Nate Duehr wrote: > Bret Busby wrote: > >> The web addresses, or, URL's, that are involved with the unauthorised >> "untitld windows" being opened, vary, from addresses to which I have >> previously been, to addresses that I regularly visit, inclusing the >> two below, with such addresses being unlikely to involve malicious >> code, hence the problem appears significantly more likely to lay with >> some bug (or, possibly malicious code (?) ) within the particular web >> browser applications. >> >> It recently happened while the system monitor showed memory usage of >> less than 50% total (out of 2GB RAM). >> >> The "untitled windows" appear to open as pop-ups, although I have a >> setup configuration of the web browsers, to block pop-ups, which >> obviously does not work within the software. >> >> The problem also appears to occur, apart from when I open links in >> either new tabs or new windows, when a tab within a window, >> automatically refreshes, such as the news and weather web pages at >> http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60034.shtml and >> http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/ . Then, I get multiple "untitled >> windows" opened, even if I am not doing anything, other than leaving >> browser windows displaying web pages, open. >> >> Leaving web browser windows open, appears to be dangerous, due to the >> unauthorised actions performed by the software, including the opening >> of the unauthorised "untitled windows", and, otherwise increasing >> usage of preocessor and memory resources. > > Your installation is either broken, your machine has been compromised, > or you have a setting turned on that is non-standard in your profile. > > The examples you gave above do not pop any extra windows here on any OS > or browser I've tried. (Various browsers, on Windows, Debian, Ubuntu, > and OS X.) > > I think the examples given by others of either rebuilding your profile, > and/or purging and reinstalling are a good start for troubleshooting. > > You might also want to log into that machine as a different user and see > if the problem happens to any other users other than your own. > Preferrably not root, another regular user... for sanity.
Yup, I second that. That's what I would do as a test. So, to the original poster: have you done this yet? If yes, what are the results? ->HS > Note that on the top of the first example page it says: > > "This page has been replaced by an improved version so it will be > discontinued after August 31st 2006. Please update your bookmarks." > > Cute. 2006, huh? > > They're right on the ball there at the Oz Meteorology department... > > Nate > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
