Anyone know what this is?https://ierairosihanari.org/9761178114137/7ed7ee9d5280156e0cf625ad2ae271ea.html
This just popped up automatically on my computer as a Firefox update. Didn't know if it was legit.
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kcrist said
This just popped up automatically on my computer as a Firefox update. Didn't know if it was legit.
No it certainly is not legit. The fake firefox-patch.exe can install things like trojans, viruses, or unwanted software based on past reports.
The desktop Firefox is not just for Windows as it is for Mac OSX and Linux also so .exe would not be an effective way to send out Firefox updates. The updates are done internally in Firefox (with a .mar type of file) or by download from mozilla.org like say www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/
Even if Mozilla were to use .exe for Firefox updates on Windows, they would be serving them from a *.mozilla.org url and not from random websites with weird names and a long random stuff on end.
Unfortunately this has gone of for a few weeks now with one or two new sites reported almost everyday. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056/69469/
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The link you posted returns an empty response to me. Presumably, it was a scam. Official firefox updates generally come from mozilla.org or firefox.com.
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kcrist said
This just popped up automatically on my computer as a Firefox update. Didn't know if it was legit.
No it certainly is not legit. The fake firefox-patch.exe can install things like trojans, viruses, or unwanted software based on past reports.
The desktop Firefox is not just for Windows as it is for Mac OSX and Linux also so .exe would not be an effective way to send out Firefox updates. The updates are done internally in Firefox (with a .mar type of file) or by download from mozilla.org like say www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/
Even if Mozilla were to use .exe for Firefox updates on Windows, they would be serving them from a *.mozilla.org url and not from random websites with weird names and a long random stuff on end.
Unfortunately this has gone of for a few weeks now with one or two new sites reported almost everyday. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056/69469/