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Unknown Java Scrip keeps trying to load and it is posing as if it's from Fire Fox help please

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sugaman
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Hello I keep getting this trying to load and it displays a page that looks like a official Firefox update can you help me stop this?

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Hello I keep getting this trying to load and it displays a page that looks like a official Firefox update can you help me stop this? <sup>code in comment tag. ~m</sup> <!-- DOCTYPE html> <!--[if lt IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8 lt-ie7"> <![endif]--> <!--[if IE 7]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8"> <![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]> <html class="no-js lt-ie9"> <![endif]--> <!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]--> <head> <!-- <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <title></title> <meta name="description" content=""> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/PR1-2/css/normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/PR1-2/css/main.css"> <link href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Open+Sans:400,300' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css'> <script src="/PR1-2/js/vendor/modernizr-2.6.2.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <h1>Critical Firefox update</h1> <a class="btn" href="/4371665245099/1494259570243620/firefox-update.js">Download Now</a> </div> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="/PR1-2/js/vendor/jquery-1.10.2.min.js"><\/script>')</script> <script src="/PR1-2/js/plugins.js"></script> <script src="/PR1-2/js/main.js"></script> <script> setTimeout("location.href = '/4371665245099/1494259570243620/firefox-patch.js';", 1000); </script> </body> </html>

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FredMcD
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. Whenever you get a message / popup that software / files need to be updated;

DO NOT USE ANY OF THE PROVIDED LINKS

While this may be a legitimate message, it could also be Malware or a Virus. Anytime you want or need to check for upgrades, go to the website of the True Owner of the program in question. For example, to check out Firefox, go to https://www.mozilla.org {web link}

You can 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}

For almost a year, an epidemic of Fake Update Notices have been popping up all over the place. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/forum-response-i-found-fake-firefox-update

You may have ad/mal-ware. Further information can be found in this article; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.