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what is fireapi. download?

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While on the internet a window in Firefox popped up and stated I need to download "fireapi.download" It totally locked up my computer and even after rebooting it came up under Firefox. I had to use the task manager to remove 10 running Firefoxs?

While on the internet a window in Firefox popped up and stated I need to download "fireapi.download" It totally locked up my computer and even after rebooting it came up under Firefox. I had to use the task manager to remove 10 running Firefoxs?

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Not a FF issue you went to a site with malware and got malware installed. Now you need to take it to a shop to fix it.

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^ignore the suggestion that it is indeed malware and you need to take it somewhere to get system looked at.

pogisan said

While on the internet a window in Firefox popped up and stated I need to download "fireapi.download" It totally locked up my computer and even after rebooting it came up under Firefox. I had to use the task manager to remove 10 running Firefoxs?

fireapi may not be malware depending on where it is from like for example https://www.unibrain.com/products/fireapi-1394a1394b-sdk/ https://www.unibrain.com/licensinginfo/

However since you use Windows you could try and scan your system. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware