is this legitimate firefox patch? https://uabeeprozdravi.net/4071186994515/1471211073152671/firefox-patch.js
I run mozilla/firefox. This java script patch was apparently sent to me from firefox - is it legitimate?
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meridianclan said
I run mozilla/firefox. This java script patch was apparently sent to me from firefox - is it legitimate?
Are you thinking it was from the Firefox web browser or from Mozilla simply because it had a big Firefox icon on page?
Anybody can create a page with a product icon and then serve a fake download and claim it was a update for said product. This has been done with Flash Player and Java plugins for a long while for example. The random name of the website for example should raise a big flag on its legitimacy.
Mozilla does have a legit new Release recently as Firefox 48.0 was released on Aug 2nd and can be updated internally in Firefox by checking for updates or by download from say www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/
This unfortunately has been going on for a couple months now as I added the uabeeprozdravi to the long list of fake sites at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056
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STOP! That is a malware phish.
Mozilla has not changed the way Firefox updates: you would never get a popup emanating from suspiciously named website, you would never get a download dialog, and updates are never .js files.
About This Attack
Please see: I found a fake Firefox update
Since these redirects seem to be triggered by ads on some websites, you might consider an ad blocking extension such as the following:
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/
Updating Safely
Please see: Update Firefox to the latest release
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meridianclan said
I run mozilla/firefox. This java script patch was apparently sent to me from firefox - is it legitimate?
Are you thinking it was from the Firefox web browser or from Mozilla simply because it had a big Firefox icon on page?
Anybody can create a page with a product icon and then serve a fake download and claim it was a update for said product. This has been done with Flash Player and Java plugins for a long while for example. The random name of the website for example should raise a big flag on its legitimacy.
Mozilla does have a legit new Release recently as Firefox 48.0 was released on Aug 2nd and can be updated internally in Firefox by checking for updates or by download from say www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/
This unfortunately has been going on for a couple months now as I added the uabeeprozdravi to the long list of fake sites at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/712056
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