A website is posing as Firefox update site, forces you to download a probably malicious fake firefox-update.exe
The site
http:// firefox.perl .sh/
is posing as a firefox update site, and tries to get you to run an executable (firefox-update.exe)
''Edited to disable the link - TonyE''
'''I had something similar happen to me a couple of days ago but the page was what looked like a 'Firefox Reported Attack Site' page!'''
I went to Google and searched for 'Mystical pictures of London'>clicked 'Images' and on the first page of Google Images there was a picture that was out of place and lets say a little explicit.
I couldn't make it out properly so clicked on the Pic. That's when i got redirected to what looked like the Firefox Reported Attack Site page, but it had a 'Download Updates' tab instead of the usual 'Get me out of Here' tab. I then got a Prompt saying:
'The Website has been blocked based on your security preferences.
Click 'OK' to download and install firefox updates.
I clicked 'ok' knowing i would then get the prompt to save the file, so i could have a better look at what it was!
I then took a screenshot of the pop up prompt and clicked cancel.
Then run a full scan with Malwarebytes
and it found a 'Rough Installer' Virus!
Now i need to find a way of reporting this!?
(Leaving a space or spaces in the links)
The link on the Pic said:
mysticalparty. png
On the prompt it said:
You have chosen to open
firefox_update_2011. exe
Which is a: Binary File
from: http:// dl. av2011. co. cc
I have also saved the Log from my MBAM scan.
I hope i have not broken any rules putting the info up here, but i'm no Techno Wizz...I just don't want anyone else to make the same mistake as me and want this site Reported and closed down!
Any Help or Advise would be Great!
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