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Steve Gawron

Security suggests that "newtab@mozilla.org.xpi" is malware and must be disabled. How can I correct this issue?

Security suggests that "newtab@mozilla.org.xpi" is malware and must be disabled. How can I correct this issue?

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It's wrong, this is our file.

Modified by TyDraniu

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What antivirus or such scanner is making this claim and what kind of malware does it say?

Defender, Norton and some others have certainly done a Lot of false positives on Firefox related files over the years.