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recieved msg from a firefox blog that said it is the real firefox, is it?

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jmatacola
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I have received messages that say they are the real firefox and request that I click on the links for security etc. -blog.mozilla.the.den are they real or fake?

I have received messages that say they are the real firefox and request that I click on the links for security etc. -blog.mozilla.the.den are they real or fake?

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Pretty much anything mozilla.org should be official.

ex: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Over_100_domains

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the-edmeister
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blog.mozilla.the.den = not genuine - a fake

jmatacola
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thank you and you might want to check this out http://blog.mozilla.org/theden/2013/04/24/hidden-fun-in-firefox/ http://blog.mozilla.org/theden/2013/06/10/download-the-real-firefox-and-avoid-spyware-imposters https://blog.mozilla.org/theden/2013/06/12/firefox-add-ons-for-fun/

the-edmeister
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That is not the website that you posted initially!

https://blog.mozilla.org/theden/ is an official Mozilla website.

James
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Pretty much anything mozilla.org should be official.

ex: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Over_100_domains

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