I just got an alert that looks suspicious to me.
Just prior to a popup I received a "banner-type" message stating: Mozilla Security has found critical process activity on your system and will perform fast scan of system files. The link was: http://schofrong. ce. ms/index.php?Q0HhdNRdbRFGcXrFMwRNmiiIDT27T2PErWT+HBDJ5x2CjSA4iKs+GgP24qTs1lidsxWlnC30GQoz6Z69odrN5lAEO1uMweADPl5RCAy66d0=
THEN: THE POPUP
Here is link: http://lonen. ce. ms/index.php?Q8jhctQnbWtGMHpcM7xNGSjlDaW7L2OtrY3+UBAb5zuCdyBUiCw+sQPY4u3si1g0s86lBS3/GZg06pkpp63Nb1NuO6aMjuCtPoVRPgzD6bc=
STATING:
Firefox security alert Scanning of your system is currently on, please wait until the end. Your system affected by numerous virus attacks, Mozilla Firefox recommends you to install proper software to protect your computer Quick scan system: Scan complete Number of scanned objects: 2380 Number of infected objects: 93 Name Type Threat level W32.Nimba.J@amm Virus Medium Trojan Horse IRC/Backdoor.SdBot4.FRV Virus Medium W95/Elkern F-Secure Virus High AdvWare.Hotbar Virus High W95/Elkern F-Secure Virus High Trojan Horse Generic11.OQJ Virus High SHeur.ZSQ Virus High Trojan.Qoologic Virus High Recomended: Click "Start Protection" button to erase all threats
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You have been visiting a web site that has been infected or that is hosting malware.
Never respond unrequested pop-ups that try to persuade you to download and install software.
Doing that is the way to get malware because no decent company would use such methods to inform you about that.
You only saw an animation and not a real scan of your computer.
If they want to force visitors to install malware then they make all buttons do that including a No or Cancel button, so be careful with clicking in such a pop-up.