tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post6812813800705441641..comments2024-03-15T02:55:10.024-07:00Comments on Software Testing Tricks: How I Fixed my Hijacked Firefox from MyWebSearch Spyware!Debasis Pradhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15059356907987625705noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-48933854473857431662014-03-10T09:01:25.517-07:002014-03-10T09:01:25.517-07:00Help! I downloaded FireFox and it gave me Mysearc...Help! I downloaded FireFox and it gave me Mysearch... I have deleted Mysearch through tools as a search engine, and uninstalled it from my computer. However it's still in the back ground somewhere. Because of the hassle I also deleted Firefox too. Now what? Where do I go into my computer to locate this bug? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332521900671621064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-31079617892803210232013-06-20T12:10:47.039-07:002013-06-20T12:10:47.039-07:00I just spend half an hour hunting for this crap on...I just spend half an hour hunting for this crap on my dad's computer via a remote session. Had the exact same problem. I probably have removed the shitty toolbar and extension earlier when I was cleaning up his laptop but missed the hijacked location bar. Thanks for your article.<br /><br />As far as I am concerned, Mindspark should be nuked from orbit. With fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-18733641225409565952013-05-16T02:43:14.622-07:002013-05-16T02:43:14.622-07:00Thank you so much!!! uffffff :-)Thank you so much!!! uffffff :-)ZaffCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353713141787617347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-7104159216507900602013-05-13T15:59:08.714-07:002013-05-13T15:59:08.714-07:00I was "lucky" enough to have my 11 yr ol...I was "lucky" enough to have my 11 yr old accidentally download Zwinky. I'm glad I stumbled across your post while searching for a correction! Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162374394982213085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-12174919681560450372013-05-13T09:52:00.453-07:002013-05-13T09:52:00.453-07:00Thank you so much! Worked like a charm! Thank you so much! Worked like a charm! valhttp://www.valeriecookphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-18648374934378078942013-04-27T14:31:28.365-07:002013-04-27T14:31:28.365-07:00Another URL highjkacker is http://www.purchaserevi...Another URL highjkacker is http://www.purchasereviews.net/donate.php This is a Persistant bugger<br />I thought I had disabled it, only to find it trying to re-direct I then get "Error page can't be found"<br />But when I hover over a link - I see that url the re-direct now goes to http://3b18765b.linkbucks.com/<br />Can Anyone Help Please!gcommnader2@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146397966227411742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-54509693693053637222013-04-27T14:03:44.102-07:002013-04-27T14:03:44.102-07:00Another Firefox URL highjack is http://www.purchas...Another Firefox URL highjack is http://www.purchasereviews.net/donate.php - I though I had disable it<br />But sometimes when I hove over a link a click that webpage tries to load only to give me "Error message page not found" Not that I wanted it!<br />But now some links go to http://3b18765b.linkbucks.com/ and I CAN'T use the back arrow, the only way is to Close the tab or window<br /><br />Can Anyone Help Please!gcommnader2@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146397966227411742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-31223691056112424892013-03-13T16:51:02.609-07:002013-03-13T16:51:02.609-07:00Thanks. Was trying to remember how to get to the c...Thanks. Was trying to remember how to get to the config. Had to do that to get rid of ask toolbar some time ago. Eric Mugambihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457185130209493674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-75928990624390607862013-02-24T17:32:46.490-08:002013-02-24T17:32:46.490-08:00My computer was afflicted with another bad guy--na...My computer was afflicted with another bad guy--namely, "Delta Search". Went to "Programs and Features" and deleted all traces of my foolish download (one of those Free Internet Download Managers--ain't nuthin free in this world), then used Superantispyware (2 complete scans), but Delta still remained on the Navigation Bar, along with a black menu line. As you so clearly and cleverly instructed, I typed "about:config" into the navigation bar, ignored the warning dialog, and found a long list with a search box at the top. That's apparently the "Filter Box" that confused some of you. I typed in "Delta" and got two lines, both of which I right-clicked on and then "reset." The step that some of you perhaps failed to take is to REBOOT, and voila! Delta Search was gone. Thank you very much for this simple solution. I'm going to tell my local professional computer guru about this. Clyde Nielsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-12246553180765407072013-02-20T15:28:20.233-08:002013-02-20T15:28:20.233-08:00Thank you! About:config and a reboot did the job.Thank you! About:config and a reboot did the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-35558165001237140332013-02-16T17:41:12.211-08:002013-02-16T17:41:12.211-08:00Like Loris, I too am facing this problem with Chro...Like Loris, I too am facing this problem with Chrome. Would love to know if anyone has figured that one out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-16513222368104532402013-02-15T09:59:21.084-08:002013-02-15T09:59:21.084-08:00It worked! Thanks!It worked! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-18657297035201820072013-02-15T00:08:25.137-08:002013-02-15T00:08:25.137-08:00This is a brilliant post! The fix worked for me a...This is a brilliant post! The fix worked for me against the Somoto.com hijack of my Firefox url bar. I searched for "Somoto" and "Bigseekpro"(apparently related) in the config screen described and now when I use my url bar to search, my default search engine Google is used.<br /><br />Thanks!!! <br />Regards<br />Chrissy<br />Wiltshire, UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-56967846651673930872013-01-09T04:34:20.897-08:002013-01-09T04:34:20.897-08:00THANK you so much for this!!! I'm a basic comp...THANK you so much for this!!! I'm a basic computer user & couldn't figure out what had happened but I hated the change & sure enough it was right after I installed a program. I hated that mywebsearch crap & nothing I tried worked to remove/change it. I'm so glad to have found your tips as they worked, YAY!!!! :-) Just had to say thanks!!! Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-83873248997737463672012-12-16T12:52:37.523-08:002012-12-16T12:52:37.523-08:00This is how I got rid of it:
- Click Firefox Butto...This is how I got rid of it:<br />- Click Firefox Button<br />- Click Options<br />- Click "General" tab<br />- One of the buttons you'll see is: "Restore to Default". Click on it and that should do the trick.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-28936385942326730902012-12-04T23:46:53.620-08:002012-12-04T23:46:53.620-08:00thankyou!! - finally got it...thankyou!! - finally got it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-69217753161809390012012-12-01T01:03:13.693-08:002012-12-01T01:03:13.693-08:00“about:config” did the trick...this is the ONLY pl...“about:config” did the trick...this is the ONLY place I saw that tip after searching hundreds of pagesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-44865369357185331782012-11-21T01:02:09.292-08:002012-11-21T01:02:09.292-08:00wew.. thank you so much for this...
a million than...wew.. thank you so much for this...<br />a million thanks to you..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-53167508878751414762012-11-14T02:37:05.539-08:002012-11-14T02:37:05.539-08:00thank muchthank muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-28753296201534332602012-11-12T20:10:33.800-08:002012-11-12T20:10:33.800-08:00Thanks so much! I spent hours digging in the regis...Thanks so much! I spent hours digging in the registry until I found this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12201541361842670094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-81618510627152403652012-11-08T13:56:52.026-08:002012-11-08T13:56:52.026-08:00You are amazing !!!!I got tears in my eyes after f...You are amazing !!!!I got tears in my eyes after finally getting rid of this m********* mywebsearchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-54094236764524851742012-11-02T10:45:51.484-07:002012-11-02T10:45:51.484-07:00Genius!!! Great Detective Work!
btw ... MindSpark...Genius!!! Great Detective Work!<br /><br />btw ... MindSpark Add-on was my source of infection...<br />Firebug helped me diagnosasliwxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822655014150263006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-76448881978554966622012-11-02T00:14:13.218-07:002012-11-02T00:14:13.218-07:00How to remove mysearch results search engine:
1. ...How to remove mysearch results search engine:<br /><br />1. click the 3 hotdogs (formerly wrench icon) beside the star.<br /><br />2.Click settings<br /><br />3.Look for On Start up<br /><br />4. Check- Open a specific page or set of pages.<br /><br />5. Check- Set pages<br /><br />6. Delete mysearchresults by clicking the X beside it.<br /><br />7.Add a new page by typing - http://www.google.com.ph/<br /><br />8. click OK<br /><br />DONE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-67966533471772985232012-10-31T14:14:27.776-07:002012-10-31T14:14:27.776-07:00THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It took me an hour to fi...THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It took me an hour to find everything, but I think it's gone now. I really appreciate your help because it was driving me crazy. Your recommendations were the only ones I found that were thorough and did the job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695460650467928609.post-86017292165293437382012-10-21T10:30:59.538-07:002012-10-21T10:30:59.538-07:00In order to disable MyWebSearch, which appears any...In order to disable MyWebSearch, which appears any time when you click a "+" (plus sign) opening new tab, you must also disable the VideoDownloadConverter AddOn (version 2.50.0.51741 in my case).Wieslawnoreply@blogger.com