorer to check on facebook (found IE fb with images so it was a Mozilla software block problem not a fb problem) and while there on IE/fb I caught another trojan that immediately began opening IE pages like 42 pages cascading in the 8 seconds it took me to yank the electrical cut off switch.
hard drive reformat and reload the Firefox via IE BUT when went to USE the Mozilla firefox after only a few screen changes a new page opened that 'looked like' a legitimate Microsoft page called Windows Recovery but it also is another WORM.
there is No escaping that page!!
BAD Trojan Virus masquerading as Windows Recovery! the only way to disable is to f8 to start in safemode and then backdate your PC
Instructions here
How to Remove Windows Recovery Virus? | RemoveOnline.com
www.removeonline.comWindows Recovery is a malicious application that can infect your computer and make it almost unusable. It is important to get rid of this virus as soon as
so had to f8 Safestart....
and have been fighting uploads, hacks and out of control mouse reformats and reloads for the rest of all day... (not good to be naked on the net)
i believe some of my problem was using google. Google also redirected me to additional problem popups instead of directing me to exactly where I wanted to go. Changed search engine to Bing and was again able to connect direct with links
am reformating that desktop again since now i cant connect it to the internet.
and tomorrow, i will download what i HAD before all these problems started which is the older version Mozilla 3.6
gag, i will have to again use via IE (Its an OLD desktop 4 yrs old and came installed only with Netscape and IE) so I dont know, or does ANYONE know if Netscape is still useable?? and hefty enough to download./ I realize nobody has supported Netscape in years, which may make it the ideal 'bug-free" server ?!??
In a few weeks, i will again re-try the new Mozilla Firefox 4.0
It is awesome FAST and clean and it WILL BE secure once i figure out which/how/what virus protections i need to load to work with 'it' .
Meanwhile, thank goodness for laptops (My absolute least favorite kind of hardware) and that that desktop is used only for surf, but not file storage for just these reasons!!
Like that old Sarge used to say on Hill Street Blues: "be careful out there"....
I have not had a good day with it.
I went to IE and downloaded the new Mozilla Firefox version 4.0 off a mirror site, instead of www.Mozzilla.org
had a few pop-ups on IE, but didnt think anything of it.
within 20 minutes of the NEW installed Firefox,
i got some screen freezes, went to facebook and had zero images, then i went back to Explorer to check on facebook (found IE fb with images so it was a Mozilla software block problem not a fb problem) and while there on IE/fb I caught another trojan that immediately began opening IE pages like 42 pages cascading in the 8 seconds it took me to yank the electrical cut off switch.
hard drive reformat and reload the Firefox via IE BUT when went to USE the Mozilla firefox after only a few screen changes a new page opened that 'looked like' a legitimate Microsoft page called Windows Recovery but it also is another WORM.
there is No escaping that page!!
BAD Trojan Virus masquerading as Windows Recovery! the only way to disable is to f8 to start in safemode and then backdate your PC
Instructions here
How to Remove Windows Recovery Virus? | RemoveOnline.com
www.removeonline.comWindows Recovery is a malicious application that can infect your computer and make it almost unusable. It is important to get rid of this virus as soon as
so had to f8 Safestart....
and have been fighting uploads, hacks and out of control mouse reformats and reloads for the rest of all day... (not good to be naked on the net)
i believe some of my problem was using google. Google also redirected me to additional problem popups instead of directing me to exactly where I wanted to go. Changed search engine to Bing and was again able to connect direct with links
am reformating that desktop again since now i cant connect it to the internet.
and tomorrow, i will download what i HAD before all these problems started which is the older version Mozilla 3.6
gag, i will have to again use via IE (Its an OLD desktop 4 yrs old and came installed only with Netscape and IE) so I dont know, or does ANYONE know if Netscape is still useable?? and hefty enough to download./ I realize nobody has supported Netscape in years, which may make it the ideal 'bug-free" server ?!??
In a few weeks, i will again re-try the new Mozilla Firefox 4.0
It is awesome FAST and clean and it WILL BE secure once i figure out which/how/what virus protections i need to load to work with 'it' .
Meanwhile, thank goodness for laptops (My absolute least favorite kind of hardware) and that that desktop is used only for surf, but not file storage for just these reasons!!
Like that old Sarge used to say on Hill Street Blues: "be careful out there"....