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7th January 2008, 08:57 PM
|  | Community Moderator | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 4,345 posts. Location: Oxford, UK Reputation:  | | | [SOLVED] Possible weird malware
This may or may not be a malware problem, but just a few seconds ago I noticed a bookmark put itself into my bookmarks toolbar in Firefox.
The button says "bums/q" and the link is the same thing, if I right click and open Properties. It might be nothing, but the only sites I've been on in the last hour are TST and Hotmail.
It might not even be malware as it appears to not even have a valid link, but if this is something known I want it gone! 
Thanks for reading and any help is appreciated 
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Last edited by Howard; 16th January 2008 at 07:47 PM.
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7th January 2008, 09:01 PM
|  | TST Master | | Join Date: Dec 2007, 3,366 posts. Reputation: | |
Just delete it and see if it returns mate.
Post a HJT log if you`re at all unsure.
Regards Howard |
7th January 2008, 09:02 PM
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Ok mate I'll delete it and see what happens. It could just Windows doing thing like it does 
I attached a pic to my first post just so you can see.
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7th January 2008, 09:05 PM
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Yeah, just seen it mate.
I sometimes find it happens to me, when I`m researching a file name or something. With me it`s just a case of me copying a file name, then pasting it onto the toolbar by accident, rather than into the searchengine box lol.
Regards Howard |
7th January 2008, 09:08 PM
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Good point mate
I was typing a message in the Windows Live Hotmail feedback box just before it appeared, but I didn't type the word bums/q anywhere
It hasn't come back yet so hopefully it's ok. I was thinking that if it was malware then surely it would post a proper link that would take me to some nasty site if I clicked it. Plus i do my best to make my PC a fortress haha.
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7th January 2008, 09:10 PM
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Yeah, it`s more than likely a glitch or mistake, rather than malware.
Regards Howard |
7th January 2008, 09:11 PM
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If I have no further questions could I please mark this topic Solved by going to the top of this thread and click Thread tools, then select Mark this thread as solved As seen in the image below:
If I need this thread re-opened please contact a moderator or PM myself by clicking on my user name as seen below.
Thanks.
Hehe... bums.... /q!
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7th January 2008, 09:15 PM
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Lol, you nutta hehe.
You might as well mark this thread as solved then.
Regards Howard |
7th January 2008, 09:19 PM
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Hehe I try and add a bit of humor now and then, even if it's just one of those "little smirk" things 
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7th January 2008, 09:20 PM
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Nowt wrong with a bit of humour mate. gave me a bit of a giggle.
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7th January 2008, 09:21 PM
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Well that's what I like to hear mate
Thread solved!
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7th January 2008, 09:22 PM
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7th January 2008, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by howard_hopkinso  If you need this thread unlocking, please pm yourself | Haha, I like it very much mate Honestly laughing out loud
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7th January 2008, 09:27 PM
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Me too.
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