what is ky plugin1.0.2.4
today i was randomly checking my plugins and extensions and i found there is plugin name plugin1.0.2.4 in my firefox . discriptions np_kyplugin.dll last update 20 november 2012 mime type application/np_kyplugin (npkyplugin.dll_npkyplugin.dll)
i am not sure if this a default plugin or something suspicious . can't find anything about this on google either . i have disabled this plugin can someone tell me is it safe to run this plugin and whatsit for . thank you
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Hi rizw4n
I'm positive that this is not a default Firefox plugin but it most likely got installed with something else, perhaps an extension. The fact that there is no information on it anywhere on the Web doesn't sit well with me. Can you try to scan for malware using the tools below, just in case?
- Microsoft Safety Scanner
- MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware
- TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility
- Hitman Pro
- ESET Online Scanner
Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.
If the tools above come up empty, it's safe to leave it disabled or uninstall it completely. You might want to check in the Control Panel > Programs to see if it's uninstallable.
Also, can you give me your troubleshooting information so I can try to pin that file on a certain extension, if any?
- Click the Firefox button at the top left, then click the Help menu and select Troubleshooting Information from the submenu. If you don't have a Firefox button, click the Help menu at the top and select Troubleshooting Information from the menu.
Now, a new tab containing your troubleshooting information should open.
- At the top of the page, you should see a button that says "Copy text to clipboard". Click it.
- Now, go back to your forum post and click inside the reply box. Press Ctrl+V to paste all the information you copied into the forum post.
Moses B. thank you very much for your detailed answer , i scanned using microsoft security essentials but nothing came up and here are troubshouting information with ky plugin disabled
Application Basics
Name: Firefox Version: 28.0 User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0
Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days
All Crash Reports
Extensions
Name: Adblock Plus Version: 2.5.1 Enabled: true ID: {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}
Name: CleanTube Version: 0.0.13 Enabled: true ID: jid0-Oh6YfHwkh8Cb1Y4efKhBukwKfB0@jetpack
Name: iWebar Version: 0.94.249 Enabled: true ID: 2eb528f3-950d-48a3-be4b-5d7de6c8331e@a41e199b-6ca4-4d23-ab87-73f2d1973314.com
Important Modified Preferences
browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400 browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 6 browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20140314220517 browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID: 20140314220517 browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 28.0 dom.mozApps.used: true extensions.lastAppVersion: 28.0 network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true places.database.lastMaintenance: 1396343494 places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 53646 plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf plugin.importedState: true plugin.state.np_kyplugin: 1 privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true storage.vacuum.last.index: 1 storage.vacuum.last.places.sqlite: 1396012031
Graphics
Adapter Description: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 (Microsoft Corporation WDDM 1.1) Adapter Drivers: atidxx32 atidxx64 atiumdag atiumdva atiumd64 atiumd6a atitmm64 Adapter RAM: Unknown Device ID: 0x9581 Direct2D Enabled: Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 10.6 or newer. DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.1.7600.16385) Driver Date: 4-24-2009 Driver Version: 8.56.1.15 GPU #2 Active: false GPU Accelerated Windows: 0/1 Basic Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 9.6 or newer. Vendor ID: 0x1002 WebGL Renderer: Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 9.6 or newer. windowLayerManagerRemote: false AzureCanvasBackend: skia AzureContentBackend: cairo AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
JavaScript
Incremental GC: true
Accessibility
Activated: false Prevent Accessibility: 0
Library Versions
NSPR Expected minimum version: 4.10.3 Version in use: 4.10.3
NSS Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.15.5 Basic ECC
NSSSMIME Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.15.5 Basic ECC
NSSSSL Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.15.5 Basic ECC
NSSUTIL Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Version in use: 3.15.5
thanks one again
and with ky plugin enabled
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Application Basics
Name: Firefox Version: 28.0 User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:28.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/28.0
Crash Reports for the Last 3 Days
All Crash Reports
Extensions
Name: Adblock Plus Version: 2.5.1 Enabled: true ID: {d10d0bf8-f5b5-c8b4-a8b2-2b9879e08c5d}
Name: CleanTube Version: 0.0.13 Enabled: true ID: jid0-Oh6YfHwkh8Cb1Y4efKhBukwKfB0@jetpack
Name: iWebar Version: 0.94.249 Enabled: true ID: 2eb528f3-950d-48a3-be4b-5d7de6c8331e@a41e199b-6ca4-4d23-ab87-73f2d1973314.com
Important Modified Preferences
browser.cache.disk.capacity: 358400 browser.cache.disk.smart_size.first_run: false browser.cache.disk.smart_size.use_old_max: false browser.cache.disk.smart_size_cached_value: 358400 browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion: 6 browser.sessionstore.upgradeBackup.latestBuildID: 20140314220517 browser.startup.homepage_override.buildID: 20140314220517 browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone: 28.0 dom.mozApps.used: true extensions.lastAppVersion: 28.0 network.cookie.prefsMigrated: true places.database.lastMaintenance: 1396343494 places.history.expiration.transient_current_max_pages: 53646 plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types: application/pdf plugin.importedState: true plugin.state.np_kyplugin: 2 privacy.sanitize.migrateFx3Prefs: true storage.vacuum.last.index: 1 storage.vacuum.last.places.sqlite: 1396012031
Graphics
Adapter Description: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 (Microsoft Corporation WDDM 1.1) Adapter Drivers: atidxx32 atidxx64 atiumdag atiumdva atiumd64 atiumd6a atitmm64 Adapter RAM: Unknown Device ID: 0x9581 Direct2D Enabled: Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 10.6 or newer. DirectWrite Enabled: false (6.1.7600.16385) Driver Date: 4-24-2009 Driver Version: 8.56.1.15 GPU #2 Active: false GPU Accelerated Windows: 0/1 Basic Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 9.6 or newer. Vendor ID: 0x1002 WebGL Renderer: Blocked for your graphics driver version. Try updating your graphics driver to version 9.6 or newer. windowLayerManagerRemote: false AzureCanvasBackend: skia AzureContentBackend: cairo AzureFallbackCanvasBackend: cairo AzureSkiaAccelerated: 0
JavaScript
Incremental GC: true
Accessibility
Activated: false Prevent Accessibility: 0
Library Versions
NSPR Expected minimum version: 4.10.3 Version in use: 4.10.3
NSS Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.15.5 Basic ECC
NSSSMIME Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.15.5 Basic ECC
NSSSSL Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Basic ECC Version in use: 3.15.5 Basic ECC
NSSUTIL Expected minimum version: 3.15.5 Version in use: 3.15.5
iWebar seems to be some kind of adware/malicious addon. I'm not sure but that could be where the ky_plugin is coming from. Can you try uninstalling iWebar by pressing CTRL + SHIFT + A, go to Extensions, find iWebar and click Remove. Finally restart Firefox to finalize the uninstallation. After that, you should be good to go.