Firefox navigates to reported attack site c.ppcxml.net
Another infected PC. This time, Windows XP also got corrupted.
So, as well as removing the infection, I also need to do a repair install of Windows.
But after all that, clicking on any google results (using Firefox) brings up a Firefox “reported attack site”… looking at the url, it seems I get redirected to c.ppcxml.net … regardless of which link I click on.
I quickly find the solution:
Use windows explorer to navigate to something like:
C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxextensions{CAFEEFAC-0016-0000-0017-ABCDEFFEDCBA}chromecontentffjcext
Note that there might be more than 1 folder that starts with “{CAFEEFAC-“… you might need to look at all of them.
I ended up renaming any file that ends in .XUL (I changed the extension from .XUL to .LUX).
You might need to try a few combinations, as its a fairly important file for Firefox.
I never trust a repair install of XP, it often leaves problems behind, just to resurface again soon after!
Thank you Luigi;)
the last time my computer got infected it was because of windows explorer.the only fix was to wipe out the computer and restoore it to factory settings.
I never trust a repair install of XP, it often leaves problems behind, just to resurface again soon after!