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Malwarbytes blocking Firefox from starting

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JFHReno
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Firefox updated today and now Malwarebytes blocks it from opening.

Firefox updated today and now Malwarebytes blocks it from opening.

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JFHReno said

Firefox updated today and now Malwarebytes blocks it from opening.

This is likely due to you checking "RET ROP Gadget detection" in Advanced Memory Protection in Malwarebytes which is unchecked by default.

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/220567-firefox-5801-getting-shutdown-by-mb-for-exploit-rop-gadget-attack/ https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/220566-new-firefox-581-crashes-with-exploit-rop-gadget-attack-blocked-bug/

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WestEnd
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What does the screen shot say? And if you stop malware from running what does it do?

James
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JFHReno said

Firefox updated today and now Malwarebytes blocks it from opening.

This is likely due to you checking "RET ROP Gadget detection" in Advanced Memory Protection in Malwarebytes which is unchecked by default.

https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/220567-firefox-5801-getting-shutdown-by-mb-for-exploit-rop-gadget-attack/ https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/220566-new-firefox-581-crashes-with-exploit-rop-gadget-attack-blocked-bug/