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Is this update site legitimate?

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Periodically I get a splash screen from the following site:

"https://ooshidustindiaz.com/6721239261176/09fcf3d0999eeb6a9cfd551af51c6ac2/cde77081541c8fc6451c22f4700b3e1c.html"

It says there is a "critical Firefox update" required. I get this "splash" every browsing session.

It does NOT look legit to me, so I have not executed the update.

Periodically I get a splash screen from the following site: "https://ooshidustindiaz.com/6721239261176/09fcf3d0999eeb6a9cfd551af51c6ac2/cde77081541c8fc6451c22f4700b3e1c.html" It says there is a "critical Firefox update" required. I get this "splash" every browsing session. It does NOT look legit to me, so I have not executed the update.

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hi, this is a scam tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff just because of a popup or redirect on a website! updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything for that (and you can always initiate a manual check for updates in the firefox menu ≡ > help ? > about firefox).

we suspect this is coming form "malvertising" (=ads placed on legitimate websites that redirect you to this fraudulent message), so using an adblocking addon like https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ would also help with that.

I found a fake Firefox update

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hi, this is a scam tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff just because of a popup or redirect on a website! updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything for that (and you can always initiate a manual check for updates in the firefox menu ≡ > help ? > about firefox).

we suspect this is coming form "malvertising" (=ads placed on legitimate websites that redirect you to this fraudulent message), so using an adblocking addon like https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ would also help with that.

I found a fake Firefox update