Firefox virus

[Genkora]

I am pretty sure I have some sort of virus which is redirecting me to virus scan websites (fake ones obviously), and is often making a pop up appear randomly saying windows needs me to scan my computer for viruses. This only happens when I'm on firefox, and I'm pretty sure it is a virus made specifically for firefox as I'm on a mac; an operating system which I do not have would not be asking me to do things.

I found a page explaining how to get rid of this virus (the symptoms are just like what it is talking about), except I'm having a little problem. The instructions are meant for windows users, although I was able to find the right directory without much trouble, their solution isn't working for me.

Here is the page http://spillspace.com/2009/new-firefox-virus/

the problem for me is that there is no overlay.xul in the directory where they said it would be. I did a search for the term and came up with no results. I don't know if anyone here would be able to help me with this as I'm using a mac, but many of you use firefox, so let me know if you know how to fix this.

 

[azareus]

The guide says it can have different names, try finding files thats created around the first time the virus came.

And delete your old Java versions.

 

[Slapshot136]

have you tried running an anti-virus program? something like this maybe

 

[sqrage]

have you tried running an anti-virus program? something like this maybe

Why mac edition?

And I'd recommend scanning with Malwarebytes.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/

 

[Slapshot136]

Why mac edition?

because of this

I'm using a mac

 

[Whitesock]

Last time I had redirects off of my browser it was a trojan. Maybe you have the same issue.

 

[sqrage]

because of this

Ah, I scanned the post for anywhere saying Mac but the first thing I saw was "windows needs me to scan my computer for viruses."

 

[Genkora]

Well, I couldn't seem to figure it out. I couldn't find any file that might have fit the overlay.xul description, nor did that anti-virus slapshot suggested find anything. I just did a clean reinstall of firefox, I've been surfing around for a while and haven't had any problems, so I think that fixed it.

plus rep to everyone for trying to help anyway. Sorry slapshot, apparently I gave you some already recently.