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from: BUFFALO
date: 2015-02-05 03:13:00
subject: Re: youtube virus??

wrote in message news:22r7da5toe89jla46q8mfjv5pg4n44tiad@4ax.com...
>
>On Thu, 15 Jan 2015 19:45:18 -0700, "Buffalo"
> wrote:
>
>>"Me"  wrote in message news:XnsA421E2B207FB1samnonenet@213.239.209.88...
>>>
>>>I think I got screwed by some freebie download the other day.
>>>
>>>Youtube now will not play any of the videos in Firefox.
>>>
>>>The Play screen remains blank.
>>>
>>>MS Internet Explorer does play youtube videos without a problem.
>>>
>deleted
>>>
>>>I'm fairly certain it was due to a couple of downloads I did the other
>>>day.  That's why I think it is being caused by malware of some sort.
>>>
>>>Anyone hear of this problem before?
>>
>>If you have Blur or Do Not Track Me as an extension in FF, that may well 
>>do
>>it.
>>Open FF and left click on the three horizontal bars on the top right ( 
>>Open
>>Menu) and then select Add-ons and then select Extensions and take a look.
>>Start FF in its SafeMode
>>Start the same way as above with the three horizontal lines, and down near
>>the bottom right of the box that opens, select the ? (Help) and then 
>>select
>>Restart with Add-ons disabled. (This is basically Safe Mode for FF)
>>It will return to Normal Mode when you restart FF later.
>
>You solved it.  When I disabled the TrackMeNot extension, my you tube
>came back to life.
>
>It wasn't necessary to go into any other mode.  I disabled it in
>Windows through the Mozilla Tools-add-ons menu.
>
>Thanks!
Happy to hear that it worked for you also.
-- 
Buffalo 

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