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Does reeshmogilev.org open up a browser to make me to a critical update?

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A screen popped up from reeshmogilev.org telling me that there is a critical Firefox update & to download the patch. I thought FireFox updates itself automatically. Is this a scam or virus or trogan horse?

A screen popped up from reeshmogilev.org telling me that there is a critical Firefox update & to download the patch. I thought FireFox updates itself automatically. Is this a scam or virus or trogan horse?

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If you get a pop-up message asking to update Firefox or plugins or scanning for malware then such a message is likely a scam and you should NEVER respond to such an alert to avoid getting infected with malware.

  • only update Firefox via "Help > About" or by downloading and installing Firefox from the Mozilla server and never via a pop-up or link on a web page.
  • plugins should only be updated via the plugin itself or by visiting the home page of the plugin.

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