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Firefox make update? This is 2nd officialy firefox website?

cyserrex
cyserrex
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What's this? http://divine-mind.com/firefox_update.exe http://gluecksuni.com/firefox_update.exe

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hello, this is a phishing tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff! updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything & if you want to download the full firefox installer always do it directly from mozilla.org.

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 kinde of false alerts.

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

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  • Question details
    Product Firefox
    Topic Fix problems with websites (Facebook, YouTube, webmail etc.)
    System Details
    • Windows 8
    • Firefox 18.0

Additional System Details

Installed Plug-ins

  • Next Generation Java Plug-in 10.13.2 for Mozilla browsers
  • NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
  • Google Update
  • Shockwave Flash 11.5 r502
  • Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 11.0.01
  • Picasa plugin
  • 5.1.10411.0
  • CANON iMAGE GATEWAY Album Plugin Utility Module
  • The plug-in allows you to open and edit files using Microsoft Office applications
  • Office Authorization plug-in for NPAPI browsers

Application

  • User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; rv:18.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/18.0

More Information

I have visited http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/Vermouth
and redirect to http://gluecksuni.com/update.html
Showing:
Firefox need to update immediately!
Your version of Firefox (18.0) is vulnerable and needs to be updated.
Attack pages try to install programs that steal private information, use your computer to attack others, or damage your system.
Some attack pages intentionally distribute harmful software, but many are compromised without the knowledge or permission of their owners.

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philipp
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hello, this is a phishing tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff! updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything & if you want to download the full firefox installer always do it directly from mozilla.org.

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 kinde of false alerts.

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

hello, this is a phishing tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff! updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything & if you want to download the full firefox installer always do it directly from mozilla.org. you might also want to run a full scan of your system with the security software already in place and different tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes], [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner] & [http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan kaspersky security scan] in order to make sure that there isn't already some sort of malware active on your system that triggers these kinde of false alerts. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]]