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I keep getting a full page in the FF orange that says "Crital Update - Install

altimate2455
altimate2455
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I periodically get a full page orange with the FF logo that says critical patch with a log in. Is this a FF real patch or fake?

I periodically get a full page orange with the FF logo that says critical patch with a log in. Is this a FF real patch or fake?

Mafitar da aka zaɓa

That is a fake update message.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/i-found-fake-firefox-update

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Zaɓi Mafita

That is a fake update message.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/i-found-fake-firefox-update

jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Cancel/Esc that download, then right-click the back button to see which site it loaded from. Often these phishing scams spread through advertising networks on popular sites. If you do not already use an extension that blocks unwanted ads, you might consider trying one. This one is popular:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/