SRWare Iron Will Not Set As The Default Browser

[goodjohnjr]

Hello,

I have a problem with SRWare Iron not being able to the Default Browser, every time I click Make SrWare Iron The Default Browser, it does not work.

I have un-installing it, re-installing it, clearing my browser data, running in normal mode, running in incognito mode, I have tried it without extensions, I have tried it with extensions, I have run CCleaner, I have run Comodo System Cleaner, I have run Malwarebytes, I have run Microsoft Security Essentials, I have run Hitman Pro, I have run Norton Power Eraser, I have checked my Windows Firewall, I have run Norton DNS, etc but I still have the problem.

Is anyone else having this problem and are there any solutions?

I can not set it as the Default Program from the Control Panel due to damage done by some malware over a month ago by the way.

I do not have this problem with Comodo Dragon, Google Chrome, Firefox, or Internet Explorer; so I am not sure what the problem is.

Operating System:

Windows 7 32-Bit Ultimate

Running Security Products:

Microsoft Security Essentials, Comodo Firewall+Sandbox+HIPS, Norton DNS, AVG LinkScanner, Secunia PSI, Peer Block.

Here is my version:

SRWare Iron 9.0.600.2 (Official Build 74100)
WebKit 534.10
V8 2.5.9.15
User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US) AppleWebKit/534.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Iron/9.0.600.2 Chrome/9.0.600.2 Safari/534.13
Command Line "C:\Program Files\SRWare Iron\iron.exe" -incognito --flag-switches-begin --flag-switches-end

Here are my Extensions:

Adblock Plus for Google Chrome™ (Beta) - Version: 1.0.26
Blocks ads using the Firefox Adblock Plus filter engine. Kiss ads goodbye and browse in peace!
ID: cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb
Inspect active views:
background.html
To inspect a popup, right-click the page or browser action's icon and choose Inspect popup.
Disable - Uninstall - Options Allow in incognito

After the Deadline - Version: 1.2
Check spelling, style, and grammar in your browser
ID: fcdjadjbdihbaodagojiomdljhjhjfho
Inspect active views:
background.html
To inspect a popup, right-click the page or browser action's icon and choose Inspect popup.
Disable - Uninstall - Options Allow in incognito

Ghostery - Version: 2.2.2
Protect your privacy. See who's tracking your web browsing with Ghostery.
ID: mlomiejdfkolichcflejclcbmpeaniij
Inspect active views:
background.html
To inspect a popup, right-click the page or browser action's icon and choose Inspect popup.
Disable - Uninstall - Options Allow in incognito

Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on (by Google) - Version: 0.9.0
Tells the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) not to send information to Google Analytics.
ID: fllaojicojecljbmefodhfapmkghcbnh
Disable - Uninstall Allow in incognito

Google Dictionary (by Google) - Version: 2.0.4
View definitions easily as you browse the web.
ID: mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja
Inspect active views:
background.html
To inspect a popup, right-click the page or browser action's icon and choose Inspect popup.
Disable - Uninstall - Options Allow in incognito

Keep My Opt-Outs - Version: 1.0.10
Permanently opts your browser out of online ad personalization via cookies.
ID: hhnjdplhmcnkiecampfdgfjilccfpfoe
Inspect active views:
background.html
Disable - Uninstall Allow in incognito

Secbrowsing - plugin version checker - Version: 1.7
Periodically checks that all your plugins are up-to-date.
ID: pgkcfihepeihdlfphbndagmompiakeci
Inspect active views:
background.html
To inspect a popup, right-click the page or browser action's icon and choose Inspect popup.
Disable - Uninstall Allow in incognito

WOT - Version: 1.0.4
Web of Trust is a safe browsing tool, which warns you about risky sites that cheat customers, deliver malware or send spam.
ID: bhmmomiinigofkjcapegjjndpbikblnp
Inspect active views:
background.html
To inspect a popup, right-click the page or browser action's icon and choose Inspect popup.
Disable - Uninstall - Options Allow in incognito


Here are my Plugins:

Plug-ins (11)
Details
Windows Live™ Photo Gallery
NPWLPG
Name: Windows Live™ Photo Gallery
Description: NPWLPG
Version: 15.4.3508.1109_ship.wlx.w4m4 (ship)
Priority: 8
Location: C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Photo Gallery\NPWLPG.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-wlpg3-detect Windows Live™ Photo Gallery
.wlpg
application/x-wlpg-detect Windows Live™ Photo Gallery
.wlpg
Disable
Flash - Version: 10.2.152.26
Shockwave Flash 10.2 r152
Name: Shockwave Flash
Description: Shockwave Flash 10.2 r152
Version: 10,2,152,26
Priority: 9
Location: C:\Windows\system32\Macromed\Flash\NPSWF32.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-shockwave-flash Adobe Flash movie
.swf
application/futuresplash FutureSplash movie
.spl
Disable
Default Plug-in - Version: 1
Provides functionality for installing third-party plug-ins
Name: Default Plug-in
Description: Provides functionality for installing third-party plug-ins
Version: 1
Priority: 11
Location: default_plugin
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
*
.
Disable
DivX Player - Version: 2.0.3.4
DivX Web Player version 2.0.3.4
Name: DivX Web Player
Description: DivX Web Player version 2.0.3.4
Version: 2, 0, 3, 4
Priority: 5
Location: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Plus Web Player\npdivx32.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
video/divx DivX Video Files
.divx .div
Disable
Google Gears 0.5.33.0 - Version: 0.5.33.0
These are the Gears that power the tubes!
Name: Google Gears 0.5.33.0
Description: These are the Gears that power the tubes!
Version: 0.5.33.0
Priority: 0
Location: C:\Program Files\SRWare Iron\gears.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-googlegears
.
Disable
Java 6 (2 files) - Version: 6.0.240.7
NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
Name: Java Deployment Toolkit 6.0.240.7
Description: NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
Version: 6.0.240.7
Priority: 2
Location: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\new_plugin\npdeployJava1.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/java-deployment-toolkit
.
Name: Java(TM) Platform SE 6 U24
Description: Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_24 for Mozilla browsers
Version: 6.0.240.7
Priority: 3
Location: C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\bin\new_plugin\npjp2.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-java-applet Java Applet
.
application/x-java-bean JavaBeans
.
application/x-java-vm
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1.1
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1.1
application/x-java-applet;version=1.1
application/x-java-bean;version=1.1
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application/x-java-applet;version=1.4
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.1
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.1
application/x-java-applet;version=1.4.2
application/x-java-bean;version=1.4.2
application/x-java-applet;version=1.5
application/x-java-bean;version=1.5
application/x-java-applet;version=1.6
application/x-java-bean;version=1.6
application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.6.0_24
application/x-java-bean;jpi-version=1.6.0_24
application/x-java-vm-npruntime
Disable
Google Update - Version: 1.2.183.39
Name: Google Update
Version: 1.2.183.39
Priority: 6
Location: C:\Program Files\Google\Update\1.2.183.39\npGoogleOneClick8.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-vnd.google.oneclickctrl.8
.
Disable
Adobe Acrobat - Version: 10.0.1.434
Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.0.1
Name: Adobe Acrobat
Description: Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.0.1
Version: 10.0.1.434
Priority: 1
Location: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 10.0\Reader\Browser\nppdf32.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/pdf Acrobat Portable Document Format
.pdf
application/vnd.adobe.pdfxml Adobe PDF in XML Format
.pdfxml
application/vnd.adobe.x-mars Adobe PDF in XML Format
.mars
application/vnd.fdf Acrobat Forms Data Format
.fdf
application/vnd.adobe.xfdf XML Version of Acrobat Forms Data Format
.xfdf
application/vnd.adobe.xdp+xml Acrobat XML Data Package
.xdp
application/vnd.adobe.xfd+xml Adobe FormFlow99 Data File
.xfd
Disable
VLC Multimedia Plug-in - Version: 1.1.7
Version 1.1.7, copyright 1996-2011 The VideoLAN Team
http://www.videolan.org/
Name: VLC Multimedia Plug-in
Description: Version 1.1.7, copyright 1996-2011 The VideoLAN Team
http://www.videolan.org/
Version: 1.1.7
Priority: 7
Location: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\npvlc.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
audio/mpeg MPEG audio
.mp2 .mp3 .mpga .mpega
audio/x-mpeg MPEG audio
.mp2 .mp3 .mpga .mpega
video/mpeg MPEG video
.mpg .mpeg .mpe
video/x-mpeg MPEG video
.mpg .mpeg .mpe
video/mpeg-system MPEG video
.mpg .mpeg .vob
video/x-mpeg-system MPEG video
.mpg .mpeg .vob
video/mp4 MPEG-4 video
.mp4 .mpg4
audio/mp4 MPEG-4 audio
.mp4 .mpg4
application/mpeg4-iod MPEG-4 video
.mp4 .mpg4
application/mpeg4-muxcodetable MPEG-4 video
.mp4 .mpg4
video/x-msvideo AVI video
.avi
video/quicktime QuickTime video
.mov .qt
application/x-ogg Ogg stream
.ogg
application/ogg Ogg stream
.ogg
application/x-vlc-plugin VLC plug-in
.vlc
video/x-ms-asf-plugin Windows Media video
.asf .asx
video/x-ms-asf Windows Media video
.asf .asx
application/x-mplayer2 Windows Media plug-in
.
video/x-ms-wmv Windows Media video
.wmv
application/x-google-vlc-plugin Google VLC plug-in
.
audio/wav WAV audio
.wav
audio/x-wav WAV audio
.wav
audio/3gpp 3GPP audio
.3gp .3gpp
video/3gpp 3GPP video
.3gp .3gpp
audio/3gpp2 3GPP2 audio
.3g2 .3gpp2
video/3gpp2 3GPP2 video
.3g2 .3gpp2
video/divx DivX video
.divx
video/flv FLV video
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video/x-flv FLV video
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video/x-matroska Matroska video
.mkv
audio/x-matroska Matroska audio
.mka
application/xspf+xml Playlist xspf
.xspf
audio/x-m4a MPEG-4 audio
.m4a
audio/x-mpegurl Playlist M3U
.m3u
audio/x-ms-wma Windows Media Audio
.wma
Disable
Silverlight 4 - Version: 4.0.60129.0
Name: Silverlight Plug-In
Version: 4.0.60129.0
Priority: 10
Location: c:\Program Files\Microsoft Silverlight\4.0.60129.0\npctrl.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-silverlight npctrl
.scr
application/x-silverlight-2
Disable
Windows Media Player - Version: 1.0.0.8
np-mswmp
Name: Microsoft® Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin
Description: np-mswmp
Version: 1.0.0.8
Priority: 4
Location: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\np-mswmp.dll
Disable
MIME types:
MIME type Description File extensions
application/x-ms-wmp np-mswmp
.*
application/asx
.*
video/x-ms-asf-plugin
.*
application/x-mplayer2
.*
video/x-ms-asf
.asf .asx .*
video/x-ms-wm
.wm .*
audio/x-ms-wma
.wma .*
audio/x-ms-wax
.wax .*
video/x-ms-wmv
.wmv .*
video/x-ms-wvx
.wvx .*
Disable

Thank you,
-John Jr

[goodjohnjr]

Hello,

For more information about my system I will attach a Emsisoft HiJackFree Log, Comodo KillSwitch Log, and a DxDiag Log to this post.

Thank you,
-John Jr

[jazluvr]

Did you try running the installer as an admin? I had to do that to make it my default browser with an older version. It then presented me with a window asking me if i want Iron to be the default browser. Before that i had the same problem. You might want to read my post about how many google add-ons can get access to your browsing anywhere you go and accessing your data.

[goodjohnjr]

Did you try running the installer as an admin? I had to do that to make it my default browser with an older version. It then presented me with a window asking me if i want Iron to be the default browser. Before that i had the same problem. You might want to read my post about how many google add-ons can get access to your browsing anywhere you go and accessing your data.

I did try running the browser as the administrator, but that still did not work.

But I will try to run the installer again as administrator and see what happens.

Thank you for the tip, I hope it works.

[goodjohnjr]

Did you try running the installer as an admin? I had to do that to make it my default browser with an older version. It then presented me with a window asking me if i want Iron to be the default browser. Before that i had the same problem. You might want to read my post about how many google add-ons can get access to your browsing anywhere you go and accessing your data.

Okay, I feel stupid now.

I am so use to installers automatically being set to Install/Run As Administrator, that I did not notice that the SRWare Iron Installer was not set to do that; so setting the installer manually to Run/Install As Administrator, fixed the problem.

Thank you very much Jazluvr.

Maybe the next version should have that enabled by default.

Keep up the good work,
-John Jr

[jazluvr]

You're very welcome John Jr! I'm glad it worked for you. Yes, it's a good idea maybe Iron can change the code to install as admin by default. I am just learning there are some things they can do and some things are just hard coded into chrome, so they cannot for whatever reason, change it.

I was pleading with them to give us back an option to add (space)--enable-cookie-prompt to the target field, and it works with version 7.0.520.1 of Iron, (maybe earlier too...dunno), but chrome came out with a new build and took the option away, so I guess SRWare guys can't rewrite the base code, so i have posted in chromes forum, along with many others, to give us an updated version with the cookie prompt back in. You can see my post in the main forum page.

Also don't forget to check out fanboys adblock list here, fanboy and members here have made an auto-updater that you manually click on to update your adblock list, and is much faster and more private than chromes adblocker. You have a lot of add-ons you might find you don't want or need with Iron, as the more you have it slows down a browser, but everybody has their own likings. Look at SRWare's benchmark post of latest build of Iron. All I'm running is fanboys adblocker, a windows hosts file, and it's plenty fast. and I'm using an older version! Lol.

I'm a bit excited also, i just got done incorporating winpenpack's X-Iron portable, version 7.0.520.1 like i said, with all my bookmarks and my beloved cookie prompter, and right now I'm running it from my usb flash drive...lol. I love it! I've never used any portable apps before, so i just overcame a learning curve, and i feel great about it. Browse the forums here, you'll find them. Enjoy your new browser...it's the best!
jaz

[goodjohnjr]

You're very welcome John Jr! I'm glad it worked for you. Yes, it's a good idea maybe Iron can change the code to install as admin by default. I am just learning there are some things they can do and some things are just hard coded into chrome, so they cannot for whatever reason, change it.

I was pleading with them to give us back an option to add (space)--enable-cookie-prompt to the target field, and it works with version 7.0.520.1 of Iron, (maybe earlier too...dunno), but chrome came out with a new build and took the option away, so I guess SRWare guys can't rewrite the base code, so i have posted in chromes forum, along with many others, to give us an updated version with the cookie prompt back in. You can see my post in the main forum page.

Also don't forget to check out fanboys adblock list here, fanboy and members here have made an auto-updater that you manually click on to update your adblock list, and is much faster and more private than chromes adblocker. You have a lot of add-ons you might find you don't want or need with Iron, as the more you have it slows down a browser, but everybody has their own likings. Look at SRWare's benchmark post of latest build of Iron. All I'm running is fanboys adblocker, a windows hosts file, and it's plenty fast. and I'm using an older version! Lol.

I'm a bit excited also, i just got done incorporating winpenpack's X-Iron portable, version 7.0.520.1 like i said, with all my bookmarks and my beloved cookie prompter, and right now I'm running it from my usb flash drive...lol. I love it! I've never used any portable apps before, so i just overcame a learning curve, and i feel great about it. Browse the forums here, you'll find them. Enjoy your new browser...it's the best!

jaz

Thank you again, and you are correct, there are some things they just can not do to the code.

I may read your posts one of these years , maybe one day your will get that feature back , it is good that you are sharing your opinions and trying to help the SRWare Team and Community.

I did not know that Fanboy was around the forum or that there was an Auto-Updater, thank you for sharing that, I may check that out ; I am currently using AdBlock Plus Beta with Easy List, Easy Privacy, Google Chrome Supplement, and Malware Domains.

I may try Fanboys List too , I just did not want to use to many lists, but one more would not hurt right?

You probably are right about the extra Extensions, but I am testing them, and I hope to get rid of some of them soon.

I have never used a Hosts File before, but I recently glanced over some information about a few, I might try one; do you have any recommendations and/or comments about how as the Hosts File helped you?

Congratulations, I have never tried a portable browser yet, maybe one of these years.

Well, thank you and I look forward to the continued improvement/development of SRWare Iron.

Have a nice day,
-John Jr

[goodjohnjr]

Okay, I am testing out Hostman with the MVPS Hosts File now, so far, so good.

[kerry431]

Did you try running the installer as an admin? I had to do that to make it my default browser with an older version. It then presented me with a window asking me if i want Iron to be the default browser. Before that i had the same problem. You might want to read my post about how many google add-ons can get access to your browsing anywhere you go and accessing your data.

I did try running the browser as the administrator, but that still did not work.

But I will try to run the installer again as administrator and see what happens.

Thank you for the tip, I hope it works.

Hi, can you tell me the step by step to have me install as an administrator? I am an administrator on my computer and I tried running the install again but I couldn't see anything that would enable me being an administrator to install.
Thanks for any help.

[goodjohnjr]

Did you try running the installer as an admin? I had to do that to make it my default browser with an older version. It then presented me with a window asking me if i want Iron to be the default browser. Before that i had the same problem. You might want to read my post about how many google add-ons can get access to your browsing anywhere you go and accessing your data.

I did try running the browser as the administrator, but that still did not work.

But I will try to run the installer again as administrator and see what happens.

Thank you for the tip, I hope it works.

Hi, can you tell me the step by step to have me install as an administrator? I am an administrator on my computer and I tried running the install again but I couldn't see anything that would enable me being an administrator to install.
Thanks for any help.

Sure!

Right click the mouse on the SRWare Iron Installer, Left click the mouse on Properties, Left click the mouse on the Compatibility tab, Check Run This Program As An Administrator, and Left click the mouse on Ok to save.

Now when you go to run the SRWare Iron Installer, something should pop up asking you if you want to allow this program to make changes to your computer or something like that, just click Yes/Ok.

The end, now that was easy right?