Every 2-3 days I get a "patch" from Firefox. WHY?
This just began a month or so ago. I will suddenly get a notice of a patch to add to my Firefox. When I open it goes through a 0-10 sequence installing then I can go back to the browser work. What is the sudden change and whuy is this happening when for 10 years of use it never has before?
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hi, 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.
if you have opened this malicious download already then, next to the security software already in place, you should run a scan with various other security tools like the free version of malwarebytes, adwcleaner & eset online one-time scanner.