On Sat, 2010-12-18 at 16:12 -0500, Jim wrote: > On 12/18/2010 03:56 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: > > On 12/18/2010 11:29 AM, Frank Cox wrote: > >> I have no idea what a Windows Virus Test is or how it's relevant to Linux, but > >> if it's some kind of a automated advertisement or something similar to that > > It's an attempt to trick you into installing malware. Not only does it > > always find "infections," even if you try to close the download box or > > click on Cancel, it starts the download. Of course, it's all Windows > > specific and Firefox (well, my copy, at least) won't run any program > > without asking, but getting rid of it can be a problem. > > > > Try this: close Firefox, then use Ctrl-F2 to bring up a command line and > > type in the url of your home page. This should open Firefox without > > going back to the attack site. > This Virus Tester won't allow me to shut down Firefox, no matter what I > click on. crtl-alt-backspace is the the only way out. Do you have the noscript plugin? If not, install it and use it. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
