pfishing?
for the past 2 days, I have received popups while using firefox. they have your logo and say I need an update. please confirm they are from you, and are not fraudulent
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You are likely seeing fake, malicious pop-ups. There are certain, unscrupulous websites out there that try to trick people into installing a virus on their computer by making them think they need to install an update to their existing software.
- Install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ to help prevent future Ads like this
- Install www.malwarebytes.org and run a free scan to ensure you don't have a virus.
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Chosen Solution
You are likely seeing fake, malicious pop-ups. There are certain, unscrupulous websites out there that try to trick people into installing a virus on their computer by making them think they need to install an update to their existing software.
- Install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ to help prevent future Ads like this
- Install www.malwarebytes.org and run a free scan to ensure you don't have a virus.