LW starting when I click Firefox icon????

[sundance]

Today I received a message saying there was a upgrade avaliable for Firefox (to 1.5.0.2). I upgraded and all seemed to go OK, but now every min. or so LimeWire (LM) trys to starts. Also if I click the Firefox or Thunderbird icon to open either it starts LM as well.

I uninstalled LW and the program no longer starts but I still get a java error message. Below is the error message. Can anyone help me get rid of what ever is trying to start LW?

Thanks,


Steve

Error message:

LimeWire version 4.9.30 Pro
Java version 1.5.0_06 from Sun Microsystems Inc.
Windows XP v. 5.1 on x86
Free/total memory: 3276256/4128768

com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader$StartupFailed Exception: invalid update.ver
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.sanityCheck(G UILoader.java:274)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.GUILoader.load(GUILoade r.java:40)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Nativ e Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknow n Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Un known Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at com.limegroup.gnutella.gui.Main.main(Main.java:44)

STARTUP ERROR!

-- listing properties --
WINDOW_Y=112
WINDOW_X=220
PORT=7243
RUN_ON_STARTUP=false
UPDATE_DELAY=252000020
UPDATE_GIVEUP_FACTOR=24
FILTER_HASH_QUERIES=true
INSTALLED=true
UI_LIBRARY_TREE_DIVIDER_LOCATION=130
FORCED_IP_ADDRESS_STRING=67.180.22.136
AVERAGE_UPTIME=7165
TOTAL_UPTIME=107482
MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=37
MIN_CONNECT_TIME=7
COUNTRY=
TREE_NODE_PREFIXES=a
LAST_SHUTDOWN_TIME=1144975197203
SESSIONS=16
SHOW_TOTD=false
NECTIONS=2
LAST_ACCEPTABLE_BUG_VERSION=4.10.10
FRACTIONAL_UPTIME=0.0038172451
CONNECTION_SPEED=350
LAST_EXPIRE_TIME=1144971619858
DIRECTORY_FOR_SAVING_FILES=C:\Downloads\Limewire D_L
MAX_DOWNLOAD_BYTES_PER_SEC=199
UPDATE_DOWNLOAD_DELAY=10000000
RUN_ONCE=true
EVER_SUPERNODE_CAPABLE=true
MAX_SIM_DOWNLOAD=8
DIRECTORIES_TO_SEARCH_FOR_FILES=C:\Uploads;C:\Down loads\Limewire D_L;...
LAST_GWEBCACHE_FETCH_TIME=1144971646795
UNSET_FIREWALLED_FROM_CONNECTBACK=true
EVER_ACCEPTED_INCOMING=true
CLIENT_ID=F31FA51E80B9DE79267D705C1DFC1900
FLUSH_DELAY_TIME=256
IDLE_CONNECTIONS=2



FILES IN CURRENT DIRECTORY:
C:\Program Files\limewire\clink.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711957996
SIZE: 307949

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-httpclient.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711959621
SIZE: 459988

C:\Program Files\limewire\commons-logging.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711963903
SIZE: 59154

C:\Program Files\limewire\daap.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711964731
SIZE: 311611

C:\Program Files\limewire\GenericWindowsUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711941012
SIZE: 12279

C:\Program Files\limewire\i18n.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711964981
SIZE: 25678

C:\Program Files\limewire\icu4j.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711966012
SIZE: 741440

C:\Program Files\limewire\id3v2.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711966637
SIZE: 94430

C:\Program Files\limewire\jcraft.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711967262
SIZE: 136693

C:\Program Files\limewire\jl011.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711967965
SIZE: 255016

C:\Program Files\limewire\jmdns.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711968481
SIZE: 69306

C:\Program Files\limewire\LimeWire.exe
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711941528
SIZE: 81920

C:\Program Files\limewire\LimeWire.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711952199
SIZE: 6018385

C:\Program Files\limewire\LimeWire20.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711941340
SIZE: 40960

C:\Program Files\limewire\logicrypto.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711969168
SIZE: 227510

C:\Program Files\limewire\looks.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711970262
SIZE: 630634

C:\Program Files\limewire\MessagesBundles.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711953965
SIZE: 2778478

C:\Program Files\limewire\mp3sp14.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711970699
SIZE: 40064

C:\Program Files\limewire\ProgressTabs.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711956199
SIZE: 5964

C:\Program Files\limewire\themes.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711971012
SIZE: 504485

C:\Program Files\limewire\tritonus.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711971637
SIZE: 152711

C:\Program Files\limewire\vorbis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711972074
SIZE: 27215

C:\Program Files\limewire\WindowsV5PlusUtils.dll
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711941371
SIZE: 12808

C:\Program Files\limewire\xerces.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711974449
SIZE: 2147687

C:\Program Files\limewire\xml-apis.jar
LAST MODIFIED: 1126711975215
SIZE: 207655

[birdy]

Usually when LW keeps starting by itself, it's a virus. There's info here
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=39612

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=41432

Within the second thread is a link to norbiesworld. If you go to his site & register (it's free), he'll be able to help you get rid of the virus.

How did you uninstall LW? If you do it through add/remove programs, you can run into trouble! (go to start > all programs. Highlight LW & choose the uninstall option from there).
It does sound like the virus to me, since you've uninstalled LW & it's still trying to start. Possibly it just showed itself at the same time as you upgraded Ffox. I've never had a prob with Ffox & LW. Go & see Norbie

[sundance]

Thanks birdy,

I uninstalled from A/R, a mistake I guess. Also I ran a virus checker and if found a boot virus and removed it, I hope that will take care of the problem.

It was my own stupidity, not Firefox. I was using LW and D/L a program I was looking for, it was a exe and it must have been the virus. I would love to have 15 min. a rubber hose, some bamboo and a red hot poker with the scum that writes and posts these things.

Thanks for your help


Steve