windowsxp-privacy.net

Viruses and worms
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While using Firefox 3.0.4 to surf the web, something weird happened. Any time I tried copying text from a web page, and pasting it into the search tool, all I got was “hxxp://windowsxp-privacy.net/?id=12193338844”. I shut down Firefox, then restarted it, and the clipboard was back to normal.

I looked “windowsxp-privacy.net” up on Google, and a number of people claim that this behavior is caused by a virus called “Antivirus 2009”. Avast never gave any warning. I’ve run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition, and they show no infections.

Did I dodge a bullet this time, or is something nasty buried deeply in my pc?

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Hi, please disable the link by putting spaces between the letters of the url or replace http with hxxp.

You probably dodged the bullet, but you may need a third-party firewall for further protection against malware.

Online Armor Free
PC Tools Firewall Plus

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Sorry about the link, I fixed it.

I have Sunbelt Personal Firewall, and it has already saved me by blocking malicious code that Avast missed.