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This needs more capacity to state a problem. period

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Jan 7, 2015 in the evening I received a popup asking me to upgrade to the latest version 35.0, I am running 34.0.5. I was busy so I clicked "ask later" which never happened. Today Jan 8, same year I looked and tried to upgrade manually, no options so I went to the Mozilla site and it told me I was running the latest version. So is this a concern since I was not and do not use drugs?

Jan 7, 2015 in the evening I received a popup asking me to upgrade to the latest version 35.0, I am running 34.0.5. I was busy so I clicked "ask later" which never happened. Today Jan 8, same year I looked and tried to upgrade manually, no options so I went to the Mozilla site and it told me I was running the latest version. So is this a concern since I was not and do not use drugs?

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The simple answer is that update snippets were uploaded to server early by mistake and some got a failed update to Firefox 35.0 beta.

So no spyware or fake update popups as some above claim may be the case.

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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. Any time you want or need to check for upgrades, go to the web site of the True Owner of the program in question. For example, to check out Firefox, go to 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}Help us safeguard Mozilla’s trademarks by reporting misuse {web link}

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The current Firefox is 34.0.5

To see what version you have, and to check for updates;

Menu > Help > About Firefox

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Firefox 35 is currently a Beta version and is slated for release next Tuesday, the 13th.

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Chosen Solution

The simple answer is that update snippets were uploaded to server early by mistake and some got a failed update to Firefox 35.0 beta.

So no spyware or fake update popups as some above claim may be the case.