THIS site appears to have downloaded some ADWARE / SPYWARE on my hard drive. The site is: http://avsystemcare.com/data/install2.php?52545a0d4647545e006e14176a525867535106076d514e08421e4554100f180108041557595904055c0353425251500544443d0e050607560e0c020245015f530504
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: firefox
Firefox apparently needs some security upgrades, to prevent this site (http://
from downloading adware / spyware on my hard drive.
I'm using Ubuntu Linux, the latest version.
Apparently, Firefox is popular enough these days - that adware / spyware / crapware is being written - just for it.
I know you guys aren't Microsoft - which means I expect the problem to be fixed ASAP. :))))))
Thank you.
David Potter
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 23 21:26:42 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
Package: firefox 2.0.0.8+
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: firefox
Uname: Linux Computer1 2.6.22-14-386 #1 Sun Oct 14 22:36:54 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
| David Potter (david-potter-1956) wrote | #1 |
| Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in firefox: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| Alexander Sack (asac) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in firefox: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
I appear to be asked whether I wish to download it or not, and even then, there's nothing in a default ubuntu install to even run .exe files.
I'm not sure this is a valid bug - it doesn't appear to be auto-downloading, nor able to run.