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Thanks for the warning...
watch out for firefox warnings............
Reported Attack Site! - Security Tool's Latest Trick
Riding on Firefox's ability to block attack sites, Security Tool, a rogue antivirus application, is attempting a new trick. It wasn't too long ago when it utilized the Firefox Update Flash feature to push its wares.
This time, when an unsuspecting user visits the page, it gets a very authentic-looking Firefox block page
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Riding on Firefox's ability to block attack sites, Security Tool, a rogue antivirus application, is attempting a new trick. It wasn't too long ago when it utilized the Firefox Update Flash feature to push its wares.
This time, when an unsuspecting user visits the page, it gets a very authentic-looking Firefox block page.
But, this is no ordinary block page. It is special in the sense that it offers a download that you can install to update your browser!
Brilliant right? So yeah, an unsuspecting user may end up downloading the ff_secure_upd.exe file and installing the rogue AV.
Actually… If scripts are enabled in your browser, you don't even need to click on the "Download Updates!" button. It will just offer the Rogue to you:
Reported Attack Site! - Security Tool's Latest Trick - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab
thanks for posting this i recently started using firefox i really wasn't interested but im enjoying the speed ebenfits especially playing texas hold'em poker
I will defently look into that
Looks vaguely familiar.
notice none of the examples are using windows 7. I don't think those rogues are much of a threat to any but the dumbest of 7 users.
Public hangings is in order here. Thanks for the update.
Hah, clever, but I don't use that block feature, it gets in my way.