slate_leeper wrote:
> Mike Easter
>> slate_leeper wrote:
>>> This morning when I first started Firefox, my proxy server

>> Exactly what does 'my proxy server' mean in this context?
>>
>> Define what your proxy server is and does for you.
>
>
> The proxy server is the old Naviscope software.

The old naviscope software developer is gone, its website is gone and
replaced by something else, there are no docs 'visible' at any of the
sites which provide downloads for this freeware and the descriptions
don't tell me enough about how it works to be sure about what is going on.

> Among other things, it
> displays each individual item coming in with a line such as "receiving
> an image file from 123.456.701.234, xxx of xxxxx bytes received" or
> "receiving an HTML page from 123.456.701.234." It also gives a
> thermometer-style progress bar for each item. Other than that, it
> blocks incoming ads and outgoing info such as referring page and
> browser type. I have been using it for years.

OK I think I understand its basic functions.

<your earlier cite>
> This morning when I first started Firefox, my proxy server told me I
> was receiving several files, including an html page and a few image
> files. I had just started Firefox, and had not entered any URL or
> clicked any bookmark or link. Firefox did not display the page or any
> images. The REALLY strange part - the proxy says that the IP address
> the files are coming from is my own IP address. This has happened each
> time I restarted Firefox.

I would say that your browser has been hijacked and the ware is trying
to put its own content (from your system) into the browser display.


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Mike Easter