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No threats found, and it still does it. It constantly does it when I try to access my router by typing 192.168.1.9 in my address bar.
sounds like yer gonna hafta wipe the hd n reload leet...

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  • 2 weeks later...

Do you have a Hijack This log? Also, have you checked the registry to make sure that it's set to use a proxy? Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Current Version -> Internet Settings, and make sure that ProxyEnable is set to "0".

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It doesn't do it very often

 

If it was a virus / malware / (call it what you want), then I'm pretty sure it would do it every single time. To only do it once in awhile makes me think that maybe its the website. Maybe it, or the path to it, goes down during an update or something

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l33t - before wiping the entire hard drive for a format and reinstall - just uninstall firefox via add/remove programs utility. After that manually delete all firefox/mozilla related files and folders through a manual search. Make sure that you have all files and folders selected for viewing including protected Windows files.

 

Finally - manually go through your registry and delete any registry key with the name Firefox or Mozilla (be careful with this if you're using any other Mozilla software - like thunderbird for instance).

 

Once all of the cleanup is performed - download and install the latest version of Firefox and see if this has fixed your problem.

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