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Urgent Firefox Update Virus

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CBSBKKAMCHEER45861
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Hi, I would like to report that I get these redirects to malicious websites from Yahoo.com when it happens I have to click back to get out and return to Yahoo.com and I heard that this isn't a new security problem because this potential security problem first happened back in June/July of 2016 because of previous posts on this website. This problem doesn't happen every day it only happens like twice a week. I have blocked all advertisements using AdBlock Plus for years too. Could you please notify the team about this issue. Thank You.

Hi, I would like to report that I get these redirects to malicious websites from Yahoo.com when it happens I have to click back to get out and return to Yahoo.com and I heard that this isn't a new security problem because this potential security problem first happened back in June/July of 2016 because of previous posts on this website. This problem doesn't happen every day it only happens like twice a week. I have blocked all advertisements using AdBlock Plus for years too. Could you please notify the team about this issue. Thank You.

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Paul
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Thanks for reporting a fake update. Please see the article I found a fake Firefox update.

James
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CBSBKKAMCHEER45861 said

Could you please notify the team about this issue. Thank You.

Oh Mozilla certainly knows about this fake urgent Firefox update scam. The scammers basically use disposable sites almost everyday as they are even targeting Google Chrome users on Windows also. I have also seen at least once report of a fake Flash Player download page using a site that was used for fake Firefox update page that same day.

It's basically malicious ads on Ad networks.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056 https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712200


For reading as the Bugzilla issues tracker is not a discussion forum like here. https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

Bug 1282106 - Suspect ad on various websites displays alert to offer false Firefox update

Modified by James