I opened a link from a malicious email

I opened a link from a malicious email, now I can't leave the page without clicking a button in a dialog box. I force-quit Safari, cleared the history and re-started the Mac but the page reopens with the browser.

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Thanks,
Andrew

Thank you for your reply,
I have been looking into this today and as I said the error is due to 'Google tool bar'
Lots of people use google toolbar, so surly there must be away around this error. My client it using Windows 7
link below to test site on my server:
http://www.tc-design.co.uk/wedding/exhibitors.html
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Tim

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Try this - Reset the iPad by holding down on the Sleep and Home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons. (This is equivalent to rebooting your computer.) No data/files will be erased.
 Cheers, Tom

Firefox will not start and open a website from a Thunderbird email link. It will go to a link from Thunderbird once Firefox is open, but will not initially start Firefox and proceed to open the Thunderbird email link.

Firefox will not ''start'' and open a website from a Thunderbird email link. A link from Thunderbird will open once Firefox is ''already'' started, but will not initially start Firefox and proceed to open the Thunderbird email link.

I also have this problem. I cannot open links from a discussion board I frequent nor can I open links from my email. Also after opening my email, I cannot go to any other sites except my home page. I can then go no where else.
When I close Firefox and try to reopen it, it does nothing! I have to bring up the Task Manager and end the Firefox process before I can get back in.
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You'll need to get the Actions dialog to appear and check the use as default action at the bottom of the list. One of the common ways to get this to appear is to follow a link from an email program or a soical network app like Facebook or Twitter.

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Have this problem for quite awhile, I cannot open a link from email received, what should I do, update or whatever etc., !

the Home button is the round indented button on the front of your iPad immediately above where the cable (to charge / sync) plugs in. It has the symbol of a square with rounded corners on it.
A reset will fix somethings that a power off then on won't.
Before you do the reset you should probably quit Mail: go to the multitasking screen (press and hold the Home button until a screen appears with a row of preview windows for each open app, each with the apps icon underneath), then swipe the Mail preview screen (not the icon) up off the top of the screen. (there must be no left-right motion for this to work).
As Jim said, do a reset by holding the Home button and the Power button down for 10+ seconds until the Apple logo appears. Let go promptly when the Apple logo appears and wait 30+ seconds for your iPad to restart itself.

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I think the McAfee suite will do the trick when I pay them a one-time fee of $69 or $179 for a year for unlimited support.
Your call of course but IMO a waste of money. Please read this first:
There are many forms of ‘Malware’ that can affect a computer system, of which ‘a virus’ is but one type, ‘trojans’ another. Using the strict definition of a computer virus, no viruses that can attack OS X have so far been detected 'in the wild', i.e. in anything other than laboratory conditions. The same is not true of other forms of malware, such as Trojans. Whilst it is a fairly safe bet that your Mac has NOT been infected by a virus, it may have another security-related problem, but more likely a technical problem unrelated to any malware threat.
You may find this User Tip on Viruses, Trojan Detection and Removal, as well as general Internet Security and Privacy, useful:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2435
The User Tip (which you are welcome to print out and retain for future reference) seeks to offer guidance on the main security threats and how to avoid them.
More useful information can also be found here:
http://www.reedcorner.net/mmg/

Safari keeps crashing every time I try to open a link from a different application, i.e. Mail. The trouble report says that some problem occurs with libcooliris.dylib plug-in. Can any one help?

Safari keeps crashing every time I try to open a link from a different application, i.e. Mail. The trouble report says that some problem occurs with libcooliris.dylib plug-in. Can any one help?
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Dear Linc,
Thank you for the advice, John Blanchard1 and Linc Davis
As suggested in your reference thread I removed "/Library/Printers/hp/PDEs/hpPostScriptPDE.plugin" and the problem has been resolved.
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Ash

How to hide 'catalog','open',home' link from dashboard page in obiee11g ?

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how to hide 'catalog','open',home' link from dashboard page in obiee11g based one users/groups.
http://imageshare.web.id/images/e7tosu6qtsa9zdl1a8w8.jpg
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I don't want to remove totally, what i am asking is there any
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http://obieeelegant.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-changing-theobiee11g-homepage.html
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http://obieeelegant.blogspot.com

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I believe I opened a link to a phishing email. After opening, it took me to some bogus webpage and I quickly closed out of it and deleted the email. I didn't enter any information onto the webpage. Am I in any danger of identity theft? If so, what should I do?

No, since you did not enter any information into the web page.
For future reference, if you are thinking of clicking on a link in an email, hover over it for a moment first. This will show you what it actually links to. If it does not match where you expect to go, do not use it. Better yet, always type in URLs in your web browser.
Example - in an email it might look like www.wellsfargo.com but hovering over it might show www.istealyourlogin.info.
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I opened a link from an e.mail that turned out to be a spam, will it effect my iPad, can my iPad get a virus?

Yes. As long as you practice safe internetting. If you click on a phishing mail and enter your info into a bad site, your info is just as compromised as if you entered it on a computer. You can still be phished on an ipad. It will give you protection from viruses (they literally can't run) but your data is only as safe as your actions.

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it is been a while since i messed around with javascript, but there is a very simmple javascript command that can go in the HEAD of your html code.
window.focus
or something like that (any javascript site will give you a snippet).
based on you description the problem you might find is another:
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Safari is not opening any links from Mail.

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How to I undo what was done after clicking on a link from a spammed email?

Hello...
I am usually Never one to click on any suspicious emails, let alone links within the emails, but I recieved an email from my Uncle that looked slightly suspicious, but I let myself click on the link within it. It turned out to be a spammed email with a BS link from "msnbc" reharding jobs. What happened when I clicked that spammed link, and what can I do to undo what was done? I am terrified that I unintentionally installed something on my Mac Air through clicking on this link. What do I need to do to erase what was do, and how to I find out what was done? Thank you very much for your help. I greatly appreciate any advice.

Without knowing what webpage the link opened and what you did after you opened it, it is impossible to be 100% certain of anything that may have resulted from that. An email itself cannot install anything. If the webpage did not result in any unusual activity, and you did not deliberately install or supply any personal information then you have no cause for concern.
"Unusual activity" would include symptoms such as a webpage you cannot close or navigate away from, and that would be a mere nuisance that is easily solved. If Safari or the browser you used is behaving normally then rest easy.
Most of these spam emails do nothing but bombard you with ads or attempt to install a browser "toolbar" that does the same. Malicious emails include phishing scams and most of them are laughable (but they are getting better). Others carry Windows malware that cannot affect your Mac.
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