Did Firefox running in Mac OS X get hacked

When I try to do a Google search in Firefox, I can't click on any of the links. They're just regular black text, not hyperlinks. I even tried safe mode and disabling all the plugins. I was running Firefox 12. I installed the current version over it and it's the same thing. Other browsers have not been affected.

This is what it looks like:

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My firewall was turned off, and I had several things running which are potential security holes. I turned on my firewall and closed all unnecessary ports. I also turned off Home Sharing. Then I restarted my computer. After that, Firefox works normally again.

What do you think happened?

tony_sid

Posted 2012-04-04T19:19:08.380

Reputation: 11 651

Make sure that you run OS X Software Update and install the Java patch, if you haven't done so. It fixes a Java security issue. This said, I don't think that you were hacked, this looks more like a CSS or settings issue. Downgrading Firefox, it usually messes things up even further. – lupincho – 2012-04-05T05:29:56.900

Answers

I just had this with some older versions of Firefox on a Mac. Eventually, it could help to delete all system files of Firefox inside your library folder and install it again. (But first backup your data!) But just to say, I just had to update to the newest version of Firefox (eventually deleting cache + cookies might also help).

I don't think that Firefox got hacked (but of course it could be possible)...

evotopid

Posted 2012-04-04T19:19:08.380

Reputation: 141

Create a new Firefox profile and see if the problem persists.

Quit Firefox completely
Open Terminal and type /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox-bin -profilemanager (assuming Firefox is installed in your Applications folder)
Click the Create Profile... button and follow the prompts.
Select the new profile and click the Start Firefox button.

William Jackson

Posted 2012-04-04T19:19:08.380

Reputation: 7 646