Hello got installed without my permission

The Hello app or "Start a Conversation" icon showed up in my Firefox browser tab/interface without my permission. I remember getting an email saying I downloaded Start a Conversation from the app store (itunes) and then as quickly as the email opened, it disappeared without me deleting it. I never downloaded anything like that. When the email disappeared, I thought nothing of it, maybe I pressed delete by accident and thought it was just spam anyway. Today I noticed this icon showed up in my browser without me doing anything. It is a smiley face when I hover says Start a Conversation. Did I get a virus? I'm using a Macbook Pro with Yosemite installed. How do I delete this icon? I removed it from the browser interface using Customize, but I don't know how to delete it.

The selected solution only removes the button from toolbar, however the code, ports and connection to loop is still open and firefox can be connected using that port, which is a very good backdoor for spying!
To remove it completely one have to open omni.ja file and remove all the scripts related to loop ("start a conversation" and "share this page") which is impossible to open because its format is not a standard zip and tools to open it does not exists anymore (outdated, removed or not working anymore).
if there was a good intention of making this stuff, firefox developers could put it as an extension which was possible to enable/disable. I want it removed from my browser and don't want to see this kind of stuff on it again. If a checkbox to enable javascript makes firefox complicated, this one for sure does a hell worst job in complicating problems. JUST REMOVE IT

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"Hello" got installed without my permission. Can "disable" but not uninstall. Why?

I've been searching the net and can't find any description of how to remove "Hello". I don't allow anything on my computer that can switch on cameras or microphones or wants my contact information.
Why is this not a plug-in or add-on that people can choose to install or not?

Firefox Hello is a new feature in Firefox 35 or 36 I believe. You can disable it if you don't use it by going to about:config
*Search for loop.enabled
*Set it from true to false
*Restart Firefox to complete the disabling of Hello.

The latest update install without my permission, how I do to delet it

The lasted update install it self without my permission. You had remind me everyday to install it, but I deny because I need my RoboForm very much, but now it's gone. I need it so badly
How I do to take it away, because I wanted to wait until RoboForm was accepted in this update.
Please tell how I take away it.
Anders Degerman

I don't see how the Password Exporter extension would work in Firefox 32. The password files were changed as of Firefox 32, and that extension doesn't look like it was updated.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/password-exporter/versions/
Version 1.2.1
Released August 29, 2010 - ''Over 4 years since the last update.''
Works with Firefox 3.0 and later ....
See if this helps you.
Type '''about:config''' in the Location Bar and hit Enter.
Paste this pref in the Search field at the top.
'''signon.importedFromSqlite'''
Then double-click that pref to toggle it to false, then restart Firefox.
Hopefully your Passwords will show again.

Why the App can automatically installed without my permission?

Why the Funshion Online Technologies App can automatically installed on my iPhone which without my permission?

What good does that link do? That web link tells you how to go back to version 3.6. I just want to go from version 9 back to 8.

Acrobat dc installed without my permission

I implicitly installed a version of Acrobat XI 30 day demo on my machine for testing and evaluation.
Now this Adobe Acrobat DC appears in my CC menu.
I never installed this, as I want to buy the standalone version. Also there is no uninstall, only update
to a program I never wanted........

i am a cc subscriber, but i do not know how it really works.
upgraded from a premieme CS suite.
The DC version is radically different!
I have to unlearn everything i learned.
thanks
Mark
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Z 4.6.7.7 is installed without my permission and NONE of your ways of uninstalling it work

all of the extensions in the program files folder for firefox are EXACTLY the same. all nonsense letters and numbers, and in them are files with the exact same name. it is impossible to tell which one is the one i need to get rid of

Use the following extension to determine which folder belongs to which extension:
*'''''Extension List Dumper''''': https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/extension-list-dumper/
*After install, a new button is added in the upper right of the Add-ons display (''Add-ons > Extensions'').
**Click that button, a new window will open, be sure that only the "ID" option is checked
**Scroll down the list to find the Extension name and the ID will be immediately under it.
**The ID will correspond to the name of the folder in your Profile/extensions folder
Finding/opening your Profile folder: Click Help > Troubleshooting Information > under "Application Basics" find "Profie Directory" and click "Open Containing Folder" to the right, then click the "extensions" folder.
*Also see --> https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Profiles#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile
*Also see --> http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox#Finding_the_profile_folder
If the extension reappears after restarting Firefox and/or you computer, the item is being added by an application that your installed and you will need to determine what needs to be removed from Windows Control Panel
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Virus? Updates installed without asking permission....

My friend sent me an e-mail yesterday stating:
*"About 3 days ago I came into my office and my computer said I would need to restart for the updates to .... normaly it won't download an update unless it asks. Since then I am having trouble with the airport signal staying strong enough in my office and the batteriy won't charge unless the computer is turned off ... everything is very, very slow."*
I know that his computer is near a very strong Netgear Router and normally gets 100% signal strength from his office.
Can someone help us to know what to do?
Thanks

I have no idea what to do or what the diagnosis for this is, but im going to throw out a possible cause?... :P
Maybe the battery is acting up with the charging issue and causing magnetic distortion of the wireless network?... Improbable, but not impossible
Im not sure about it being a virus for two reasons, 1. they're kind of hard to find, 2. creating a virus to stop a battery from charging sounds sort of difficult to do and would only affect a very FEW number of people out of the whole computing world
Thats as much as i can do for you, hope someone can help you soon.

Why was McAfee installed without requesting my permission?

Usually when installing Flash Player, I can uncheck the boxes to ensure I don't get that junk installed, but when installing the latest update today, it installed it without requesting permission or even informing me of it, I didn't agree to McAfee, so why was it forced upon me?

This horrible behaviour still exist september 3, 2014 !!
I today got a request to update Flashplayer on my computer, Windows 7 64 bit.
It downloads a file and executing that DOES NOT GIVE ME ANY OPTION TO AVOID MCAFFEE!!
I did abort the installation, and I'm very thankfull that I have choosen to be notified of updates for me to install.
This is very bad, an extra layer of not wanted antivirus software can hurt both system stability and performance.
I do hope that this is an misstake that is adressed in timely manner for customers and notified to top management.
Kind regards
Erik

Why did Flash Player install McAfee on my computer without my permission?

Why did Flash Player install McAfee on my computer without my permission?

FiveKnives wrote:
I tried downloading Adobe today and it instantaneously started downloading McAfee WITHOUT MY PERMISSION
If you downloaded Flash Player from the standard location http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ then you WILL have the option to decline the bundled install:
If you download the installer from Mike's link above (which is posted several dozen times in this forum every day), then you will not get any bundled software.

A toolbar called Searchqu got installed in my web browsers.I uninstalled Mozilla Firefox without removing the toolbar and it stopped working saying that can't connect to the server.I uninstalled and installed Firefox but it isn't working.

A toolbar called Searchqu got installed in my web browsers.I uninstalled Mozilla Firefox without removing the toolbar and it stopped working saying that can’t connect to the server.I uninstalled and installed Firefox but it isn’t working.

See this thread for potential ways of removing Searchqu from your system: https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/790833

How to stop firefox 27.0.1 from installing addon without my permission

I keep getting addon that install without my knowing or permission how can I stop them

Unless an add-on is being installed silently which it shouldn't be able to, you should be prompted to allow an installation of an add-on.
Anyhow, you can check for malware on your computer affecting Firefox. Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
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HT1688 hello good afternoon I have a 3g iphone in mexico activodo with baseband 05.16.05 and my brother would be released without my permission I know I can do split that q is again a function

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Growl Installed WITHOUT my knowledge or PERMISSION. Customer Recourse?

It took me 1/2 hour to find out what the hell growl was;
Where it was;
And how to uninstall it.
So thanks to Adobe I lost 1/2 hour of production.
What is a Customer's recourse to be compensated for 1/2 hour of time when Adobe software deceptively wrote their installer and placed something on my Hard Drive without my consent?
http://growl.info/thirdpartyinstallations.php

Thank you so much that a "community professional" answered my question with "get over it". I will now have my attorney, Dolores Blasnegame of Riverside California, halt her proceedings on the class action suit that I was considering to recover our time loss, emotional cruelty and alienation of adobe's affection.
SATIRE
What is a "community professional" You get paid for "it" or something?
The installer should TELL us what it is installing. The GROWL developers emphatically state:
"We do not endorse applications installing Growl without your permission. In fact, we hate it. Nothing should ever install anything on your system without your knowledge and your explicit consent."
So why does adobe cram this on my hard drive? They should cram "it" with walnuts!
I hope whoever decided to configure this installer to violate adobe customers trust will go to the hot place, fifth pit, turn left, cook!
Hear this Yashodhan Gokhale
Violation of customer trust is a death knell. Look at how many angry customers posted to this blog. (And I thought I was annoyed!)
http://blogs.adobe.com/oobe/2010/05/growl_installation_with_adobe.html
Too little too late for this user.
Pssst: Steve... when you left the room, I installed something on your computer without your knowledge or permission.......... Now waste your time figuring out what it is......what is does....... and how to get rid of it. Or will you sit by passively and "get over it".

Unexpected call recording without my permission.

Hello! I want to make a complaint on Skype User: irina.starikov1.
She or He record a video without my permission and he/she tell me that if i don't pay money to him/she, the video will be diffuse on facebook. He/She has my facebook profile and access to my friends, today i blocked this access because i'm afraid.
She/he send me a message after recording:
Hi "<my real name>" i have all yr liste friends and i record your video
* i'm a professionnel hacker !
don't try to block me
and after this she/he send me a list of my friends.
Can you do something with that? Or i'm alone with that problem?
Please help.

Tamim, thanks for trying to be helpful. The real problem here is that Skype is violating their users trust. The program should say "Click here to update Skype and install Click to Call" but instead says "Click here to update Skype." It's a lie. Skype is lying to us. Nobody has the right to screw around with my computer!
Skype management is making a huge mistake in violating users' trust. Skype got big because they made a great product and then people like me used it and told our family and friends to use it. When Skype alienates people like me, they encourage us to switch to LINE or Google Talk/Hangout and take our networks with us. Skype's new management obviously doesn't understand their users. I believe the company will fail unless they change this.

How to do a clean install without loosing anything

Hi all,
I (foolishly) installed Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as an update to my existing 10.5.8 Leopard install last year. Ever since I've had a host of small but annoying problems, that no one else seems to be complaining about. (For example in the finder half the time when I right click on a file the pop-up menu disappears after half a second and I have to click and hold to keep it open so I can make a selection.)
I'm starting to wonder if some of the problems I'm having are caused by the upgrade install, instead of a fresh install.
So I'd like to do a clean install of the OS, but it's been so long since I've done that I've forgotten how that works. How can I do a clean install without loosing all my data? Do I have to pull all my data off the hard drive, wipe it clean and start from scratch like you do on a PC, or is there an easier way? (I hope there is an easier way.) If someone could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

I'm starting to wonder if some of the problems I'm having are caused by the upgrade install, instead of a fresh install.
I did an upgrade install on my old MacBook Pro, and it worked just fine. The key is that the system has to be in good working order when the update is applied... if there are minor problems, those problems can be magnified by an upgrade.
Of course, this may not be your problem... have you checked all your software and hardware for compatibility with Snow Leopard? One site that you can use, though it's by no means comprehensive, is:
http://snowleopard.wikidot.com/
So I'd like to do a clean install of the OS, but it's been so long since I've done that I've forgotten how that works. How can I do a clean install without loosing all my data?
Unfortunately, there's no easy way to do a true clean reinstall. In a nutshell, here's what you need to do:
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2) Now back up all your data in another place. If you don't have two copies, you won't have any backups after the next step... the backup from step 1 becomes the original, and a poorly-timed drive failure would ruin you.
3) Reboot from the Mac OS X install disk (SL disk in this case)
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