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A phishing pop-up appeared when I tried to download the new firefox.

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It's telling me my computer has a virus so, give my password and call this number they are pretending is Windows Support. Is there even a new firefox?

It's telling me my computer has a virus so, give my password and call this number they are pretending is Windows Support. Is there even a new firefox?
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Thanks for reporting a fake update. Please see the article I found a fake Firefox update.

To close this page >> Open Task Manager >> Force-kill firefox.exe processes.

Only download Firefox from: https://firefox.com

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Oh, wow, I guess I did save that file and I found it in my downloads. I wish I could include a screenshot of that item here because it looks so legit. Sometimes I get too much in a hurry. Thank God I didn't open it.

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