Closed Bug 654984 Opened 14 years ago Closed 14 years ago

Norton giving error message that Firefox.exe is attacking computer.

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: maloeyezz, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1 Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 5.1; rv:2.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0.1 A attack from \device\harddiscVOLUME1\PROGRAMFILES\MOZILLAFIREFOX\FIREFOX.EXE. HAPPENS EVERYDAY WHEN I AM PLAYING FACEBOOK AND NORTON BLOCKS IT. WHAT IS GOING ON Reproducible: Always A attack from \device\harddiscVOLUME1\PROGRAMFILES\MOZILLAFIREFOX\FIREFOX.EXE. HAPPENS EVERYDAY WHEN I AM PLAYING FACEBOOK AND NORTON BLOCKS IT. WHAT IS GOING ON
Can you provide a URL that exhibits the issue or attach an screen capture of your problem, please?
Please run a reputable virus scanner (not Norton) such as malwarebytes on your computer. you may be infected with a fake antivirus. If you don't feel comfortable doing that, have it cleaned by a local professional.
Severity: critical → normal
Component: Security → General
QA Contact: firefox → general
Summary: A ATTACK FROM MOZILLA FIREFOX EXE KEEPS HITTING MY COMPUTER ON FACEBOOK → Norton giving error message that Firefox.exe is attacking computer.
> WHAT IS GOING ON Ask your Av vendor what "attack" means. I can't see a reason why this should be a bug that we can fix.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 14 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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