<html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">Sounds more like a hardware problem. Open it up and vacuum out the dust, especially from the CPU fan. Then run a memory test (probably available at the boot screen).<br><br></div>
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<div class="gmail_quote" >On Jun 3, 2018, at 10:12 AM, Bob Scofield <<a href="mailto:scofield@omsoft.com" target="_blank">scofield@omsoft.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="blue">Here's an update. The idea of installing Chrome as a temporary fix does <br>not work. Chrome will not even come up when I click on the icon.<br><br>Bob<br><br>On 06/02/2018 04:55 PM, Bob Scofield wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> I've got an infected Linux desktop and I don't have the technical <br> expertise to fix it. I live in Woodland and I'm willing to hire <br> someone to come over here to fix it. So I'll explain the problem and <br> then explain what I think I can do on my own, but if that won't work I <br> would like some professional help.<br><br> I was on the CNN news website and saw an article with a title <br> something like "Mama Bear Hugs Man Who Saved Cubs." I wanted to read <br> the article, but checked out another story first. Then I could no <br> longer find the bear story on the CNN website. So I Googled and found <br> it.<br><br> When I clicked on the link to the story or video or whatever it is, <br> Firefox crashed. It crashed permanently. If I try to start Firefox <br> all I get is the "Mozilla Crash Report." I've removed Firefox 3 <br> times. I've purged Firefox twice. I've reinstalled and the problem <br> persists.<br><br> In the meantime I tried to read the story with Chromium. Chromium now <br> constantly crashes. It will not stay up for more than about 30 seconds.<br><br> What's more, Cinnamon (I'm using Linux Mint) is now crashing every <br> once and awhile and I've never seen Cinnamon crash before.<br><br> One idea I have is to reinstall Linux Mint. But /home is on a <br> separate partition. And I've got a feeling that if I reinstall, then <br> something in /home/.mozilla will prevent Firefox from working. So if I <br> do a reinstall, do I first wipe out /.mozilla?<br><br> I've got ESET Linux antivirus on this computer and it didn't find <br> anything during an in-depth scan.<br><br> This is a dual boot system. I use Windows 7 for work. Given that <br> Windows 7 is expiring next January I was planning on taking some time <br> in November to re-partition this computer to wipe out the Windows <br> partition and use Windows 7 in Virtualbox (keeping Windows more <br> isolated from the Internet). So I guess I could download Chrome and <br> use it until I do this big computer switch in November. But even then <br> I have to worry about whether .mozilla should be deleted.<br><br> If one of these fixes don't seem like they'd work, please contact me <br> and I'll hire you to drive over and do the fix.<br><br> Thanks.<br><br> Bob<br><hr><br> vox-tech mailing list<br> vox-tech@lists.lugod.org<br> <a href="http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech">http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech</a><br></blockquote><br><hr><br>vox-tech mailing list<br>vox-tech@lists.lugod.org<br><a href="http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech">http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech</a><br></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>