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how can I get rid of this message popup that has locked up firefox

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A username and password are being requested by http://microsoft-security.co.in. The site says: "System Alert!! Your mozilla browser has been blocked to to suspicious behaviour from your IP address. Call microsoft technicinas at +1-***"

edit: removed malicious number. (philipp)

A username and password are being requested by http://microsoft-security.co.in. The site says: "System Alert!! Your mozilla browser has been blocked to to suspicious behaviour from your IP address. Call microsoft technicinas at +1-***" <sub>edit: removed malicious number. (philipp)</sub>

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Sounds like you managed to pickup some Malware.


Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.

You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:

Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus built-in already.

Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.

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. Whenever you get a message / popup like that;

DO NOT USE ANY OF THE PROVIDED LINKS OR ANY PHONE NUMBERS ! !

Such messages are only Spam that could lead you to Fake Support. Not only can they damage or hack your system, they charge you to do so.

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}