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Has Firefox been sending out "Firefox Critital Updates Needed...Click here now" on my computer screen?

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Hi: Last week I couldn't even log into Firefox. Now, after I'm in for awhile, my screen goes orange, a big Firefox creature comes on the screen and it says "Critical Firefox Update needed NOW!....click here to begin update". Then when I clicked on it, I get a warning screen saying for me not to download anything suspicious, or from an unknown source. When I looked at the source line, it says something weird. it does not say Firefox. It is from someone else I don't recognize. So I did NOT download this.

So my question is, is Firefox themselves sending out this critical update message, or is this just another scam?

Hi: Last week I couldn't even log into Firefox. Now, after I'm in for awhile, my screen goes orange, a big Firefox creature comes on the screen and it says "Critical Firefox Update needed NOW!....click here to begin update". Then when I clicked on it, I get a warning screen saying for me not to download anything suspicious, or from an unknown source. When I looked at the source line, it says something weird. it does not say Firefox. It is from someone else I don't recognize. So I did NOT download this. So my question is, is Firefox themselves sending out this critical update message, or is this just another scam?

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Thanks for reporting a fake update. Please see the article I found a fake Firefox update.

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Zgjidhja e Zgjedhur

Thanks for reporting a fake update. Please see the article I found a fake Firefox update.

Donna5
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Hey guys! If you get something across your screen that says "Firefox Critical Update....click here!", DON'T DO IT!!!! IT IS A MALWARE SCAM! Instead, hit "cancel" and get out of there!

I asked Firefox.com and they said that Firefox automatically does updates and will NEVER ask anyone to download an update!

Thankfully, I had a malware protection program that told me to "beware, this is not a protected site". Also, note the originator. If it doesn't have a name you recognize, NEVER download it! It may infect your computer!