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Using a program that provides 'sandboxing' to stop malware from ever getting on the system in the first place is best I'd say. Do a search on 'sandboxing' or 'sandbox'. Scanning/monitoring/removal programs are necessary but if a sandbox is in place,it's likely they won't be called on very...

You could be on the wrong tack.

It could be an incompatible extension causing of the problem. Starting up Firefox in Firefox's Safe Mode would be a good thing to try. This opens the browser with themes and extensions (not plugins) disabled. If all is well while running like this, you'll know where to look. If that doesn't...

Just to confirm. When Firefox was reinstalled, did that also include deleting the old Profile and using a new one?

If he had something like the software mentioned in the last two posts in this thread, it could have prevented a worrisome few Earth days :). Once set up, it takes about 20 minutes to get up and running with a clean system again: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1019118#1019118

If there's an icon in the SysTray, I'm pretty sure there'll be and entry for the scanner in msconfig. It perhaps just doesn't look related. Maybe an answer would be to type any unknown msconfig entries into a search engine and look up what they do. Most processes found in msconfig are defined...

It's not removing them that's needed, it's more making sure they are up to date. You'll need both installed (preferably the latest versions) to display any page content that uses them. This page will check your version of Java and this page, the Flash Player version. Latest Java version...

The trouble with IE crashing is that it's very much part of the operating system itself. It leaves you wondering if it could be the browser or something in the OS that forms part of it. At least Firefox is an addition to the system and if that gives trouble, you can be fairly sure the problem...

A plug to get some disk imaging software at this point maybe. It doesn't half save a great deal of trouble if you have a backup of the entire OS saved on another partition or disk (external or internal). If something awful happens to the computer, the image can be used to revert the OS back to a...

There are other features than just the updates. They can be read about in the page linked to below (the headings in black bold). Understanding the terminology that describes them is something else though. I did the update purely because it was there. It installed OK and made the computer...

I don't think anyone should be able to get in, for whatever reason, without giving the required details. Still no complaint as far as I can see.

Can't se anything wrong with the way the bank handled things. You didn't have the information needed to get into the account. You could have been anyone trying to get into it by phoning up. I think be grateful that anyone else without the username and password wouldn't have been able to get into...

I don't think that would be anything to do with the pop-up blocker, so it can be ticked again. All 4 of the boxes should be ticked in that area (Tools > Options > Content). Close the browser and re-open it in Firefox's 'Safe Mode'. Try the forum to see if it still does it. There's a shortcut...

If you have Firefox up and running with bookmarks in place and there are no crashes, you're on a winner it seems. From now on, it would be best to re-enter any passwords needed for sites and re-install any extensions you want to. There are ways of backing up certain files from an existing...

I did have it installed and found it worked well. No noticed ill-effects on the system or other browsers. It starts up almost instantly but I didn't think it loaded pages very much quicker than other browsers. The way tabs are handled seems good. Each one is run as a separate isolated...

Many faults in Firefox are Profiles folder related. Uninstalling Firefox via Add/Remove Programs and then re-installing it doesn't renew the Profile. Bookmarks and other files are stored in the Profile and that's why they are retained during the uninstall/reinstall (via Add/Remove only)...

Proper spelling isn't allowed in those places is it?

Why can't a smoker just 'smell' rather than 'stink'.

No more 99's changing hands for him!

Using a phone may not be comparable to smoking a cigarette. You don't have to answer, dial out, talk to or listen to a cigarette. Edit: Thinking further, perhaps getting the cigarette out of the packet and lighting up is more the issue than the actual smoking part? My own habit used to be to...