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the "no" sign appeared on top of my Firefox icon.....is it safe to log on? is it secure? why did it happen?

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the normal "firefox" icon has been fine up until this morning. The "no" sign was on top of the icon when I turned the computer on this morning. If I click on it, I can still go to different sites, but I don't know if it's safe.

the normal "firefox" icon has been fine up until this morning. The "no" sign was on top of the icon when I turned the computer on this morning. If I click on it, I can still go to different sites, but I don't know if it's safe.

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As a Windows user, I'm not familiar with this symbol. Could you possibly post a screen shot of it, or if there are images of it in an image search, link to an image of it.

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Oh, a new update is available. Could the symbol indicate that? You usually can update using the "About Firefox" dialog on the Help menu. (I say usually because after a new version is released, the update notification typically is trickled out over a couple days.)

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the symbol is a circle with a line through the middle of it.......I'm sure there's a more exact name than the "no" sign. I'm sure you've seen it before on other things.....it's on posters and signs everywhere. I'll try to download the must current version.......thanks

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I have not heard of such.

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