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Offline Rugnuts

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two questions
« on: October 19, 2011, 11:29:32 AM »
first off: starting today, when watching videos on different sites, before i hit [PLAY] i can see the still image of the video. once the video starts it turns green


its got something to do with codecs im sure, but i dont know how to update this crap
current browser: firefox 3.6.32 (i had issues with the newest firefox a while ago so i went to an older version)






my next issue deals with Google
lately when i google something, about every 5th link i click on takes me to an ad site or i get a popup that i am "todays winner" of some bogus bullshit. if i hit the back button and then the same link again, it will direct me to the right site. is this intentional from google, i.e. normal, or do i have some sort of adware issue

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Re: two questions
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2011, 11:38:57 AM »
YouTube and YT-type players use Flash.  See if you can download an updated version from Adobe.

Google links:  Sounds like you got some malware or virus.  Update or change your antivirus to Avast or something else.  Also, download and run MalwareBytes if you don't already have it.
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Re: two questions
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2011, 11:41:23 AM »
Are you using adblock plus with your firefox? I am using firefox 3.6.13
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Re: two questions
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2011, 02:56:00 PM »
ok i found the fix for the green video
in case someone else has this problem,
i had to right click the video and go to settings, UnCheck "enable hardware accelerator", reload page.

now on to the malware issue
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