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does firefox update in the background?

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peterbmetcalf
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I get a notice that Firefox wants to update. I click go ahead. My Webroot Secure pops up to state there is a risk of infection and denotes it as pua. something or other. Is this a real threat or is Firefox attempting a legitimate update? I just installed it two days ago from your website.

I get a notice that Firefox wants to update. I click go ahead. My Webroot Secure pops up to state there is a risk of infection and denotes it as pua. something or other. Is this a real threat or is Firefox attempting a legitimate update? I just installed it two days ago from your website.

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James
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There was a chemspill update yesterday as in Firefox 33.1.1

https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/33.1.1/releasenotes/

peterbmetcalf
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But does firefox do the updates in the background, without any popup windows? If so, then when I see a popup purporting to update firefox, I will know it is fake and let my AV do what it asks to do - get rid of it. The name of the threat was pua.firefoxadmin or something like that. On the other hand, if there is a setting stipulating that I always be asked (I thought I asked at install that firefox just do the update automatically) and this creates a popup, I will allow the update.

How do I check to see if I am being notified of each update and asked to approve?

cor-el
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You can find the update settings here:

  • Tools > Options > Advanced : Update