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seberle wrote:
Do these things use Java (which I need for my work)? Is there anyway to block websites from installing junk on my computer without permission in Firefox? I have every security setting ticked that I can tick and still use the websites I need to use. (I need Java and JavaScript.) Any advice for helping me be a safer surfer?

I don't know if this will be helpful or not since you need both Java and Javascript... but as to Javascript, I was thinking that if you only needed it on specific sites/locations, not the entire internet, maybe NoScript (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722)  would be helpful because it allows whitelisting of sites to allow Javascript at the sites that you specify.

 

However I don't have any personal experience with Java (Java is disabled in my Firefox prefs) so I can't personally vouch for whether or not NoScript would help you there. Although at the NoScript webpage it says:

"It allows JavaScript, Java and other executable content to run only from trusted domains of your choice"

Might be worth a try. I don't know what type of work you're doing though, or whether NoScript could be tailored to your needs.

 

FWIW, I've been using NoScript for a long time now (just for surfing, not work-related though) with no problems, with several different versions of Firefox including the newest (3.0.5 at the time of this writing). It's apparently not some dodgy fly-by-night thing, as it's usually listed in the main Firefox Add-ons page's "Most Popular" category (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/) and people have been using it for a long time. Presumably that means that if it had any weird stuff hidden in it, someone would have found it by now (I guess).

 

Hope that helps.

 

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I use NoScript as well on XP sp3.  There are no conflicts at all and lots of choices on how you want it to react on any given site.  I also run the paid version of Linkscanner Pro with a new patch for Firefox 3.0.5.  All it does is block invisible IFrame launchers but there have been 15 of those since October, and 1 rogue spyware scanner.  What is spooky about that is that I am mainly on what is considered to be safe sites.  I get a warning first from LS if I hit a site with malware on it.  If there is an actual virus, Norton quarantines it.  So far so good.

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I would still like to know if Norton now handles this 'perfect defender 2009' issue?

A google of 'perfect defender 2009' returns many hits of this issue. It is very misleading and basically disables all browsers.

If someone does have this, browse for solutions using a different machine and browser as this thing makes it tough to do so (closes all browsers).

Installing a new browser such as chrome was no help.

I got a memory exception on a dll and searched for that and it was the virus (ptcmssn.dll or something close to that).

It was in documents and settings, my profile and a google sub directory.

Message Edited by rsexton on 02-04-2009 09:36 AM
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Yes, it looks like the latest Norton virus definitions now include this one. Norton found the remains of the virus on my computer this morning and says it disposed of it.