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I was automatically upgraded and now I can't open Firefox. hi, what's the exact wording/error details that your malwarebytes software is showing about the issue

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lawrenceglever
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Exploit automatically blocked. Malwarebytes detected and blocked an exploit. It is no longer a threat to your computer. Affected application: Mozilla firefox (and add-ons). Protection Layer: Protection Against OS Security Bypass. Protection Technique: Exploit ROP gadget attack blocked.

Please help me. This is a very serious emergency!!!!

Exploit automatically blocked. Malwarebytes detected and blocked an exploit. It is no longer a threat to your computer. Affected application: Mozilla firefox (and add-ons). Protection Layer: Protection Against OS Security Bypass. Protection Technique: Exploit ROP gadget attack blocked. Please help me. This is a very serious emergency!!!!

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philipp
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this can be caused by setting non-default options in malwarebytes - please configure it like they suggest in their forum: https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/220460-mbam-blocks-firefox/