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is ez-download a legit source for mozilla?

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rbucker
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I accidentally downloaded and started the install process of mozilla from ez-download. Are these guys legit or did I just install some malware?


here is the link: http://www.ez-download.com/pd/143/323/?_u=kvtmvc61l3m9ndeogqtf65dnp491j1q16t77veo5fh0vmkld7ke1-6d4f95336b85e1fdf3891df086f9eff3

I accidentally downloaded and started the install process of mozilla from ez-download. Are these guys legit or did I just install some malware? here is the link: http://www.ez-download.com/pd/143/323/?_u=kvtmvc61l3m9ndeogqtf65dnp491j1q16t77veo5fh0vmkld7ke1-6d4f95336b85e1fdf3891df086f9eff3

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No, official Firefox downloads will only come from mozilla.org

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Moses
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No, official Firefox downloads will only come from mozilla.org

rbucker
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you might want to have someone in the legal department contact google and ez-download. ez-download is reputed to be a malware vendor or conduit. Willing or not their website popped to the top of the google search results. This will never be right or good.

James
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The link was likely in a Google Ad (above the real results) which can often be questionable.

This ez-download site is known about as there is a report at "Bug 839307 - ez-download.com bundles malware with Firefox" for reading as bugzilla is not a discussion forum.

Please see https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html before commenting in this or any other bugs as Bob has spammed it with pointless comments.

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