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How do I fix this: get a messsage that I've been hacked when I try to access websites from Mozilla?

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When I try to access websites from Mozilla, I get the message that I've been hacked and can't get to any of the websites I try to visit. How do I fix this?

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== an hour ago

When I try to access websites from Mozilla, I get the message that I've been hacked and can't get to any of the websites I try to visit. How do I fix this? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == an hour ago

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Do a malware check with a few malware scan programs. You need to use all programs because each detects different malware. Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of the database.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page .......... See also "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked and What to do when searches take you to the wrong search website