On 2/6/2014 11:23 PM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 2/6/2014 11:13 PM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
>> Partway through the update, Norton Internet Security "detected" 
>> Suspicious.Cloud.7.F and removed it to quarantine. As soon as this 
>> happened, SeaMonkey's check of add-ins for compatibility stalled. After 
>> five minutes of spinning, I clicked "Cancel" and the installer terminated.
>>
>> The file that was flagged by NIS was
>> C:\Program Files(x86)\SeaMonkey\freebl3.dll
>> The file size is 299,520 bytes.
>> The Details panel from Windows Explorer properties reports:
>> File description: NSS freebl Library
>> Type: Application extension
>> File version: 3.15.4.0
>> Product name: Network Security Services
>> Product version: 3.15.4 Basic ECC
>> Copyright:
>> Size: 292 KB
>> Date modified: 2/7/2014 1:56 AM
>> Language: English (United States)
>> Original filename: freebl3.dll
>>
>> I launched SeaMonkey, which reported its version as 2.24, but did not 
>> automatically take me to the release notes (well, actually, it tried, 
>> but I just got the busy cursor; it never displayed the page). In fact, I 
>> was unable to browse to any web page, which means I cannot download the 
>> installer and reinstall manually.
>>
>> I checked my add-ons, and found the "Extensions" were intact, but the 
>> "Plugins" panel was blank (about 10 add-ons had vanished). When I asked 
>> SM to check compatibility, I got the same result as with the browser -- 
>> unable to browse to any page, including the plugin check.
>>
>> I am unable to download mail (Ctrl-D produces no response).
>>
>> I will download the full installer on another computer, move it here, 
>> uninstall and reinstall and see if that helps.
>>
> 
> Get rid of Norton!  This is a recurring problem.
> 
> I never have this problem with AVG AntiVirus Free Edition 2014.  On a
> manual scan, I never have this problem with Malwarebytes.
> 

By the way, I found freebl3.dll files on my PC for SeaMonkey,
Thunderbird (I don't use SeaMonkey's mail-news capabilities), and GIMP
(GNU Image Manipulation Program).  Each has a different size.  Neither
AVG AntiVirus nor Malwarebytes has ever complained about these files.

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