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Firefox can't find the server at www.avg.com, Avast, Sophos and a few others?

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JonnyJ
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Ironically, it allows norton to load. Typically, if it couldn't find it a site, it would go to a virgin media search screen. (note: firefox has been crashing recenting on facebook, and apparently I was sending out a spam link [after FF crashed])

Ironically, it allows norton to load. Typically, if it couldn't find it a site, it would go to a virgin media search screen. (note: firefox has been crashing recenting on facebook, and apparently I was sending out a spam link [after FF crashed])

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Your computer may be infected (sounds like a hijack of the hosts file) -> I recommend you run a scan for malware -> http://www.malwarebytes.org/

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Your computer may be infected (sounds like a hijack of the hosts file) -> I recommend you run a scan for malware -> http://www.malwarebytes.org/

JonnyJ
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Thanks, I ran a full computer scan using Microsoft Security Essentials... It was taking for than 12 hours... It didn't even bother telling me it found a worm :/