can not log in

[stormy Winslet]

When I try to log on , it gets to "initializing vhf" and then the program just disappears. I have used this computer before.

[Ohjiro Watanabe]

See this page: http://wiki.phoenixviewer.com/fs_install_crash under the heading 

Firestorm "Locks Up" on "Initializing VFS"

It is about Firestorm but would apply to any viewer.

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi Stormy,

If you're running Firefox, Ohjiro's got you covered. If your crashing started after updating to the latest version of the official SL viewer, you've probably run into a bug in the viewer itself. Here's a release candidate viewer from LL that contains a fix...

http://automated-builds-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com/hg/repo/oz_maint-4678/rev/296857/index.html

Click the "CYGWIN" entry on the "Install" line, which is for Windows.

blonkoonyx has proffered a potential solution that requires registration with softonic (and possibly iobit, I didn't check) and downloads at least two new applications to your computer, both of which appear to get their fingers deeply into your Windows installation. I would be unwilling to take on that kind of risk.

Good luck!

ETA: Good work, Ohjiro. My instincts were correct. blonkoonyx's invitation appears to be to a disaster party. I think it's time for a RIC or at least similar followup warnings in the other threads.

[Ohjiro Watanabe]

Only follow the advice of blonkoonyx if you want your browser hijacked, Trojan addware installed and rogue security software giving you false information about your computer to get you to pay for the pro version.

http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/mmpc/threat/rogues.aspx

http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-softonic-web-search/

https://www.mywot.com/en/forum/28330-malware-bundled-files-from-en-softonic-com-by-softonic