Is the urgent download for firefox-patch.exe from https://rairateara.net legitimate?
Just want to check before I proceed with the download.
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Yet another site serving a fake firefox-patch.exe to add to the list in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056
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hello, this is a scam tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff! only download firefox from its official location at mozilla.org - in addition updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything (you can initiate a check for updates in the firefox menu ≡ > help ? > about firefox).
in case this is caused by rogue advertisements on legitimate websites, you could install an adblocking extension in firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
you might also want to run a full scan of your system with the security software already in place and different tools like the free version of malwarebytes, adwcleaner & kaspersky security scan in order to make sure that there isn't already some sort of malware active on your system that triggers these false alerts.
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Yet another site serving a fake firefox-patch.exe to add to the list in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056