Closed Bug 570343 Opened 14 years ago Closed 9 years ago

hijacking searches

Categories

(Firefox :: Security, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
Security
Version:
3.6 Branch
Platform:
All
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: joinpep, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 ( )
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3 ( )

Often my firefox 3.6.3 gets hijacked while doing a yahoo/google search.

When I click on a link the browser goes to another url OTHER than the 
one listed as the APPROPRIATE destination. If I go back and click the link a second time even more, different unwanted links are made! The links return with unscreened porn at times. 

Lastly, SECUNIA PSI lists Firefox 3.x as a toxic product. 



Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. do search
2. click link
3. doesn't go to link
Actual Results:  
Fixing the Firefox / Google Search Hijack
How to remove Firefox, Yahoo Redirect / Hijack from browser. ... tutorial on how to fix this Firefox search hijack problem / infection: (this is a big file — 400k ...
optimizepc.info/442/google-results-hijacked-in-firefox

Expected Results:  
I'm trying Gooredfix.exe.

I have to shut down the browser.
Awaiting reply to address issue. Been working 5 HOURS trying to eliminate hijack problem.
Search working better. You might consider making this fix known.
Blocks: malware-attacks
Group: core-security
Version: unspecified → 3.6 Branch
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
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