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[SOLVED] Crapware or what ...

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Debian_purist
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[SOLVED] Crapware or what ...

#1 Post by Debian_purist »

hi guys , i'm sick of this popup after Fires_it launchs ( all starts after downloading some crap downloader music )
http://oi65.tinypic.com/nogfx3.jpg
:idea:
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pcdoctor01
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#2 Post by pcdoctor01 »

Wow!
What browser are you using and do you have any plugins?

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#3 Post by GarryRicketson »

So you figure dumping a huge over sized image, with absolutely no info or details about your system, browser ,DE, etc. is the solution ?, or will get one ?
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Wheelerof4te
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#4 Post by Wheelerof4te »

Is that Cinnamon?
Install inxi then post the output of

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inxi -F
as a regular user. Not as root.

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Debian_purist
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#5 Post by Debian_purist »

^
how do you know is cinnamon ?

^^
Sid , firefox 62.0 , Cinnamon

^^^
OpenH264 Video Codec
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i think the culprit is this garbage : http://mediadrug.com/

TIA !

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#6 Post by GarryRicketson »

You might be right :
https://www.mywot.com/scorecard/mediadrug.com
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Jun 6, 2017
This website is a virus. The installer is a malware.
I know "mywot" is not all ways reliable, but often it is, when I see reports like this one, I don't downlaod anything from it. And certainly would not install anything from it. Also the legality issue, the music you download probably has copy rights, and it is pirated.
You should remove the plugin, and see if that makes a difference.

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#7 Post by Wheelerof4te »

Debian_purist wrote:^
how do you know is cinnamon ?

^^
Sid , firefox 62.0 , Cinnamon

^^^
OpenH264 Video Codec
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
i think the culprit is this garbage : http://mediadrug.com/

TIA !
I recognized the panel and notification pop-up :)
I see you figured it out, good. But, as a Sid user, you should know installing random stuff from suspicious sites is dangerous.

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#8 Post by Debian_purist »

Solved !
yesterday , i removed this and no more inconvenient with that crap ( to be honest , i dunno if was some of that packages ) :

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Commit Log for Wed Sep 19 21:23:29 2018
Completely removed the following packages:
xserver-xorg-video-qxl
xul-ext-mozvoikko
yelp
yelp-xsl
so , take care all of u folks ! !
:idea:

>>> xul-ext-mozvoikko <<<

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#9 Post by debiman »

^ seruiously? that's your solution? you probably only broke your operating system's notification mechanism.
and no, xul-ext-mozvoikko definitely did NOT send you spanish notifications.

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apt search xul-ext-mozvoikko
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
xul-ext-mozvoikko/stable 2.2-0.1 all
  Finnish spell-checker extension for Mozilla products
Debian_purist wrote:all starts after downloading some crap downloader music
i think you answered your own question right there in your op.
crapware must go.
if you cannot figure how to uninstall firefox addons, you need to nuke the whole ~/.mozilla folder.

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#10 Post by rivenathos »

Do not break your Debian by installing random stuffs from the bizarre corners of the Internet. Stick as closely as you can to the Debian repos. You will have much better success in the long run. Good luck.
Running Debian on Dell: OptiPlex 3010, OptiPlex 7010, OptiPlex 9010, and Inspiron 1545.
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Savannah, Georgia, USA

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