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Does a firefox update ever require a computer restart?

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KenCar
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I downloaded an update on 2/3 to Firefox and after executing the downloaded file, message said I needed to restart my computer. I stopped there. Do I have a malware download, not a real Firefox update?

I downloaded an update on 2/3 to Firefox and after executing the downloaded file, message said I needed to restart my computer. I stopped there. Do I have a malware download, not a real Firefox update?

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Paul
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Hi

Did the update message look like the image in this article?