You should download such an updater file as this is likely causing you to get infected.<br /> Only download and update Firefox via the official Mozilla servers or use Help > About to check for updates.<br /> If you have run this file then you should be safe.<br /> If you have started this file then you should do a check for malware. ---- Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer.<br> Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware.<br> All these programs have free versions. Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan. *Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware:<br>http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php *AdwCleaner:<br>http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/<br>http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml *SuperAntispyware:<br>http://www.superantispyware.com/ *Microsoft Safety Scanner:<br>http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx *Windows Defender: Home Page:<br>http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx *Spybot Search & Destroy:<br>http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html *Kasperky Free Security Scan:<br>http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller. *Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller:<br>http://support.kaspersky.com/5350?el=88446 See also: *"Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

Whenever you get a message / popup that software / files need to be updated,<br><br> <u>'''''DO NOT USE ANY OF THE PROVIDED LINKS'''''</u>.<br><br> While this may be a legitimate message, it could also be <u>'''''Malware or a Virus'''''</u>. Any time you want or need to check for upgrades, go to the web site of the <u>'''''True Owner'''''</u> of the program in question. For example, to check out Firefox, go to '''''[https://www.mozilla.org Mozilla.org]''''' or '''''[http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/ Firefox In Any Language]'''''.