I recently received the error message “The associated helper application does not exist” whenever I tried to download - and run - a torrent file from within Firefox. The associated helper application is a third party application that is either added to the download actions list be default or when a user is selecting to always open a file type with an application.
Firefox The associated helper application does not exist
Posted by Martin in Browsing, firefox TAGS in Browsing, firefox7
Sep
25
Aug
I wrote an article just a few days ago about the Google Reader Notifier application for Windows computers and was linked by the Download Squad Website who mentioned the Firefox extension with the same name. The only difference between those two applications that share the same name is that one is running in your system tray while the other is reporting the amount of unread news in Google Reader in your status bar.
How to filter fake membership and e-card spam mails
Posted by Martin in Email, Security TAGS in Email, Security21
Aug
The Internet community has been pestered with yet another wave of spam mails containing fake membership information and e-cards. The spammers use two attack vectors if you click on the ip that is listed in those emails. They try to convince you to download a so called Secure Login Applet which is nothing more than an infected executable named applet.exe and also try to use several known exploits.
Fast Access to Firefox Extension Options
Posted by Martin in Browsing, firefox TAGS in Browsing, firefox17
Aug
Many Firefox extensions that you install can be configured by accessing the Tools > Add-ons menu and clicking on the Options button of the extension that you want to configure. This is not an elegant way if you have to change options frequently. That is probably the same thought that James R. Skinner had who developed the Firefox extension ‘Options Menu’.
Check if you Firefox speed tweaks are still active
Posted by Martin in Browsing, firefox TAGS in Browsing, firefox16
Aug
I recently read an article about Firefox tweaks that would speed up page loading time by changing several settings in the about:config dialog. I knew those tweaks but decided to take a look if my settings were different from the ones mentioned in the article.
I found out - to my big surprise - that I was running Firefox with the default settings and not the tweaked settings. I had the feeling that Firefox was running slower than before after the latest update but I was not able to determine the cause, until now that is.
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