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Firefox patch received 11/12/15, is it safe?

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Received pop-up today saying security patch needed in Firefox, it stated 93% maleaware possible otherwise. Is this from Firefox?

Received pop-up today saying security patch needed in Firefox, it stated 93% maleaware possible otherwise. Is this from Firefox?

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Firefox would never show such a message.

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
    https://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/
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Firefox would never show such a message.

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
    https://www.mozilla.org/plugincheck/
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I also received a "FireFox Patch" today...saved, not run.. marked eivaeciplex.net, and identified in properties window as Wintime Check.

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