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I had a pop up display asking me to install an update ... seems sketchy to me

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Just as above -- pop-up says to install urgent update -- full splash page...

Just as above -- pop-up says to install urgent update -- full splash page...

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After I posted my reply I noticed that Philipp had posted exact the same reply, so I deleted mine.

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hi ZnLP, this is a scam tactic that is trying to trick you into installing malware, so don't download or execute this kind of stuff just because of a popup or redirect on a website! updates are handled automatically by firefox so you don't have to download anything for that (and you can always initiate a manual check for updates in the firefox menu ≡ > help ? > about firefox).

we suspect this is coming form "malvertising" (=ads placed on legitimate websites that redirect you to this fraudulent message), so using an adblocking addon like https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ would also help with that.

I found a fake Firefox update

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After I posted my reply I noticed that Philipp had posted exact the same reply, so I deleted mine.

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