Firefox, Google and Pacman

[NobleTruths]

So, I fire up my comp this a.m., open up my browser's homepage (Firefox AOL-not that I use AOL, I must justify ), and I am greeted by background sounds of Pacman sirens and gobbling dots. Close, then re-open...same. When I use IE....nothing.

Worries set in about an infection. Run CCleaner, HJT, MBAM, Spybot. All clean. Open FF...Pacman sounds still greet me. Run ComboFix....clean.

I go to another, "clean" computer to google "FF and Pacman sounds"...and the same issue appears on it when I open the (FF) browser!! Go to google.com, any way...and google's logo is a Pacman eating dots with the sound playing!! I google the terms, and find that a lot () of people are having the same issue. Turns out that if you have CoolPreviews with FF, and go to a page that links to google.com, you will be serenaded by the hungry Pacman as long as your browser is open.

Solution: disable CoolPreviews until Google decides to change their current logo set-up.

[a500lbgorilla]

Click 'Insert Coin'

You can even play two players.

[Penneywize]

So, I fire up my comp this a.m., open up my browser's homepage (Firefox AOL-not that I use AOL, I must justify ), and I am greeted by background sounds of Pacman sirens and gobbling dots. Close, then re-open...same. When I use IE....nothing.

Worries set in about an infection. Run CCleaner, HJT, MBAM, Spybot. All clean. Open FF...Pacman sounds still greet me. Run ComboFix....clean.

I go to another, "clean" computer to google "FF and Pacman sounds"...and the same issue appears on it when I open the (FF) browser!! Go to google.com, any way...and google's logo is a Pacman eating dots with the sound playing!! I google the terms, and find that a lot () of people are having the same issue. Turns out that if you have CoolPreviews with FF, and go to a page that links to google.com, you will be serenaded by the hungry Pacman as long as your browser is open.

Solution: disable CoolPreviews until Google decides to change their current logo set-up.

Brag: Helpful tip for many people experiencing this problem.
Beat: Annoying narrative.
Variance: Set the emoticon-density record for a post on FTR.

[eugmac]

lol @ this being a "problem"

a bit cheeky of google to have it start auto-playing when you load up the home page though. i mean that's annoying as hell if you're at work or something.

[JKDS]

dude, i can play packman fo free. this is awesome

[flomo]

joystick time!

[eugmac]

pain in the ass eating the pills that are in the cave bit of the "e" in google

[kiwiMark]

It's not even flash! Shityeah.

[Ash256]

wow, you've certainly had a rollercoaster of a day!

[blake86]

I've already played for 30 mins at work, not good

[ensign_lee]

This is by far hte best thing google has done with their search engine as a joke. Even better than when they rick rolled the world.

[BooG690]

Happy 30th Birthday Pac-Man.

[Halv]

this is the coolest thing since vanilla ice

[boost]

wow, thats the most awesome google "font" ever.

[Hawk]

Well, it's taken off the main page now, but they kept it around.
Google

[GatorJH]

My wife inadvertently had two home pages setup in IE so whenever she opened the app a Google page would appear in a background tab. Naturally I noticed this weeks ago on her computer, but never mentioned it to her because it was fairly harmless.

I almost cried in laughter last week though when she called me in a panic because she was almost certain a friend of hers had given her the "pacman virus" ( I am not making that up, its what she called it) from a facebook link. She felt pretty silly when I explained what was really going on.