Is firefox-patch.exc Binary File (394 KB) from: https://iexaibariloche2000.org a legitimate patch.
I keep getting pop ups to download this file when browsing Find A Grave.com. I haven't noticed it anywhere else. I keep having to refresh Firefox because of script from this site. Is this a valid patch? Is it due to the script? Any advise is welcome Thanks Dj
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hi dj, unfortunately this is a scam tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff! only download firefox from its official location at mozilla.org - in addition updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything (you can initiate a check for updates in the firefox menu ≡ > help ? > about firefox).
in case this is caused by rogue advertisements on legitimate websites, you could install an adblocking extension in firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
you might also want to run a full scan of your system with the security software already in place and different tools like the free version of malwarebytes, adwcleaner & kaspersky security scan in order to make sure that there isn't already some sort of malware active on your system that triggers these false alerts.
Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware
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hi dj, unfortunately this is a scam tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff! only download firefox from its official location at mozilla.org - in addition updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything (you can initiate a check for updates in the firefox menu ≡ > help ? > about firefox).
in case this is caused by rogue advertisements on legitimate websites, you could install an adblocking extension in firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
you might also want to run a full scan of your system with the security software already in place and different tools like the free version of malwarebytes, adwcleaner & kaspersky security scan in order to make sure that there isn't already some sort of malware active on your system that triggers these false alerts.
philpp, thanks I suspected it was a scam. I installed yesscript and it has stopped the pop up. The web site were I encountered this problem still works good with only one inconvenience that is easy to work around dj