Firefox issues

Matthean · 04-16-2009, 08:47 AM

I can't recall having Firefox crash on me and getting the submit report window to come up, but it's done it 4 times already this morning, and it's becoming annoying as hell. It's almost like it's crashing quicker and quicker. Anybody else having issues?

Lathum · 04-16-2009, 10:06 AM

no

windows did an auto update for me this morning but I have no clue if that is related or not.

sachmo71 · 04-16-2009, 10:13 AM

did you update any of your add-on recently? try disabling them all and see if it still crashes. if it goes well, try enabling the add-ons one at a time.

Capital · 04-16-2009, 12:17 PM

I downloaded Firefox for the first time last night after I could not stand the new IE8 crashing and extremely slow launch times - initial, new windows and new tabs.

While it's only been 1 day, this browser seems quite nice and very fast. Sorry to hear that you are having problems.

SackAttack · 04-16-2009, 12:25 PM

All kinds of freezing, but no crashing.

Draft Dodger · 04-16-2009, 07:09 PM

I'm getting a lot of page load errors, but only at home, not at work, so I wonder if something else is going on there

Drake · 04-16-2009, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SackAttack

All kinds of freezing, but no crashing.

Yes, yes. I've had all sorts of problems with anything that even resembles Flash or Quicktime freezing up Firefox since 3.0.8. Driving me nuts.

Matthean · 04-16-2009, 10:29 PM

I'm currently dusting off Chrome and using that for the time being until I get the motivation to fire up Firefox and see what the heck is going on. Anybody know the file name for your bookmarks are and what folder they are in? I might do a clean reinstall as part of the process.

sterlingice · 04-16-2009, 10:41 PM

Weird- haven't seen either and I'm running 3.0.8 on a crappy work build. Tho I do run noscript so a lot of stuff doesn't show up

SI

Noop · 04-16-2009, 10:53 PM

I think it has to do with the java stuff because I was having this problem until I updated the java thing. Once I did that everything has worked perfectly for me.

Alan T · 04-17-2009, 05:58 AM

I haven't had any problems with firefox crashing but it might be because I've run 3.1 beta for quite some time now (to prevent the cross site cookie stealing that was fixed in 3.1)

Icy · 04-17-2009, 06:37 AM

I had all kind of problems when installed firefox in windows 7 beta and imported my settings and addons. Once i disabled all the addons/pluggins it started to work properly, so i could start to enable them one by one to find which ones were causing it.

Matthean · 04-17-2009, 10:43 PM

Well, the fun thing is my issues seem to be not related to just Firefox. Steam isn't letting me connect, but it has a thread on it's forums already for this issue so I'm not the only one, and AVG isn't connecting. My avgnsx.exe file is crashing all the time now. I already went through what they recommended and still got nowhere.

Ok, just went and checked AVG's forums and that file seems to be a known issue and so it looks like a reinstall for AVG without some options this time and then that should be good. Hopefully.

Draft Dodger · 04-18-2009, 08:13 AM

I think I've nailed down my troubles to the virtumonde trojan (Vundo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

adaware seems to have taken care of it nicely

Matthean · 04-18-2009, 09:39 PM

Yeah, the list is only getting longer of what's messing up. Now Chrome is crashing on me. I downloaded Malwarebyte's remover, but let's just say that's not going 100% smooth either.

DaddyTorgo · 04-18-2009, 09:41 PM

yeah - i think i ran into that trojan - or didn't somebody else here on the board (search for it?). it can be quite the bitch, but i know malwarebytes in safe mode took care of it for me i think.

Matthean · 04-18-2009, 09:51 PM

How can a boot up in safe more for XP? I get the part where I select the drive to scan, but it locks on me, so it looks like I'll have to go in safe mode.

JW · 04-18-2009, 10:27 PM

My daughter's laptop got virtumonde. I tried several things and the Windows Safety Scan is what finally killed it. Think I ran it three times. It is tricky in that it will tell you what you have and that it couldn't get rid of this or that or something like that, but then it lets you go in and manually remove them, but it doesn't clearly explain that you can do that. That is an easy step to miss if you try this scan. But it did kill virtumonde.

http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Matthean · 04-18-2009, 11:47 PM

Did a full scan with Malwarebytes using the admin account and got a clean scan. Trying the OneCare scan under normal conditions. The Malwarebytes scan looked at my user files, but I might still go back and do a scan under me being the user instead.

Matthean · 04-19-2009, 07:59 AM

And the scan on my own profile came up clean as well. Probably looking at doing a restore in safe mode later on today.

Matthean · 04-19-2009, 11:24 PM

Update. So far the restore has gone decently. This time I saved my bookmarks correctly unlike I had done the first time I had ever done a restore. So not happy back then. I thought I lost them this time as well until I checked my games folder that I copied over. Need to get some of the other needed stuff installed and then I'll do the extras after I wake up. And yes, before the actual restore doing much of anything unless I was in safe mode was pretty much futile. Most frustrating thing I've had to deal with on a computer.

Galaril · 01-27-2010, 01:05 PM

I am having a hell of time with Firefox 3.5 and 3.6. I am seeing that my bookmarks are not resolving to the correct web sites and are now resolving to random sites some not even bookmarked sites.

04-16-2009, 07:09 PM	#6
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	I'm getting a lot of page load errors, but only at home, not at work, so I wonder if something else is going on there __________________ Mile High Hockey

04-16-2009, 10:29 PM	#8
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	I'm currently dusting off Chrome and using that for the time being until I get the motivation to fire up Firefox and see what the heck is going on. Anybody know the file name for your bookmarks are and what folder they are in? I might do a clean reinstall as part of the process. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

04-16-2009, 10:41 PM	#9
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Weird- haven't seen either and I'm running 3.0.8 on a crappy work build. Tho I do run noscript so a lot of stuff doesn't show up SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-16-2009, 10:53 PM	#10
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Miami	I think it has to do with the java stuff because I was having this problem until I updated the java thing. Once I did that everything has worked perfectly for me. __________________ Subby's favorite woman hater.

04-17-2009, 05:58 AM	#11
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	I haven't had any problems with firefox crashing but it might be because I've run 3.1 beta for quite some time now (to prevent the cross site cookie stealing that was fixed in 3.1) __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

04-16-2009, 10:06 AM	#2
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	no windows did an auto update for me this morning but I have no clue if that is related or not.

04-16-2009, 10:13 AM	#3
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	did you update any of your add-on recently? try disabling them all and see if it still crashes. if it goes well, try enabling the add-ons one at a time.

04-16-2009, 12:17 PM	#4
Capital High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000	I downloaded Firefox for the first time last night after I could not stand the new IE8 crashing and extremely slow launch times - initial, new windows and new tabs. While it's only been 1 day, this browser seems quite nice and very fast. Sorry to hear that you are having problems.

04-16-2009, 12:25 PM	#5
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	All kinds of freezing, but no crashing.

04-17-2009, 06:37 AM	#12
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	I had all kind of problems when installed firefox in windows 7 beta and imported my settings and addons. Once i disabled all the addons/pluggins it started to work properly, so i could start to enable them one by one to find which ones were causing it. __________________

04-17-2009, 10:43 PM	#13
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Well, the fun thing is my issues seem to be not related to just Firefox. Steam isn't letting me connect, but it has a thread on it's forums already for this issue so I'm not the only one, and AVG isn't connecting. My avgnsx.exe file is crashing all the time now. I already went through what they recommended and still got nowhere. Ok, just went and checked AVG's forums and that file seems to be a known issue and so it looks like a reinstall for AVG without some options this time and then that should be good. Hopefully. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

04-18-2009, 08:13 AM	#14
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	I think I've nailed down my troubles to the virtumonde trojan (Vundo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) adaware seems to have taken care of it nicely __________________ Mile High Hockey

04-18-2009, 09:39 PM	#15
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Yeah, the list is only getting longer of what's messing up. Now Chrome is crashing on me. I downloaded Malwarebyte's remover, but let's just say that's not going 100% smooth either. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

04-18-2009, 09:41 PM	#16
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	yeah - i think i ran into that trojan - or didn't somebody else here on the board (search for it?). it can be quite the bitch, but i know malwarebytes in safe mode took care of it for me i think.

04-18-2009, 09:51 PM	#17
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	How can a boot up in safe more for XP? I get the part where I select the drive to scan, but it locks on me, so it looks like I'll have to go in safe mode. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

04-18-2009, 10:27 PM	#18
JW College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Monroe, LA, USA	My daughter's laptop got virtumonde. I tried several things and the Windows Safety Scan is what finally killed it. Think I ran it three times. It is tricky in that it will tell you what you have and that it couldn't get rid of this or that or something like that, but then it lets you go in and manually remove them, but it doesn't clearly explain that you can do that. That is an easy step to miss if you try this scan. But it did kill virtumonde. http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

04-18-2009, 11:47 PM	#19
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Did a full scan with Malwarebytes using the admin account and got a clean scan. Trying the OneCare scan under normal conditions. The Malwarebytes scan looked at my user files, but I might still go back and do a scan under me being the user instead. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

04-19-2009, 07:59 AM	#20
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	And the scan on my own profile came up clean as well. Probably looking at doing a restore in safe mode later on today. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

04-19-2009, 11:24 PM	#21
Matthean Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Aug 2008	Update. So far the restore has gone decently. This time I saved my bookmarks correctly unlike I had done the first time I had ever done a restore. So not happy back then. I thought I lost them this time as well until I checked my games folder that I copied over. Need to get some of the other needed stuff installed and then I'll do the extras after I wake up. And yes, before the actual restore doing much of anything unless I was in safe mode was pretty much futile. Most frustrating thing I've had to deal with on a computer. __________________ Board games: Bringing people back to the original social network, the table.

01-27-2010, 01:05 PM	#22
Galaril Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2004	I am having a hell of time with Firefox 3.5 and 3.6. I am seeing that my bookmarks are not resolving to the correct web sites and are now resolving to random sites some not even bookmarked sites.

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