<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Sorry<br><br>http://freescannerdefeformation should read http://freescannerdefeformationcne<br><br>--- On <b>Fri, 29/4/11, Ron Wilton <i><ron_w_add@yahoo.co.uk></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Ron Wilton <ron_w_add@yahoo.co.uk><br>Subject: [Nottingham] An attack through Firefox?<br>To: "Notts GNU/Linux Users Group" <nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk><br>Date: Friday, 29 April, 2011, 9:36<br><br><div id="yiv1051850058"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">Hello<br><br>I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on my desktop computer.<br><br>I've just done a Google search using Mozilla Firefox (3.6.16). Instead of getting a Google page I have got http://freescannerdefeformation saying 'Your Computer in
infected' and a list of 9 infections. The page in Firefox shows up as a Windows page with the tab saying 'Windows Security'.<br><br>Also, there is s box wanting me to open 'AntiSpyWareSetup.exe. I have neither asked for this software to be downloaded and I've NOT downloaded this.<br><br>I've turned the computer off, and restarted it. The above security message comes up again when I try to start Firefox. I've taken the desktop off line and am now using my netbook.<br><br>I've done a search on 'freescannerdefeformationcne' and nothing comes up.<br><br>Can anyone advise me of what is happening, please? <br><br>I know not to download
the software they appear to want me to do, but how do I stop this page coming up when I start up Firefox.<br><br>Thanks<br><br>Ron<br style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br style="text-decoration: underline;"><br style="text-decoration: underline;"><br></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br><br><div class="plainMail">_______________________________________________<br>Nottingham mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk" href="/mc/compose?to=Nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk">Nottingham@mailman.lug.org.uk</a><br><a href="https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/nottingham" target="_blank">https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/nottingham</a></div></blockquote></td></tr></table>