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  1. 13-01-2010, 05:51 PM #17
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    Re: firefox hijacked

    Sorry, it comes from spending hours of trying to remove viruses from/reformatting friends' PCs after installing a "virus remover" from a popup or something. I wasn't trying to imply you were deliberately spreading a virus, sorry if it came across that way.
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    Thanks - I can relate to the problem, hope you find a solution too.
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    Re: firefox hijacked

    any suggestions for antiviruses/firewalls for XP SP3??
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    Re: firefox hijacked

    Whoops.... hit 'Thanks' instead of reply.
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    Or possibly Atari.
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    Re: firefox hijacked

    Microsoft's security essentials is a good free AV too.
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