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i keep getting this spam pop up that says firefox needs to be updated, it gave me a virus a couple of months ago my mom fell victim to it and lost all of her files on her computer, can you find out what it is, who is doing it and shut it down, i cant be the only one

https://deiphmorerichstore.net/1251143033565/8fe3e6af4705c54978628e486cafd9e2/981f75a78b7d8c01ad823043f1b48027.html

i keep getting this spam pop up that says firefox needs to be updated, it gave me a virus a couple of months ago my mom fell victim to it and lost all of her files on her computer, can you find out what it is, who is doing it and shut it down, i cant be the only one https://deiphmorerichstore.net/1251143033565/8fe3e6af4705c54978628e486cafd9e2/981f75a78b7d8c01ad823043f1b48027.html

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cor-el
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See:

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.