A java web page pop up.
A web page has popped up in a new window that looks exactly like a Firefox page. The site's address does not look legit. It displays the Firefox logo on the orange background exactly like the Firefox logo and design. The web page starts with https:\\ but it has numerous letters of the alphabet and ends with something like firefox-patch.js , Which I assume maybe a java update. But my Webroot antivirus identifies the page as suspicious. Is java used in Firefox? I thought java was not needed any more with Firefox.
I was going to send the address but it is not in my history. It has popped up a couple times in the past couple of days.
I am curios and wonder if anyone has any info on this issue.
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.js stands for JavaScript which is here to stay for a while, not to be confused with .jar Java as they are 2 different languages.
Seems fishy so I would go download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and their program JRT and do scans with them.
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.js stands for JavaScript which is here to stay for a while, not to be confused with .jar Java as they are 2 different languages.
Seems fishy so I would go download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and their program JRT and do scans with them.
If you get a pop-up message asking to update Firefox or plugins or scanning for malware then such a message is likely a scam and you should NEVER respond to such an alert to avoid getting infected with malware.
- only update Firefox via "Help -> About" or by downloading and installing Firefox from the Mozilla server and never via a pop-up or link on a web page.
- plugins should only be updated via the plugin itself or by visiting the home page of the plugin.
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