Firefox being odd for anyone else?

VVulfe · 01-10-2008, 09:13 PM

For about a week now, Firefox has taken to closing itself randomly. Not crashing, but quite literally simply closing.

In addition to this, today I'll randomly be prompted with a dialog box for "Enter username and password for "Development Area" at http://www.crazzy.se/"

Anyone else notice this oddness? I've found only two other mentions (in English) of it with Google - they are here and here.

From what I know of Italian, this is also being discussed here, and from the French I can puzzle through, here as well.

I'm a bit irked, and a bit concerned, particularly because Firefox has been relatively bulletproof especially when combined with plug-ins like NoScript.

Thoughts, suggestions, or similar problems?

Zoo · 01-10-2008, 09:29 PM

Had some problems with it closing down in some previous releases, but haven't since the latest release (v2.0.0.11)

VVulfe · 01-10-2008, 09:31 PM

Hm, it seems to be happening to me only since I've upgraded to 2.0.0.11

chrislognshot · 01-10-2008, 09:37 PM

are you firefox 2 or older version. i have np with firefox. only time i have problems when i on wrestling website that loads auto add that make say skip cause slow down since page change to add page from that site. its not pop add but add that loads on when go to that page. for some reason it does not do pop adds any more but move them to page add that have to skip to get page to read

OldGadget · 01-10-2008, 09:39 PM

/agree ... i've been having issues with that

Chemical-X · 01-10-2008, 09:40 PM

I had an issue with it yesterday automatically opening everything in a new window. I rebooted the machine and all is well.

chrislognshot · 01-10-2008, 09:46 PM

no this site has Pro Wrestling Insider - Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out

auto add
for some reason when got to page to read news that page loads a add to it page then have tell skip the add

Pro Wrestling Insider - Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out

VVulfe · 01-10-2008, 10:07 PM

I think I've answered my own question. It appears to be caused by the extension "external IP" ... most likely because it's IP query is tied to an account on crazzy.se, where something has changed. Workaround - Disable (for now) "External IP."

VVulfe · 01-10-2008, 10:16 PM

Better workaround: Remove lines 226-229 and replace line 224 with "else" in externalip@erik.morlin\content\getip.js in your \Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\.default\extensions directory. Basically, from what I can tell, External IP is trying to reference four sites to verify your external IP, and two of them are down.

fatfat · 01-11-2008, 12:51 AM

Started happening to me today. Firefox has been inexplicably shutting down for the last 3 - 4 days. Haven't yet had time to search for the problem source. There is no reference to either 'crazzy.se' or 'Development Area' in my registry. Running Firefox 2.0.0.11 _ Fat

01-10-2008, 09:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
VVulfe I Hate This City. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey	Firefox being odd for anyone else? For about a week now, Firefox has taken to closing itself randomly. Not crashing, but quite literally simply closing. In addition to this, today I'll randomly be prompted with a dialog box for "Enter username and password for "Development Area" at http://www.crazzy.se/" Anyone else notice this oddness? I've found only two other mentions (in English) of it with Google - they are here and here. From what I know of Italian, this is also being discussed here, and from the French I can puzzle through, here as well. I'm a bit irked, and a bit concerned, particularly because Firefox has been relatively bulletproof especially when combined with plug-ins like NoScript. Thoughts, suggestions, or similar problems?

01-10-2008, 09:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zoo MCB Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Blue Jackets' HQ	Had some problems with it closing down in some previous releases, but haven't since the latest release (v2.0.0.11) __________________ www.DeltaSquad.info Grips, tanks, etc for sale Either an inflatable bunker or a tree, both work for me.

01-11-2008, 12:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
fatfat Newbie Join Date: Jan 2008	re crazzy.se Started happening to me today. Firefox has been inexplicably shutting down for the last 3 - 4 days. Haven't yet had time to search for the problem source. There is no reference to either 'crazzy.se' or 'Development Area' in my registry. Running Firefox 2.0.0.11 _ Fat

01-10-2008, 09:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
VVulfe I Hate This City. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey	Hm, it seems to be happening to me only since I've upgraded to 2.0.0.11

01-10-2008, 09:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
chrislognshot Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2006	are you firefox 2 or older version. i have np with firefox. only time i have problems when i on wrestling website that loads auto add that make say skip cause slow down since page change to add page from that site. its not pop add but add that loads on when go to that page. for some reason it does not do pop adds any more but move them to page add that have to skip to get page to read

01-10-2008, 09:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
chrislognshot Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2006	no this site has Pro Wrestling Insider - Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out auto add for some reason when got to page to read news that page loads a add to it page then have tell skip the add Pro Wrestling Insider - Pro Wrestling News Inside & Out

01-10-2008, 10:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
VVulfe I Hate This City. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey	I think I've answered my own question. It appears to be caused by the extension "external IP" ... most likely because it's IP query is tied to an account on crazzy.se, where something has changed. Workaround - Disable (for now) "External IP."

01-10-2008, 10:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
VVulfe I Hate This City. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Jersey	Better workaround: Remove lines 226-229 and replace line 224 with "else" in externalip@erik.morlin\content\getip.js in your \Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\.default\extensions directory. Basically, from what I can tell, External IP is trying to reference four sites to verify your external IP, and two of them are down.