Cartwrighclan. Thanks for your message. Please clean all cookies ( Tools>options, select the "privacy" tab and "remove individual cookies", then select the "remove all cookies " button. Do this also happens when you use IE ( internet explorer) ?. do the site that opens once you select the link is always the same? please let us know if that resolve the issue

Yes this also happens with IE. When I click on a link, the site I get redirect to is always diffenent.

Ok. I cleared out all cookies. Still being redirected.

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To see the plugins submitted with your question, click "More system details..." to the right of your original question post. *Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in, version 10.2 *Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.4.0" (new security update just released this week; ver. 9.4.1) *Shockwave Flash 10.1 r85 *Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_16 for Mozilla browsers #'''Check your plugin versions''': http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ #*'''Note: plugin check page does not have information on all plugin versions''' #'''Update Shockwave for Director''' #*NOTE: this is not the same as Shockwave Flash; this installs the Shockwave Player. #*Use Firefox to download and SAVE the installer to your hard drive from the link in the article below (Desktop is a good place so you can find it). #*When the download is complete, exit Firefox (File > Exit) #*locate and double-click in the installer you just downloaded, let the install complete. #*Restart Firefox and check your plugins again. #*'''<u>Download link and more information</u>''': http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Shockwave+plugin+with+Firefox #'''Update Adobe Reader (PDF plugin):''' #*From within your existing Adobe Reader ('''<u>if you have it already installed</u>'''): #**Open the Adobe Reader program from your Programs list #**Click Help > Check for Updates #**Follow the prompts for updating #**If this method works for you, skip the "Download complete installer" section below and proceed to "After the installation" below #*Download complete installer ('''if you do <u>NOT</u> have Adobe Reader installed'''): #**Use the links below to avoid getting the troublesome "getplus" Adobe Download Manager and other "extras" you may not want #**Use Firefox to download and SAVE the installer to your hard drive from the appropriate link below #**Click "Save to File"; save to your Desktop (so you can find it) #**After download completes, close Firefox #**Click the installer you just downloaded and allow the install to continue #***Note: Vista and Win7 users may need to right-click the installer and choose "Run as Administrator" #**'''<u>Windows only Download link</u>''': ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/ #***Choose your OS #***Choose the latest #.x version (example 9.x, for version 9) #***Choose the highest number version listed #***Choose your language #***Download the file #***Windows: choose the .exe version #****NOTE: '''At the time/date of this reply''', using this method, only the incremental update is available on the Adobe FTP server; download the .msp file under the "misc" folder, save it to your hard drive, exit Firefox, run the installer file and Windows Installer will install it for you. #**'''<u>OSX, Linux and Solaris Download link</u>''': http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/ #*Also see: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Adobe+Reader+plugin+with+Firefox (do not use the link on this page for downloading; you may get the troublesome "getplus" Adobe Download Manager (Adobe DLM) and other "extras") #*After the installation, start Firefox and check your version again. #'''Update the [[Managing the Flash plugin|Flash]] plugin''' to the latest version. #*Download and SAVE to your Desktop so you can find the installer later #*If you do not have the current version, click on the "Player Download Center" link on the "Download..." page below #*After download is complete, exit Firefox #*Click on the installer you just downloaded and install #**Windows 7 and Vista: may need to right-click the installer and choose "Run as Administrator" #*Start Firefox and check your version again or test the installation by going back to the download link below #*Download and information: http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/ #**Use Firefox to go to the above site to update the Firefox plugin (will also install plugin for most other browsers; except IE) #**Use IE to go to the above site to update the IE ActiveX #Update the [[Java]] plugin to the latest version. #*Download site: http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp (Java Platform: Download JRE) #*Also see "Manual Update" in this article: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Using+the+Java+plugin+with+Firefox#Updates

My problem only occurs with firefox. IE and Chrome do not have similar symptoms. The problem only occurs in firefox if I enable the javascript. If de-install firefox and re-install it the problem comes back. I spent $40 to but the anti-virus pcsafedoctor and it claimed that the malware was in c:\windows\installer\$PCPATCHCACHE$ directory but it did not remove it. It indicated that it detected the trojan PE_PATCH.