McAffee Broke My Firefox -- Help!!

terpkristin · 02-14-2007, 08:08 PM

Ok McAffee decided it wanted to update itself with a "major update" tonight and installed a whole new security center and stuff apparently. When I try to open a new tab, the old tab gets hidden (or something) and I can't switch between tabs, close tabs, or anything else. I can select different tabs using a weird button on the side of the toolbar, but all the tabs are not functioning properly. Anyone else have something like this happen with Firefox + McAffee? Or might anybody have suggestions that don't include removing McAffee completely?
I tried rebooting..
/tk

st.cronin · 02-14-2007, 08:22 PM

If Peyton Manning were Firefox, Tom Brady would be just another qb from Michigan.

terpkristin · 02-14-2007, 08:23 PM

Yes, I recall reading that earlier.

What is the size of the "default" tab in Firefox? Mine is set at 100 or 140 (without or with close tab) but maybe that's too small..

/tk

DaddyTorgo · 02-14-2007, 08:23 PM

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs

?? google tk

DaddyTorgo · 02-14-2007, 08:24 PM

dola

or maybe that's not the problem, but surely someone has had the same problem out there in the interweb-world

terpkristin · 02-14-2007, 08:35 PM

Just in case anybody doesn't quite get what i'm trying to say about it...

DaddyTorgo · 02-14-2007, 08:38 PM

hmmm. that's frigging weird

st.cronin · 02-14-2007, 08:41 PM

My guess is you need to buy a new computer.

terpkristin · 02-14-2007, 08:44 PM

Well I tried uninstalling McAfee Security Center and not only is it still on my computer, it would appear that it changed some setting on my Firefox. It's like all the tabs are opening one on top of the other so I can't click to them to find anything useful. And they all say "Loading..." at the top instead of saying what they're showing (which except for this one should all say Google).

I did Google the problem, but most people seem to have problems with Firefox hanging, not with it just behaving very very badly.

McAfee can go to heck, along with the weather.

/tk

terpkristin · 02-14-2007, 09:01 PM

Dammit I uninstalled McAfee completely, rebooted.
Still no fix.
Restart Firefox in safe mode, restored all default settings.
STILL no fix.
What is the point of tabbed browsing if it doesn't work? THIS IS SO NOT MY DAY.

/tk

Antmeister · 02-14-2007, 09:11 PM

Hey tk, did you try to use System Restore to go back to an earlier date.

RendeR · 02-14-2007, 09:16 PM

get mmcafee off your machine, its awful and their commercial practices border on larceny.

remove firefox, download the newest version, surf with tabs to your hearts content.

terpkristin · 02-14-2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RendeR

get mmcafee off your machine, its awful and their commercial practices border on larceny.

remove firefox, download the newest version, surf with tabs to your hearts content.

Out of curiousity, what would you recommend instead of McAfee? Not that I'm really a fan of it, just happens to be what I had.

/tk

Antmeister · 02-14-2007, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by terpkristin

Out of curiousity, what would you recommend instead of McAfee? Not that I'm really a fan of it, just happens to be what I had.

/tk

Use this and it's free (if you are not using it for commercial purposes of course):
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

TheOhioStateUniversity · 02-14-2007, 11:37 PM

get the mcafee product remover tool to completely clean mcafee off your system. Then download the latest firefox 2.0.0.2.

RendeR · 02-15-2007, 08:14 AM

I'm currently using one called AVG, its free and they keep all their products updated, even the free stuff.

http://www.grisoft.com

stevew · 02-15-2007, 08:57 AM

AVG and Avast are both pretty good, and free.

Dr. Sak · 02-15-2007, 09:03 AM

I also endorse AVG...

Drake · 02-15-2007, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

If Peyton Manning were Firefox, Tom Brady would be just another qb from Michigan.

Hehe.

gstelmack · 02-15-2007, 10:31 AM

And it's things like this that have me siding with Microsoft in the Vista VirusScanner wars. These guys love to crack open the system and mess with it and are unhappy that Microsoft wants to stop them from doing it (and of course Microsoft working hard to close these loopholes helps reduce the need for the VirusScanners in the first place; if the VirusScanners can crack open the system, what stops the Virus from doing so?)

terpkristin · 02-15-2007, 06:10 PM

Thanks for all the tips and suggestions, everybody. I finally think I have it working again but I had to uninstall McAfee completely (which took 3 tries, as it had stuff hidden in places), then removed all my Firefox extensions, then uninstalled Firefox, then got the new version, reinstalled the extensions one by one, and voila, it works.

I'll be looking into Avast and AVG tonight. I had heard somewhere (I don't know the veracity of the statement) that AVG had gone to a pay system, guess I'll find out.

Anyway. Thanks again!

/tk

RendeR · 02-15-2007, 06:48 PM

You can buy a business version of AVG but they offer their home version for free.

02-14-2007, 08:22 PM	#2
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	If Peyton Manning were Firefox, Tom Brady would be just another qb from Michigan. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

02-14-2007, 08:23 PM	#3
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Yes, I recall reading that earlier. What is the size of the "default" tab in Firefox? Mine is set at 100 or 140 (without or with close tab) but maybe that's too small.. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

02-14-2007, 08:35 PM	#6
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Just in case anybody doesn't quite get what i'm trying to say about it... __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

02-14-2007, 08:41 PM	#8
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	My guess is you need to buy a new computer. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

02-14-2007, 08:44 PM	#9
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Well I tried uninstalling McAfee Security Center and not only is it still on my computer, it would appear that it changed some setting on my Firefox. It's like all the tabs are opening one on top of the other so I can't click to them to find anything useful. And they all say "Loading..." at the top instead of saying what they're showing (which except for this one should all say Google). I did Google the problem, but most people seem to have problems with Firefox hanging, not with it just behaving very very badly. McAfee can go to heck, along with the weather. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

02-14-2007, 08:23 PM	#4
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs ?? google tk

02-14-2007, 08:24 PM	#5
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	dola or maybe that's not the problem, but surely someone has had the same problem out there in the interweb-world

02-14-2007, 08:38 PM	#7
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	hmmm. that's frigging weird

02-14-2007, 09:01 PM	#10
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Dammit I uninstalled McAfee completely, rebooted. Still no fix. Restart Firefox in safe mode, restored all default settings. STILL no fix. What is the point of tabbed browsing if it doesn't work? THIS IS SO NOT MY DAY. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

02-14-2007, 09:11 PM	#11
Antmeister Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: At the corner of Beat Street and Electric Avenue	Hey tk, did you try to use System Restore to go back to an earlier date. __________________ "I'm ready to bury the hatchet, but don't fuck with me" - Schmidty "Box me once, shame on Skydog. Box me twice. Shame on me. Box me 3 times, just fucking ban my ass...." - stevew

02-14-2007, 09:16 PM	#12
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	get mmcafee off your machine, its awful and their commercial practices border on larceny. remove firefox, download the newest version, surf with tabs to your hearts content. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

02-14-2007, 11:37 PM	#15
TheOhioStateUniversity High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, GA via Columbus, OH	get the mcafee product remover tool to completely clean mcafee off your system. Then download the latest firefox 2.0.0.2. __________________ Buckeyes Football/Basketball >>>> Your Favorite School

02-15-2007, 08:14 AM	#16
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	I'm currently using one called AVG, its free and they keep all their products updated, even the free stuff. http://www.grisoft.com __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

02-15-2007, 08:57 AM	#17
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	AVG and Avast are both pretty good, and free.

02-15-2007, 09:03 AM	#18
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	I also endorse AVG...

02-15-2007, 10:31 AM	#21
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	And it's things like this that have me siding with Microsoft in the Vista VirusScanner wars. These guys love to crack open the system and mess with it and are unhappy that Microsoft wants to stop them from doing it (and of course Microsoft working hard to close these loopholes helps reduce the need for the VirusScanners in the first place; if the VirusScanners can crack open the system, what stops the Virus from doing so?) __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

02-15-2007, 06:10 PM	#22
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Thanks for all the tips and suggestions, everybody. I finally think I have it working again but I had to uninstall McAfee completely (which took 3 tries, as it had stuff hidden in places), then removed all my Firefox extensions, then uninstalled Firefox, then got the new version, reinstalled the extensions one by one, and voila, it works. I'll be looking into Avast and AVG tonight. I had heard somewhere (I don't know the veracity of the statement) that AVG had gone to a pay system, guess I'll find out. Anyway. Thanks again! /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

02-15-2007, 06:48 PM	#23
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	You can buy a business version of AVG but they offer their home version for free. __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

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