[clue-tech] Firefox hijacked

[foo7775 at comcast.net]

Does it happen regardless of the browser used?  If not, I'd probably save his/her current profile info, remove the current FF installation & re-install the latest version.  Add in a couple of recommended plugins (I like NoScript/AdBlockPlus/FlashBlock myself), & combined with Ad-Aware's protection against "invisible" registry writes, then (based on my experience) you *should be* pretty well protected against *most* of the evil that's out there...

Best of luck.

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "David L. Willson" <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU>
> I have a user (a Windows user, but his browser is Free, so I'm asking here) who, 
> after a bout with Antivirus 2009, can no longer reach certain web sites, like 
> "www.virustotal.com" and "www.drudgereport.com".  The browser takes him to an 
> ineffective portal page instead.
> 
> I don't even know where to start with Googling this...  The point is to return 
> the browser to normal operation, of course.  Any ideas where to start looking?
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