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Internet => Web Browsing & Email => Topic started by: UncleUB on December 21, 2011, 09:07:21 AM
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Firefox 9 finished version is available to download now.Click on the orange Firefox icon>Help>about Firefox.
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Done! Thanks Unk.
Colin
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I'm using Chrome as default browser, for the moment ! but have done the update to FF - be prepared ;D (Thanks Unc ) One question I have, where has this Babylon search engine suddenly appeared from ? The search engine on Chrome reverts to it every so often :'( and it decided to put a tool bar on FF (which I have removed) ...Is it a new thing or am I just being li'l ol fashioned me ? ;D
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Hi Kate, :flower:
I use Chrome most of the time but have never seen or heard of the Babylon search engine ???.
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Babylon search engine is an insidious pest......some describe it as malware.
It can be very difficult to remove, but as a first step try the following (with thanks to tetonbob at TechSupport Forum)
Each browser's 'Search Provider' will need to be purged of Babylon.
Firefox >Click the search engine dropdown on the upper right, select 'Manage Search Engines...' from the list.
Remove anything Babylon related.
For Chrome, click the wrench icon, select 'Tools' > 'Extensions'
Remove anything Babylon related.
Also, Tools > Options > Manage Search Engines > remove anything Babylon related.
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http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/773310
Babylon is a PITA, Revo Uninstaller may help but it does have to be rooted out of the browser settings too. If you know when it landed on your system you can System Restore to that point and then clear away all old restore points and start again.
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Thank you for all the help :) I've done what was suggested, plus I used my 'Your Uninstaller' and it has all gone. On 'Your Uninstaller' it showed Babylon as part of Internet Explorer which I haven't used for a very long time; but I'm wondering if it may have been 'deposited' by any of the MS Updates ? I certainly haven't downloaded it ... Malwarebytes hasn't thrown anything up .... very strange, but at least it has gone. Thank you again.
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Maybe Babylon is a "suggestive" search engine especially prepared for those who need to know where to shop and lunch Kate?
Colin
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This is nothing whatever to do with Microsoft or their updates Kate, it is something you have encountered along the way.
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Colin ;D I don't need a search engine for shopping and lunching - I could even start my own :lol:
Adrian Thank you, I wonder where I've found that ..... I don't think I've 'been' anywhere out of the ordinary :shrug2: ..... hey ho - it's gone anyway :)
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..... hey ho - it's gone anyway :)
Just like the hanging gardens......... :lol:
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:lol: :lol:
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Believe it or not, there is yet another new version available for 21/12/2011 :o ......version 9.0.1
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I'm hanging on for version 25.0 ;D
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At this rate, it will be here by Saturday.. ;D
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I'm hanging on for version 25.0 ;D
At this rate, it will be here by Saturday.. ;D
:D
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I think Mozilla have got it wrong. All these new versions of Firefox leave me cold. I'm still using version 3 which is still supported by Mozilla - I had an update to 3.6.25 in the last day or two. What is the objective and benefits of all the latest versions? The advantages of sticking with an old version are 1. you know how it works without having to refamiliarise yourself and 2. all your addons work without any hassle. If I'm going to try an improved browser I would jump ship entirely to say Opera, which I have tried and been quite impressed, particularly by the speed.
Tony
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Believe it or not, there is yet another new version available for 21/12/2011 :o ......version 9.0.1
Just updated via the usual channel....Orange FF icon>Help>About FF>Check for updates.
I think Mozilla have lost the plot :no:
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I think Mozilla have lost the plot :no:
Definitely. :-X
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I won't run Mozilla products at all anymore, I use Opera almost exclusively and IE9 is my second browser.
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Firefox 10.0 beta 1 now available :swoon: (Its easier keeping up with Usain Bolt) :D
http://www.filehippo.com/download_firefox/
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:o I've abandoned it Unc ...... and NOW I've taken up with Opera (I've always loved the Opera :D ) ...... I'm quite enjoying it - is that the right word :-X btw ... I've abandoned Chrome as well ;D
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I've always loved the Opera
I hope this one is a bit quicker to complete than Wagner's Ring Cycle. :'(
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As Opera browser can be a bit geekie and in need of some tweaking, I fear that this is but the overture.... :D
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:o I've abandoned it Unc ...... and NOW I've taken up with Opera (I've always loved the Opera :D ) ...... I'm quite enjoying it - is that the right word :-X btw ... I've abandoned Chrome as well ;D
:o
You're changing browsers faster than shopping for new shoes :lol:
Just in case you get bored over Christmas. ;D
http://internet-browser-review.toptenreviews.com/
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:lol:
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:lol: ..... :P
I prefer browsing for shoes :D
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I thought this might be interesting with reference to Babylon, it has just come up on the avast! forums.
Babylon search toolbar virus
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=90622.0
How to remove
http://www.ehow.com/how_5104258_remove-babylon-toolbar.html
CNet are now "wrapping" applications in their own downloader and including various toolbars with the payload. Many people will no longer visit Cnet/Download.com , I now have it barred as a bad host so it cannot be accessed here.
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Thanks for the info. AdrianH........somehow I'm not really surprised as CNet have always had a bit of an iffy reputation.
If I want good, clean downloads of freebies, I stick with Filehippo. :)
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I think Mozilla have got it wrong. All these new versions of Firefox leave me cold. I'm still using version 3 which is still supported by Mozilla - I had an update to 3.6.25 in the last day or two. What is the objective and benefits of all the latest versions? The advantages of sticking with an old version are 1. you know how it works without having to refamiliarise yourself and 2. all your addons work without any hassle. If I'm going to try an improved browser I would jump ship entirely to say Opera, which I have tried and been quite impressed, particularly by the speed.
Tony
One of the claimed advantages of FF 9.x is the speed, which Mozilla say brings it up to the same speed as Chrome.
I can't say that I've noticed any performance improvement.
Has anyone else seen improvements?