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Category: Intrusion Prevention Date & Time,Risk,Activity,Status,Recommended Action,IPS Alert Name,Default Action,Action Taken,Attacking Computer,Attacker URL,Destination Address,Source Address,Traffic Description 2/3/2014 1:46:54 PM,High,An intrusion attempt by senddatastarscan.info was blocked.,Blocked,No Action Required,Fake App Attack: Misleading Application File Download 3,No Action Required,No Action Required,"senddatastarscan.info (198.7.61.118, 80)",senddatastarscan.info/sp32_64_15494769981534927812.exe,"PAUL-PC (192.168.1.100, 50289)",198.7.61.118 (198.7.61.118),"TCP, www-http" Network traffic from senddatastarscan.info/sp32_64_15494769981534927812.exe matches the signature of a known attack. The attack was resulted from \DEVICE\HARDDISKVOLUME3\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MOZILLA FIREFOX\FIREFOX.EXE. To stop being notified for this type of traffic, in the Actions panel, click Stop Notifying Me.

Category: Intrusion Prevention Date & Time,Risk,Activity,Status,Recommended Action,IPS Alert Name,Default Action,Action Taken,Attacking Computer,Attacker URL,Destination Address,Source Address,Traffic Description 2/3/2014 1:46:54 PM,High,An intrusion attempt by senddatastarscan.info was blocked.,Blocked,No Action Required,Fake App Attack: Misleading Application File Download 3,No Action Required,No Action Required,"senddatastarscan.info (198.7.61.118, 80)",senddatastarscan.info/sp32_64_15494769981534927812.exe,"PAUL-PC (192.168.1.100, 50289)",198.7.61.118 (198.7.61.118),"TCP, www-http" Network traffic from <b>senddatastarscan.info/sp32_64_15494769981534927812.exe</b> matches the signature of a known attack. The attack was resulted from \DEVICE\HARDDISKVOLUME3\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MOZILLA FIREFOX\FIREFOX.EXE. To stop being notified for this type of traffic, in the <b>Actions</b> panel, click <b>Stop Notifying Me</b>.

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hello, this may be an issue with adware/malware on your pc. please try these steps:

  1. reset firefox (this will keep your bookmarks and passwords)
  2. afterwards go to firefox > addons > extensions and in case there are still extensions listed there, disable them.
  3. finally run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the free version of malwarebytes and adwcleaner to make sure that adware isn't present in other places of your system as well.

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

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philipp
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hello, this may be an issue with adware/malware on your pc. please try these steps:

  1. reset firefox (this will keep your bookmarks and passwords)
  2. afterwards go to firefox > addons > extensions and in case there are still extensions listed there, disable them.
  3. finally run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the free version of malwarebytes and adwcleaner to make sure that adware isn't present in other places of your system as well.

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware