random new tabs

[pcclan]

ok i'll try to get them over the next day

[pcclan]

this is just trying to look up the msi 6990 and clicking on a link, they were the same link
Edit: they were on the same tab it's from my going back and clicking on the link again

[pcclan]

and this is showing a random tab

[billygoat333]

does this only happen in ff 4 beta?

[pcclan]

nope it even happens on google chrome

[billygoat333]

check your msconfig, see what is running on startup. Try disabling anything suspicious and restarting, see if that fixes your issue. I would also try a different AV software, like avast or avg (make sure you disable MSE before installing) and trying ad-aware or a different malware software. Also, you can check your add/remove programs and see what is in there, I have found spyware just by the installer/uninstaller. lol

[pcclan]

still not working. have avast now. it's still doing it

[AmEv]

On a hunch....


With AV 2010 I accidentally got on one of my school's computers, it created, and I quote, "[cmz vmkd] Virtual Bus" in the system devices in the device manager.. Since Windows saw "bus", it thought it was necessary for bootup.

It probably isn't that extreme, but we want to rule out all possibilities.
So, look through all tabs, and see if anything out of the ordinary was there.

[pcclan]

i didn't find anything in the device manger so idk what's happening

[AmEv]

Another thing with AV2010.....


It created a file in system32.
How did I root it out?
Sorted by creation date, and it was not a MSCorp file.