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Is this window that Popped Up Supposedly from you with a download REAL? https://ohrahvaluethiswebsite.com

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I Suddenly experienced a FULL SCREEN WINDOW supposedly from Firefox Stating that I needed to download this Patch from FIREFOX that was urgently Needed for security reasons I Believe?? It LOOKED OFFICIAL But I Wanted to be sure it really was from Firefox? I don't trust Anything like this unless I request Info from you first!? Here's Where It came from: https://ohrahvaluethiswebsite.com

I Suddenly experienced a FULL SCREEN WINDOW supposedly from Firefox Stating that I needed to download this Patch from FIREFOX that was urgently Needed for security reasons I Believe?? It LOOKED OFFICIAL But I Wanted to be sure it really was from Firefox? I don't trust Anything like this unless I request Info from you first!? Here's Where It came from: https://ohrahvaluethiswebsite.com

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If you get a pop-up message asking to update Firefox or plugins or scanning for malware then such a message is likely a scam and you should NEVER respond to such an alert to avoid getting infected with malware.

  • only update Firefox via "Help -> About" or by downloading and installing Firefox from the Mozilla server and never via a pop-up or link on a web page.
  • plugins should only be updated via the plugin itself or by visiting the home page of the plugin.

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If you get a pop-up message asking to update Firefox or plugins or scanning for malware then such a message is likely a scam and you should NEVER respond to such an alert to avoid getting infected with malware.

  • only update Firefox via "Help -> About" or by downloading and installing Firefox from the Mozilla server and never via a pop-up or link on a web page.
  • plugins should only be updated via the plugin itself or by visiting the home page of the plugin.

See also: