Report a possibly fake firefox update being provided on *****
while browsing through image results on google the tab redirected itself to ***** where it asked to download a new firefox update. This update was repored to be containing a malicious software by windows malicious software removal tool. Also the website looks fake.
'''Edited by a moderator to remove link that will install malware'''
Yes. That website is fake. When the site is accessed, a rogue anti-virus software attempts to install. You can read an article about it [http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2010/07/fake_firefox_flash_update_is_r.php here.] Report the page by going to Help | Report Web Forgery. I will also let the people who are looking into this scam know about this link.
Also see [[Updating Firefox]]
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i researched on it in the web and i realized that i have just downloaded a fake firefox update which probably has a virus on it.
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A FAKE FIREFOX UPDATE ATTEMPTED TO LOAD ON MY COMPUTER ON JULY 15TH
THIS IS A WARNING THAT A FAKE FIREFOX UPDATE ATTEMPTED TO LOAD ONTO MY COMPUTER THIS EVENING 7-15-11
MY ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE IDENTIFIED THE FAKE DOWNLOAD AS A TROJAN VIRUS. THERE IS NO SUCH NOTICE ON REAL DOWNLOAD.
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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! -
Where can we report malware posing as Firefox updates?
I had a pop up window in firefox with url mediaupdate41.com/476/?v1=1&v2=1&v3=1 This pop up window declared that the Firefox video player needs to be updated. Newest version released: December 23, 2014. I think it's pretty clear this is some sort of attempt to install malware or perform some other nefarious deed. Where would be the best place to report this type of incident? Screenshot of the pop up window is included.
http://www.mozilla.org/legal/fraud-report/
Which is the Report Trademark abuse link on bottom of many mozilla.org pages including here. -
I use the Firefox Google as my homepage. I searched for something and it went to the "you need to update your firefox" so I did...then I realized that it wasn't processing the update the way a normal update from Firefox would. Ever since then, I have had Internet Explorer PopUps and now I have audio running even though there is no program for it to be running on...like a webpage running in the background.
Do a full scan with your Anti-Virus application.
Then do scans with different Malware applications.
Install, update, and run these programs in this order. '''''(Not all programs detect the same Malware.)''''' They are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have.<br />
''Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.''
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - [http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php] <br />
SuperAntispyware - [http://www.superantispyware.com/] <br />
AdAware - [http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/] <br />
Spybot Search & Destroy - [http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html] <br />
Windows Defender: Home Page - [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx]
If these don't find it or can't clear it, post in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help: <br />
[http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php] <br />
[http://forum.aumha.org/] <br />
[http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/] <br />
[http://bleepingcomputer.com] -
Fake firefox update infected my PC with virus.
its blocking my anti-virus software from scanning. i've tried system restore, tried downloading another anti-virus program but nothing works.
how do i remove it?
here is the link i got the virus from:
http :// www .cuvce .com /download/install.php?browser=Firefox&id=3518780938&redirect=http %3A// home. mcafee. com/Root/Campaign.aspx%3Fcid%3D70294%26ss%3D0%26rid%3D20%26ths%3D%26trj%3D%26vir%3D%26pup%3D%26virc%3D%26trjc%3D%26pupc%3D%26webd%3D%26web%3D
''Disabled the link - TonyE''Seems that you may not be alone and that the site may also have targeted other browsers with fake offers see http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Chrome/thread?tid=620fcf39daabc04a&hl=en
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I deleted the "upgraded" version and tried to reload the latest version from Firefox website. I could download it but could not run it. Computer asks for an application to run the file with, and there is none. Also, all of my system applications now no longer respond.
That does sound suspicious. You may want to run some supplemental scans. These two tools are highly regarded:
Malwarebytes Anti-malware : http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free
SUPERAntiSpyware : http://www.superantispyware.com/
If your system is clean of malware, you could completely remove all versions of Firefox and install again.
First, I strongly recommend backing up your Firefox settings for future recovery. See [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information Backing up your information]. (You can copy your entire Firefox profile folder somewhere outside of the Mozilla folder.)
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Fake Java Update Crashes Illustrator in CS6
Normally a very cautious fellow, but albeit in a rush to finish a deadline yesterday, I opened my Adobe Illustrator app and a pop-up appeared that looked like a genuine notice from Java to update my software. Erroneously thinking it was something the app needed (because I recently updated to Maverick on my Mac) I clicked to get it out of the way. Illustrator crashed almost immediately. I spent hours trying to fix it. Even re-installing Illustrator did not help. Finally, I checked my Illustrator plug-ins folder and sure enough—there was an innocent looking plug-in called "SubScribe.aip." I trashed it and Illustrator started right up. Be aware my fellow graphic designers—this new fake Java update is a nasty one.
ovelky wrote:
- I did a Google search of SubScribe.api and Astute Graphics was not mentioned in any of the results
- the thing that made me most suspicious was the name of the plug-in itself “SubScribe.” That does not sound like the name of a graphics plug-in. It sounds like a spam
Regarding those, see my link in post 2 above, it is indeed a plug-in.
ovelky wrote:
Do you see what I mean?
No, I honestly don't, see my previous posts as to why.
If you truly feel there was a "fake Java update", that installed a non compatible plugin for the sole purpose to get your Illustrator to crash, then perhaps you need to write/contact both Oracle concerning a possible "fake Java update" and Astute Graphics to let them know they were associated with said "fake Java update" and one of their plugins was bundled inside to mysteriously cause havoc upon Illustrator users.
When you do please refer to this thread in your correspondence with them and let us know what the results and outcome are from both Oracle and Astute Graphics. -
Im running vista here. A firefox 27.0.1 update notice keeps popping up by my toolbar on bottom right side of my screen.. and goes away. Moments later a big EMPTY firefox update box appears in the middle of my screen. All it lets me do is close it, but it always comes back about 2 hours later.
I think its an empty fake !!!
How do I get rid of it .... please help me.Normally warnings are fakes but in your case I am not sure.
Your sytem info aside is indicating you are using Firefox 21, so either you are using an out of date and unsupported version of Firefox, or something is going wrong and Firefox is not reporting the correct information.
When you use the Firefox button and the help option you should get an option about firefox that confirms the version you are using.
Possibly you have security software preventing updates. Have a look at these articles then please post back and confirm what version you are using.
*[[Update Firefox to the latest version]]
*[[How to fix the Update Failed error message when updating Firefox]] -
Hello. Since my last firefox update, I have been unable to type an email - the box within which one would usually type does not appear when I press 'reply' to a received email, or press 'compose'. The email provider is '123-reg.co.uk. I have been using both firefox and the provider ['webfusion Ltd/webmail123] successfully for well over a year. The provider says it is a browser problem. I can still add an attachment to the email header, which successfully can be sent, but the recipient gets my standard email 'signature' with font messages and the attachment. Can anyone help? My email addresses are [email protected] [this is the one with the issue] and [email protected] in English
== todayMy daughter has had her Razr for about 9 months now. About two weeks ago she picked up her phone in the morning on her way to school when she noticed two cracks, both starting at the camera lens. One goes completely to the bottom and the other goes sharply to the side. She has never dropped it and me and my husband went over it with a fine tooth comb. We looked under a magnifying glass and could no find any reason for the glass to crack. Not one ding, scratch or bang. Our daughter really takes good care of her stuff, but we still wanted to make sure before we sent it in for repairs. Well we did and we got a reply from Motorola with a picture of the cracks saying this was customer abuse and that it is not covered under warranty. Even though they did not find any physical damage to back it up. Well I e-mailed them back and told them I did a little research and found pages of people having the same problems. Well I did not hear from them until I received a notice from Fed Ex that they were sending the phone back. NOT FIXED!!! I went to look up why and guess what there is no case open any more for the phone. It has been wiped clean. I put in the RMA # it comes back not found, I put in the ID #, the SN# and all comes back not found. Yet a day earlier all the info was there. I know there is a lot more people like me and all of you, but they just don't want to be bothered so they pay to have it fix, just to have it do it again. Unless they have found the problem and only fixing it on a customer pay only set up. I am furious and will not be recommending this phone to anyone. And to think I was considering this phone for my next up grade! NOT!!!!
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I'm using a Mac OSX platform for my computer system. Is there any reason why McAfee SiteAdvisor and Rapport virus protection software programs are not compatible with Firefox updates? What virus protection software is Mozilla suggesting to use with Firefox?
Download the latest version of Trusteer Rapport from here: <br />
http://www.trusteer.com/book/rapport-installation-links
The McAfee Site Advisor is blocklisted in Firefox 5 due it being the #2 cause of crashes. McAfee is developing a new add-on, which is due to be ready in late July. See the McAfee forum for more information. <br />
https://community.mcafee.com/message/195191#195191
Try this add-on to replace the Site Advisor: <br />
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/wot-safe-browsing-tool/ -
Most (if not all) of my lab machines have lost their proxy settings...weird...has never happened before. Because the settings were in firefox, I assume it is because of a recent firefox update. First...is there any way to revert back to the previous settings so I don't have to manually reconfigure all users on all machines. Second...please make sure that this doesn't happen again when updates are implemented. Third...does anybody know anything about pushing out a proxy setting through ARD?
Sound like a corrupted or deleted file prefs.js in the [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder]
See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Preferences_not_saved -
So I've created a Software Update Group and I did NOT want anything in there dealing with Internet Explorer 11 since the organization is currently stuck at using 10 as the highest. So I made sure that Internet Explorer was NOT in the list and then I deployed
the package.
After running my Overall Compliance report it shows that the systems are compliant, but when I view the "Compliance 5 - Specific Computer" I see that "Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems" is listed in the report.
This is just a testing phase right now and I have not created a WSUS like Domain level GPO. I understand that the SCCM client creates a local policy on the clients for the location of the Software Update Point (Specify
Intranet Microsoft update service location), but the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is set to Not Configured, which it looks like when this
is set, the "Install updates automatically (recommended)" at 3AM is the default.
Is the reason why the "Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems" update is showing up in the list due to the fact that the "Configure
Automatic Updates" policy is set to Not Configured
and therefore it is still reaching out to check Windows Update online?
So, if I do create a Domain level GPO to Disable the "Configure
Automatic Updates" policy, then the "Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems" update would not show up in the "Compliance 5 - Specific Computer" report?
By the way, I have a Software Update Maintenance Window configured for the hours of 1AM-4AM so the 3AM default time falls within this time frame, therefore, I am assuming the SCCM 2012 client will not allow the Windows Update Agent to install the "Internet
Explorer 11 for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems" update, even though it has detected it is "Required".
ThanksBut, don't you need a Deployment Package in order to deploy the Software Update Group? The Software Update Group uses the downloaded updates contained in the Deployment Package located in, wherever the Package Source is, right?
One more quick question that you will know right off hand, because, well, you just will I'm sure.
No. The software update group really has nothing to do with any update packages. The update group assigns updates to clients and in turn clients use update packages to download assign and applicable updates from. There is no connection between the two though
as the client can download an update from any available update package. Thus, it's more than possible to updates in an update package that are not in any update groups and it is also possible for an update to be in an update group without being in any update
package.
If the "Configure Automatic Updates" policy is set to "Not Configured" and since this keeps the 3AM Automatic Updates default, if I was to remove the Software Update Maintenance Window from being between 1AM-4AM, will the WUA agent install updates
at 3AM, or no because the SCCM 2012 client still manages and oversees it and basically blocks that from occurring?
No, ConfigMgr does not in any way block the WUA; however, the WUA can only autonomously install updates it downloads directly from WSUS. Thus, since there are no updates approved or downloaded in your WSUS instance, there's nothing for it to download and
install. If you happen to actually be going into WSUS and approving updates (which you should not be doing as its unsupported), then yes, it actually would install updates -- this is outside of ConfigMgr's control though. Generally, disabling the WUA via a
GPO is the recommended to prevent any accidental installations or reboots (as the WUA wil also check for initiate pending reboots outside of ConfigMgr).
Lots more info in these two blog posts:
- http://blog.configmgrftw.com/software-update-management-and-group-policy-for-configmgr-what-else/
- http://blog.configmgrftw.com/software-updates-management-and-group-policy-for-configmgr-cont/
Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com -
I installed V8.0.1 several weeks ago (or what I thought was V8.0.1) and got Awesome Screenshot (A.S.). Although it was stated that AS was not compatible with V8.0.1 I installed it any way and it worked. I have been using it every day until this morning. Another Firefox update came down this morning. Although I clicked the “Update Later” box, it updated at that time anyway. (This has happened every time I received an update in the past and clicked “Update Later” box, but that another problem; not the issue today.) After today’s update completed and I restarted Firefox. I check the version and it still was V8.0.1. All of my extensions were gone. I followed the instruction for re-enabling. All of the extensions were marked “disabled”. Only two of them had “enable” buttons (Garmin Communicator and InvisibleHand), both of which I didn’t load nor use. All extensions had “Remove” buttons. Is there any way for me to get A.S. working, I use it often. If not, how about “Screengrab”. That’s better than nothing.
I am using Windows XP Professional SP3.
Thanks for your help.
Andy Marino
[email protected]There is a known issue where multiple instances of plugin container open if history or cookies are cleared. Are you, or some utility clearing firefox cookies or history, that could be the reason. This problem continues even if plugins are disabled in Firefox.
*Are you opening multiple instances of Flash Player ?
* Is the problem reproducible ? <br/> for instance does it always crash the plugin or cause it to hang if you use a particular site ?
If you get the FlashPlayer plugin crashing use the option to submit the crash reports, it is then possible to follow them up. It is possible to stop the plugincontainer opening, but that could result in a firefox crash. Of course the firefox crash can also send crash reports out, and that could be useful.
* see [[plugin crash reports]]
* [[what is plugin-container]]
* [[firefox crashes]]
There are some problems with FlashPlayer currently under investigation, and there may be other threads in the forum about problems. (e.g. Bug 561019 - Plugin waveOutOpen hangs )
Sometimes using Firefox 3.6 is a workaround that helps with FlashPlayer problems, if you wish to experiment with that consider installing firefox Portable and using Firefox 3.6.23 (or soon 3.6.24) for tests with flash player, whilst keeping firefox 7 for day to day browsing.
* [[http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable/localization#legacy36]]
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