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why am I getting weird popups saying Firefox recommends a checkup for my PC? I have a Mac. phone number given is xxx-xxx-xxxx

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see this

Computer

PC Technical Support Notice

ATTENTION BellSouth.net Customer: CHECK YOUR PC

Your PC may have potential issues. Is your identity and personal information at risk?Highly recommended to remove PC errors! Contact Support

Call 844-802-2085 for Expert Technical Support

see this Computer PC Technical Support Notice ATTENTION BellSouth.net Customer: CHECK YOUR PC Your PC may have potential issues. Is your identity and personal information at risk?Highly recommended to remove PC errors! Contact Support Call 844-802-2085 for Expert Technical Support

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Don't open or respond to the pop-up, its a scam.

To change your popup settings, please see Pop-up blocker settings, exceptions and troubleshooting. Consider getting an adblocking extension such as Adblock Plus.

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Don't open or respond to the pop-up, its a scam.

To change your popup settings, please see Pop-up blocker settings, exceptions and troubleshooting. Consider getting an adblocking extension such as Adblock Plus.

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This is not form the Firefox browser nor from mozilla.org

Are you a BellSouth customer as it may be a site Ad targeting you.

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Are you getting that on your PC of your phone?

Go to the Mozilla Add-ons Web Page {web link} (There’s a lot of good stuff here) and search for a good ad blocker.

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