FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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greggery
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FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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This is requiring me to manual change the setting every time I start FF after a reboot. I did some searching on this but didn't find the exact problem, and the directions were too vague. What I need to know is how to change the default setting back to "no proxy". In the threads I found, it seems as several people were trying to do the opposite. Please point me to the right thread if available. Thanks.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Do you have a user.js file in your profile? That could be doing that.
greggery
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Anonymosity wrote:Do you have a user.js file in your profile? That could be doing that.


I'm not sure what that is. I know about the settings in "about:config" and thought that's where I would change a parameter. Looked in Program Files>Firefox for a "user.js" file. Not finding it there.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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The user.js file will be in your Profiles, not in the Program folder as the Profile there is just a template and not the real Profile. You need to be able to view hidden folders/files. The user.js file does not exist by default.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/user.js_file
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
greggery
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Found a user.js. Here's the contents:

user_pref("network.cookie.cookieBehavior", 0);
user_pref("privacy.clearOnShutdown.cookies", false);
user_pref("security.warn_viewing_mixed", false);
user_pref("security.warn_viewing_mixed.show_once", false);
user_pref("security.warn_submit_insecure", false);
user_pref("security.warn_submit_insecure.show_once", false);


Nothing about a proxy, however. I believe that it was malware that created this file. The malware was previously taken care of. Should I delete the file anyways?
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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If you did not make that file, you might as well delete it. I have a user.js file that I use to preserve my settings, but I made that one myself.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Ok, file deleted. Still have the manual proxy issue.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Any ideas? Is there something I can change in "about:config"?
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Is it the http port that gets changed? You could try looking for these lines in the prefs.js file with:
network.proxy.http
network.proxy.http_port
Delete those lines if you find anything there and then reset the setting in the Options to "no proxy" for http. I am thinking that maybe there is a corrupted line in the prefs.js file, and that this would correct it.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Guess I did not explain the problem well enough. Under Advanced>Network>Settings tab where it says "Configure Proxies to Access The Internet" the default setting every time I restart FF is "Manual proxy configuration" which requires me to open up the settings and change it back to the default (I'm assuming) "No proxy" setting in order to surf the internet. Am I right thinking that default should be "No proxy"?
Anonymosity wrote:Is it the http port that gets changed?


The proxy gets automatically changed to the HTTP Proxy: 127.0.0.1 port 50370

As far as the prefs.js file I deleted it and restarted FF. I rechecked in the profiles folder and it didn't come back some how. It's gone for good; just like it should have. No file to work with, obviously.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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When you restart Firefox after removing the prefs.js file, Firefox will make a new one if you change any settings away from the defaults. Some extensions also put their settings into prefs.js.
Just out of curiosity, what is YFF35? It is in your user-agent.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Anonymosity wrote:Just out of curiosity, what is YFF35? It is in your user-agent.


I have no idea what that is. Never heard of it.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Anonymosity wrote:Is it the http port that gets changed? You could try looking for these lines in the prefs.js file with:
network.proxy.http
network.proxy.http_port
Delete those lines if you find anything there and then reset the setting in the Options to "no proxy" for http. I am thinking that maybe there is a corrupted line in the prefs.js file, and that this would correct it.



Ok, my mistake. I thought we were still talking about the "user.js" file, not the "prefs.js" file.

Here's a few lines from that:

user_pref("network.cookie.prefsMigrated", true);
user_pref("network.proxy.http", "127.0.0.1");
user_pref("network.proxy.http_port", 50370);
user_pref("network.proxy.no_proxies_on", "true");
user_pref("network.proxy.type", 0);

Anything unusual? Should I delete the file and restart?
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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I would "rename" those files and not delete them... so, rename it (or move it out) and then restart FF.
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Re: FF defaults to manual proxy: 127.0.0.1

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Or make a backup copy of it elsewhere and just delete those "network.proxy.*" lines.
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