New problem in Safari 2.0.4?

If I go to the site http://www.securityawareness.blogspot.com/ I get a popup that looks like a Mac dialog box saying it's from scanner.malware.alarm.com with Cancel and OK buttons, but it also greys out most of Safari's menu items, and it must be clicked on to proceed. Clicking on Cancel make it appear to do a virus scan and it claims to find three Windows viruses. (I would force quit Safari if you see it.) Has anyone seen a way to make Safari lock up like this?
SpyNoMore says it comes from Zlob Trojan, an "extremely dangerous" malware.
How does it manage to take over Safari?

Hi
nothing to worry about imo on a mac - It's just some javascript that creates a dialogue box which doesn't do what it says it will when you click cancel & then opens a page that pretends to find malware on yr computer - all to encourage/force you into downloading a windows application ( exe file) which probably tries to do something nasty..... on a windows computer
I let the thing do it's worst & all that happens is the exe file starts to download... but oSX warns that it's an application & you cancel.... & that's that.
Looks worse than it is - any webpage can create a dialogue box which must be clicked to proceed.
This particular example uses javascript - which can be disabled via Safari-Preferences-Security . I saw the same behaviour in Firefox by the way.

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I am having a new problem with Safari that I didn't have a couple months ago. On a certain websites if I open an image of a product to make it bigger, instead of a larger image I now get a window opening with no image. Instead in the example below all I seem to get is an image 4x4 pixels (at least that is what the new window title says). This occurs with any browser I have tried in OS X including iCab, Opera, and Firefox. However, using OS 9 Classic (and Windows), all the browsers bring up the enlarged image perfectly. My current settings have Javascript on and popup windows are allowed. I can't figure out what is going on here. Any suggestions for a fix would be appreciated.
Here is a link to an example where at the bottom there are images to enlarge a watch:
http://www.ireplicastore.com/BR01-97-Power-Reserve/SS-Casing-White-Dial.html

You don't need to disable your pop-up blocker. All the small images have is a link to a larger .jpg image on their server. I have no problem viewing them.
So, having said that and noted that you are also on a G5 and 10.4.11, I can suggest the following:
These are the downloads and the settings you need in order to view/hear pretty much everything that the net can throw at you: The setup described below has proved repeatedly successful on both PPC and Intel macs, but nothing in life carries a guarantee!
It is known to work in the great majority of cases with Safari 3.0.4, QT 7.3 or 7.4 and OS 10.4.11. (If you are running Leopard, ensure that all plug-ins have been updated for OS 10.5.2, but please see my footnote).
Assuming you already run Tiger versions OS 10.4.9 or above (this has not yet been verified with Leopard) and have Quicktime 7.2 or above, and are using Safari 2 or 3, download and install (or re-install even if you already had them) the latest versions, suitable for your flavor of Mac, of:
RealPlayer 10 for Mac from http://forms.real.com/real/player/blackjack.html?platform2=Mac%20OS%20X&product= RealPlayer%2010&proc=g3&lang=&show_list=0&src=macjack
The new RealPlayer Plus (v.11) is still in beta and therefore free, but works well on Tiger. It includes a download function, and you can get that here:
http://uk.real.com/player/mac/
Flip4Mac WMV Player from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx (Windows Media Player for the Mac is no longer supported, even by Microsoft)
Perian from http://perian.org/
You should read this support page http://perian.org/#support in case you need to delete older codecs.
Adobe FlashPlayer should first be uninstalled using the appropriate uninstaller available here: http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157&sliceId=2 and then the latest version obtained from here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1ProdVersion=ShockwaveFlash and installed.
(You can check here: http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/about/ to see which version you should install for your Mac and OS, but please see my footnote if you are running Leopard.)
In earlier versions than QT 7.1.3 in Quicktime Preferences, under advanced, UNcheck Enable Flash, and under Mime settings/Miscellananeous only check Quicktime HTML (QHTM).
You should also ensure, if you are running Tiger 10.4.11 or Leopard, that you have downloaded and installed the correct version for your Mac of Security Update 2007-009.1.1, which also deals with the Quicktime/Flash issues you may have experienced, such as the '?'. What happened was that both Quicktime as well as Adobe FlashPlayer tried to play the Flash video at the same time. This no longer happens. (N.B. Security Update 2007-009 1.1 requires both a restart and a permission repair.)
If you get problems with viewing video on a website try moving this file to your Desktop:
Hard drive/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/QuickTime Plugin.webplugin
and then restarting Safari. If all now works, you can trash that file.
In Macintosh HD/Library/Quicktime/ delete any files relating to DivX (Perian already has them). However it should be noted that Perian is not an internet plugin and will not play DivX files imbedded on a website. For that you will need the DivX Player browser plugin available from http://www.divx.com/divx/mac/
Now go to Safari Preferences/Security, and tick the boxes under Web Content (all 4 of them) to enable Java.
Lastly open Audio Midi Setup (which you will find in the Utilities Folder of your Applications Folder) and click on Audio Devices. Make sure that both Audio Input and Audio Output, under Format, are set to 44100 Hz, and that you have selected 'Built in Audio'.
Important: Now repair permissions and restart.
You should also consider having the free VLC Player from http://www.videolan.org/ in your armory, as this plays almost anything that DVD Player might not.
There is an additional 'fix' you could try if you are having problems with Flash and Quicktime, depending on which type of Mac you have:
On Intel Macs, make sure that you are not running Safari in Rosetta. You can check this, and change it, in the Get Info window.
On PPC Macs, go to the Hard Disk/Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder, and drag the file 'QuickTime Plugin.webplugin' to the desktop. Quit and restart Safari. If things have improved you can trash that file. If they haven't put it back.
FOOTNOTE
If you are running Leopard:
Some users have mentioned that the latest Flash Player (v.9.0.115.0) conflicts with Leopard, and that they have needed to revert to v. 9.0.47. This can be downloaded from here:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14266&sliceId=1

Need urgent help.....facing a weird and new problem in safari

guys, i have leopard installed on my macbook and my safari browser wont open orkut.com or any other service involving access through google account. But all these websites that is orkut and other ones can be opened in firefox which i have on my hdd. Whenever i try to open orkut or gmail in safari it says "you are not connected to internet" but simultaneously firefox is opening them and they are running good... I use a proxy server to access the net.. but i know its not a problem with the net.. it is the problem of the browser setting.. when i bought this macbook in canada it used to open orkut in safari.. dont know what happened to it here in india..
plz help me.. i need your help guys.. i tried everything i could.

Sorry to disappoint you, but it seems there is no solution yet. This is something thousands of people are experiencing with the Safari/Leopard combinations (as you can see on these and other boards), and it appears to be an Apple bug. I am having the same issue as you with certain web sites (i.e., can not load fully in Safari, but can in Firefox), but I can open orkut.com with Safari, for instance.

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Ever since I got my new iMac that has Snow Leopard I've had problems with Safari and Firefox freezing or crashing. It appears that part of the problem is the Flash plugin because sometimes a screen pops up and says something like: the flash script is having problems. I've tried uninstalling & reinstalling Flash, Safari and Firefox but the problem is still there. My browser seems to hang up or freeze a lot no matter if I use Safari or Firefox.
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Friends, i have a problem with safari . Whenever i am typing in the safari main bar , so in the halfway through the typing my sentence/words are shifting to another main google search and in the end i have to type again in google

Friends,
i have a problem with safari . Whenever i am typing in the safari main bar , so in the halfway through the typing my sentence/words are shifting to another main google search and in the end i have to type again in google. I have attached a sample screenshot of the safari problem which i am facing. In this particular example i wanted to write Print Screen, however halfway,my typing automatically shifted to google bar?? can you guys help me.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
The purpose of this test is to determine whether the problem is localized to your user account. Enable guest logins* and log in as Guest. Don't use the Safari-only “Guest User” login created by “Find My Mac.”
While logged in as Guest, you won’t have access to any of your personal files or settings. Applications will behave as if you were running them for the first time. Don’t be alarmed by this; it’s normal. If you need any passwords or other personal data in order to complete the test, memorize, print, or write them down before you begin.
Test while logged in as Guest. Same problem?
After testing, log out of the guest account and, in your own account, disable it if you wish. Any files you created in the guest account will be deleted automatically when you log out of it.
*Note: If you’ve activated “Find My Mac” or FileVault in OS X 10.7 or later, then you can’t enable the Guest account. The "Guest User" login created by "Find My Mac" is not the same. Create a new account in which to test, and delete it, including its home folder, after testing.

When opening a new tab in Safari, the spinning wheels appears

Please help, I have very basic skills on a computer, so please make this simple and easy!!
When I open a new tab in Safari, it freezes and the spinning wheel appears. It stays on there for a long period of time and does not disappear. In order to get on I need to Force closure in Safari and restart the computer. Sometimes this will solve the problems and sometimes it needs to be restarted a few times.
This is really annoying and stops me using my mac.
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Memory 4 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Graphics Intel HD Graphics 4000 384 MB
Software Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b)
I have 385 GB free memory.
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Russ

Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click the Clear Display icon in the toolbar. Then take an action that isn't working the way you expect. Select any messages that appear in the Console window. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. A few dozen lines are almost always more than enough.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
Some private information, such as your name or email address, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

Two new problems with the Quicktime Plug-in

I recently discovered two new problems with the current Quicktime Plug-in for Mac OS X.
First, the Quicktime Plug-in is unable to stream Quicktime media in any internet browsers other than Safari.
There is just nothing on the spot where the embedded Quicktime player should be.
Second, the Quicktime Plug-in only shows the message "The operation couldn't be completed. This file is not a movie file (-2048)"
everytime it should work together with the Flip4Mac Plug-in. The thing is, when facing a webpage where a wmv or wma file is
embedded, there only shows that error message on the spot where the player should exist. I first thought that it would be a
problem with Flip4Mac. So I uploaded about this problem on telestream.net, only to hear that the error message above belongs
to the Quicktime Plug-in.
Both of these problems did not happen at all only three weeks ago. The embedded Quicktime player showed up without any problem
in my Firefox and Opera, and wmv or wma files were streamed successfully through the Flip4Mac and Quicktime Plug-ins.
Then, suddenly, after some point, these two problems began to occur, and there is no information on how to solve them on the web.
I obviously tried uninstalling and reinstalling Quicktime. I even completely erased the hard disk of my Macbook, and reinstalled the
whole Mac OS X. But the problems still remained. I borrowed another Macbook from my friend to check whether these problems
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I think these might be the problems with the new Quicktime Plug-in 7.7.1.
Please check about these problems and solve them on the next version of the Quicktime Plug-in.
I will give you a couple of hyperlinks so that you can check about the problems directly.
http://blog.naver.com/dbswhddlf1?Redirect=Log&logNo=130025903581
↑ This link is for the first problem (the embedded Quicktime player not showing up in any browsers other than Safari)
http://blog.daum.net/wellabc/15434322
↑ This link is for the second problem (the error message showing up on the spot where a wmv or wma file should be streamed)
p.s: I am sorry that I am Korean.

I recommend that you repeat all this via
http://www.apple.com/feedback/quicktime.html
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Problems with Safari 3.1.2

Suddenly Safari started to refuse access to any site where some security is involved. Something requiring a log-in type access to web mail etc. After hours working with provider(Comcast) and apple it appears the problem is Safari. I was told to get all updates and reinstall Safari. That is when I found that I could not install any updates from Apple. I get the following message --
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** There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Check the settings for account "DA" or try again. The server error encountered was: The connection to the server "mail.comcast.net" on port 0 timed out.**
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* The digital signature for this package is incorrect. The package may have been tampered with or corrupted since being signed by “Apple”.*
This would seem to indicate you were trying to install Safari for Leopard, which is signed by Apple, and because you're running Tiger which has no way of authenticating that signature, it won't work. Comcast likes to blame all their problems on Apple, when in fact it really has nothing to do with Apple and there's no need to install or reinstall anything at this point.
Your problem is not with Safari; we need to find out what you're currently running and the specific problem and resolve that, instead. So what specific sites are you trying to access that suddenly don't work anymore, and what version of Safari are you currently running?
Have you tried using Disk Utility to Repair Permissions to see if that will resolve the problem? If not, do that. Also, try creating a new User Account for testing purposes and see if you can connect to those sites with Safari in that account.
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- It's a not a user-level problem. A brand new user account experiences the same problem.
- I have done two clean installs over the last two weeks, so it's not a carry-over issue from my old machine.
- It's not an isolated issue. There are threads in the Safari forum describing the same problem.
- I have completely stopped using Safari for now in favor of Camino. I don't access iTunes Music Store anymore.
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