Lately I've had a tab open telling me to update firefox (not like the normal updates) . When I check with the firefox browser, it says its updated. IS this a p

Is this a phishing attempt or a problem with firefiox?

What is the timing of this suspicious tab appearing?
* Any new window (e.g., Ctrl+n): your home page may have been modified. You should be able to edit that in the Options dialog. [[Startup, home page and download settings]]. If your change doesn't stick between startups of Firefox, check for a user.js file which might dynamically alter your startup settings. See this article for more information: [[How to fix preferences that won't save]].
* Startup only: some malware has been discovered to modify the target of the desktop shortcut used to start Firefox (adding a URL to open). Right-click the shortcut > Properties > Shortcut tab, check the target and make sure it is just the path to firefox.exe and doesn't have any additional parameters after that.
* Time of day: some malware has been discovered to create a scheduled task that will launch a page in your default browser at a particular time. You can check here: Start button > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler
* Other: you may have rogue software running continuously on your system. Please try the scanning/cleaning tools listed in this support article: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]].

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