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I have "BrowseFox-FXL" keep coming up as Spam. (On another computer using Windows 7.) Is this Spam or just part of Firefox?

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That computer is using McAfee.

That computer is using McAfee.

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No its not a part of the Firefox web browser nor from Mozilla.org just because it has Fox in the name.

I found these http://www.herdprotect.com/updater.exe-d239143a73f0c348fa446d004584f65c25df5817.aspx

http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.exe-51673c5a8cc8373312b912dd9ce292dd900110bb.aspx

http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.bak-677d65edae75bc7da8c26083bfda7cee088f77ca.aspx

But there has been many a false positives with things in Firefox for Windows, especially after a recent definition update that then needs fixing.

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No its not a part of the Firefox web browser nor from Mozilla.org just because it has Fox in the name.

I found these http://www.herdprotect.com/updater.exe-d239143a73f0c348fa446d004584f65c25df5817.aspx

http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.exe-51673c5a8cc8373312b912dd9ce292dd900110bb.aspx

http://www.herdprotect.com/plugincontainer.bak-677d65edae75bc7da8c26083bfda7cee088f77ca.aspx

But there has been many a false positives with things in Firefox for Windows, especially after a recent definition update that then needs fixing.

Modified by James (On Leave)

You may want to clean you computer.

You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:

Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus built-in already.

Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.

Thanks again, I think I am in good shape now.