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Something is trying to trick firefox into accepting an insecure update. Please contact your network provider to seek help.

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The warning message came up after connecting to the internet. Something is trying to trick firefox into accepting an unsecure update. Please contact your network provider to seek help.

The warning message came up after connecting to the internet. Something is trying to trick firefox into accepting an unsecure update. Please contact your network provider to seek help.

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This issue can be caused by the presence of leftover files in the Firefox program folder (defaults\pref) like a file firefox.js that overrides the update URL with a wrong link.

Do a clean reinstall and be sure to remove the Firefox program folder to remove the file(s) that cause the problem.

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This issue can be caused by the presence of leftover files in the Firefox program folder (defaults\pref) like a file firefox.js that overrides the update URL with a wrong link.

Do a clean reinstall and be sure to remove the Firefox program folder to remove the file(s) that cause the problem.

See also:

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Thank you for your quick response :) I was concerned it was a virus or something. All the best Paula