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Keep getting a popup screen to load firefox.patch.exe from https://aezaecommonsensehome.net Is this valid upgrade? Binary file (354KB)

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The file to be installed is from https://aezaecommonsensehome.net Is this valid upgrade? Binary file (354KB). The popup screen is full page with firefox logo. Thanks

The file to be installed is from https://aezaecommonsensehome.net Is this valid upgrade? Binary file (354KB). The popup screen is full page with firefox logo. Thanks

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hello, 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).

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.

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Brad-Perry said

Binary file (354KB).

If you saved the .exe (do not run it) can you please upload it to https://www.virustotal.com/ and provide the link after scan. Also Tyler Downer would like a copy if possible as mentioned in https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056#post-69483