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So, I'm a small youtuber, and I've had an issue accessing google+/responding to my video comments on Waterfox (a 64 bit browser for firefox (as a side note, my father's company's security IT guy says it probably isn't safe, so if you have information on Waterfox, please tell me)), so I tried Microsoft Edge to use as a different browser. After spending a whole night trying to tell Cortana to stay out of my life and not to track me, I decided to open Google Chrome; my old browser which I no longer used because it supposively listened to all my convorsations. I open the page, and it seems to work fine. I go to youtube.com, and all the photo sections are changed to a face of a man, not just any man, but different photos of him. I'm not into pop culture or anything like that (I'm a techie... Seriously, there's a world besides sada cables and SSDs!?), so I can't recognize him. Anyone else have this error, or any ideas how to trouble shoot it? Attatched is a video. I got a cold, so i'm both annoyed and tired of running into errors from so many stupid browsers.

 

 

 

 

 

Basically:
1) Does anyone else have this problem or know what's wrong? Is it cause I haven't been on chrome? (has my laptop been hacked or something?)

2) Who the heck is that guy? (just curious)

3) Is waterfox a safe browser (my father works for a pretty strong IT based company, so to hear waterfox may be unstable is disturbing)

 

Thanks!

 

-LukeS

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"I don't try to be smart, I try to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, only one asked "why?""

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###### extension

Lol really, is that it?! xD I never thought of resetting my extensions, but then again, I never got any minus Norton and pintrest (for my younger sis)

"I don't try to be smart, I try to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, only one asked "why?""

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Find an extension, nCage and remove it. It's in MOre tools > extensions.

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Ok thanks guys, I get it now, and I deleted it, but how the heck did it get on my PC?! was this a prank I was unaware of? Thanks again, and is there any news of Waterfox?

"I don't try to be smart, I try to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, only one asked "why?""

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Lol really, is that it?! xD I never thought of resetting my extensions, but then again, I never got any minus Norton and pintrest (for my younger sis)

yeah, it's probably an extension replacing all the jay-pegs, pngs, bmps, gifs, and webps to a nicholas cage pic

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This is why I ******g love the LinusTechTips community. In any other community I woulda been laughed at soooooo much. Anyway peace out!

"I don't try to be smart, I try to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, only one asked "why?""

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1) Somehow you got this extension installed: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ncage/hnbmfljfohghaepamnfokgggaejlmfol?hl=en

 

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was this a prank I was unaware of? 

yes

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yes

Not on me, but like that google did to everyone... Wait, nvm xD I was at a gaming party and left for 4 minutes... Someone probably slipped it on then, and I jsut haven't opened chrome for 3 weeks. Either that or band practise. In any case THANKS Y'ALLS!

"I don't try to be smart, I try to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, only one asked "why?""

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Not on me, but like that google did to everyone... Wait, nvm xD I was at a gaming party and left for 4 minutes... Someone probably slipped it on then, and I jsut haven't opened chrome for 3 weeks. Either that or band practise. In any case THANKS Y'ALLS!

yeah it had to be someone that downloaded it manually its not malicious and can't do it itself. Glad its all figured out though!

Troubleshooting a pc will make you believe in gremlins.

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So, I'm a small youtuber, and I've had an issue accessing google+/responding to my video comments on Waterfox (a 64 bit browser for firefox (as a side note, my father's company's security IT guy says it probably isn't safe, so if you have information on Waterfox, please tell me)), so I tried Microsoft Edge to use as a different browser. After spending a whole night trying to tell Cortana to stay out of my life and not to track me, I decided to open Google Chrome; my old browser which I no longer used because it supposively listened to all my convorsations. I open the page, and it seems to work fine. I go to youtube.com, and all the photo sections are changed to a face of a man, not just any man, but different photos of him. I'm not into pop culture or anything like that (I'm a techie... Seriously, there's a world besides sada cables and SSDs!?), so I can't recognize him. Anyone else have this error, or any ideas how to trouble shoot it? Attatched is a video. I got a cold, so i'm both annoyed and tired of running into errors from so many stupid browsers.

 

 

 

 

 

Basically:

1) Does anyone else have this problem or know what's wrong? Is it cause I haven't been on chrome? (has my laptop been hacked or something?)

2) Who the heck is that guy? (just curious)

3) Is waterfox a safe browser (my father works for a pretty strong IT based company, so to hear waterfox may be unstable is disturbing)

 

Thanks!

 

-LukeS

I_M_3rd

 

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