Google spreads virus

Google celebrates the 30th anniversary of PAC-MAN and INFECTING the Firefox with a VIRUS: when I run Firefox I hear the unstoppable noise of Pacman. Does anybody know how to stop it?

 

just switch to other page.

 

This does not help. It even doesn't help to close the Firefox and open it again

 

What are you talking about? I have firefox and hear no pacman.

 

Ah, I see. I went to google's home search page and saw it. Never use google that way anymore as I search words in the toolbar.

Navigated away from the site and it went away.

If you close your browser and still hear it, try killing your firefox process if it's not closing (alt+ctrl+delete) and navigate to that process and terminate it.

Firefox is the biggest memory hog if leave it running open on your computer for a long time.

 

It's the dreaded Pac-Virus.

It might format your drives?

 

@canbb
When you open google.com you see and hear Pacman (and you can even play it). An on my PC the noise keeps on

 

It's just the game that auto loads after 5 seconds or so and thus the sound starts also. Pac Man is fun

 

They want it to be fun, it's the Pac-Virus!

 

I just tried it using Firefox and I didn't have that problem.

 

There's nothing like this... i have double check things...

 

There's an "Insert Coin" instead of the usual "I'm Feeling Lucky" button that lets you play the game.

 

Wow, I can't believe I didn't notice that! I have my sound muted most of the time. I'm off to play Pac Man now

I do think that sound auto-playing is a bad thing, though. Gogogle should know better than to do that.

 

The issue fixed: the problem was with the "cool preview" plug-in. Install fixed version http://blog.cooliris.com/

 

Next time, use a decent browser rather than blaming google.....

Seriously, how embarassing for you.

 

lol, this is fun! everyone's asking "what was that?"

90% of the people thought it was some kind of virus alert from avast or so

 

Thanks for heading back and telling us the problem solved. Happy Pacman buddy.