New Firefox redirection virus-fix

madforIT

Theres a new redirection virus doing the rounds in firefox callecd Goored
It uses java script,so if you find your google results not being what you typed in
or strange pages opening you may be infected.
How it works is it puts a hidden plugin to your firefox addons/plugins
one way to stop it is Tools-options-content and uncheck javascript.
More detail on this and where to get the fix
at GHacks

espresso

Most savvy Firefox users already use Noscript here and AdBlockPlus here as well as their other favourite useful add-ons.

welshryda

Definately recommend noscript

busenbust

espresso wrote: »

Most savvy Firefox users already use Noscript here and AdBlockPlus here as well as their other favourite useful add-ons.

Absolutely agree (see my other posts today).

Fix Uninitiated Google Redirects With GooredFix [Firefox]

Perhaps also the article was for the 'uninitiated'

busenbust wrote:

Any anti-malware protection? Windows Defender or Spybot or Spyware Blaster - I use all three. Using IE:eek: Dump it and install the exceptional Firefox with the safety catch of NoScript.

gaming_guy

madforIT wrote: »

one way to stop it is Tools-options-content and uncheck javascript.

that will break quite a few sites such as youtube for example.

i highly recommend noscript rather than disabling javascript completely

busenbust

Good to see so many recommendations for the brilliant NoScript today. If we could purchase shares ... Lol

Sublime_2

I use Noscript, so have no worries, but its useful to know its just not IE that gets targeted.

busenbust

Sublime wrote: »

I use Noscript, so have no worries, but its useful to know its just not IE that gets targeted.

Lol, yes good to know that FF suffers no discrimination

bat999

madforIT wrote: »

Theres a new redirection virus doing the rounds in firefox callecd Goored

Well it was new... circa 2008.
See here:-http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=948945&p=4987275

:rolleyes:

busenbust

bat999 wrote: »

Well it was new... circa 2008.
See here:-http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=948945&p=4987275

:rolleyes:

Lol, and yet the OP's in-line link is marked as January 2010. :think:

Sublime_2

Exactly the reason for using privacy addons, no worries then. :rolleyes: