downloaded firefox virus
Hello, I tried downloading firefox and clicked on the first link when I google "firefox." I clicked on the download link and assumed I was downloading the firefox browser but I ended up downloading a bunch of malicious software/viruses instead. I've uninstalled all the new programs manually. Am I safe from these viruses/software??? Do I need to do anything else?
所有回复 (3)
The only valid place to download Firefox from is https://mozilla.org/firefox Be more careful in the future. Also check https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware
You can sent a report to The FBI via their web site Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) {web link}
You can also report such a site at; Google Report Phishing Page {web link} which is the same when done while on site by going to Help > Report Web Forgery
Help us safeguard Mozilla’s trademarks by reporting misuse {web link}
^Ignore the comment made about FBI above.
The problem was when you did a Google search for Firefox you likely went to one of the Google Ad links that can be above the Real search results. The Ad links can often times lead to questionable sites as you found out the hard way.
A google search for Firefox should have www.mozilla.org as the first result.