Clear the cache and remove cookies only from websites that cause problems. "Clear the Cache": *Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now" "Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems: *Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies" You can check for recently installed suspicious or unknown extensions. *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware ---- Do a malware check with several malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. All these programs have free versions. Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan. *Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:<br>http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php *AdwCleaner:<br>http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/<br>http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml *SuperAntispyware:<br>http://www.superantispyware.com/ *Microsoft Safety Scanner:<br>http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx *Windows Defender:<br>http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/using-defender *Spybot Search & Destroy:<br>http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html *Kasperky Free Security Scan:<br>http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller. *Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller:<br>http://support.kaspersky.com/5350?el=88446 See also: *"Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

''whahoo [[#question-1061124|said]]'' <blockquote> Firefox was hacked by Alsancak Tim. Is this dangerous? How do I get rid of it? I uninstalled FF. Will that get rid of it? see attached image. </blockquote> You mean the '''website itself you were viewing''' in the Firefox web browser was hacked. The stantonforphoenix.com site seems to be fine at moment.

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