Cross-browser firefox/konqueror malware on Ubuntu Dapper

[Brian McKee]

On 04/08/06, Brian McKee <brian.mckee at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 04/08/06, Charlie Zender <zender at uci.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Help! My Ubuntu Dapper laptop has malware infecting its browswers!
> > About three weeks ago my Firefox browser started showing signs of
> > malware infestation. The symptoms are that the browser re-directs
> > my normal requests to click-for-pay sites www.ownbox.com and usseek.com.
> > To get rid of this malware I've tried
> >
> > 0. Re-booting
> > 1. Purging and re-installing firefox
> > 2. Deleting my ~/.firefox directory
> > 3. Running Konqueror instead
>
> It's hard to see how a Firefox problem would affect Konqueror,

I think I'll retract that statement - I suppose a Firefox issue might
let you set up some
malicious proxy settings.... I'd have to research that a bit before I'm sure...
thus affecting Konqueror too.

My try a new user account suggestion still stands.