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Fake Firefox update bundles Trojan add-on

Scammers are attempting to trick Firefox users into downloading backdoored software via spam emails that supposedly advertise an "update" to the open-source browser. A run of spam emails circulating over the weekend all include links to a download that bundles together a Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1 installer and a password-stealing …

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Shane8
FAIL

lol?

********.btopenworld.com/firefox.asp could of at lease disguised the link in a href tag.

weegie.geek
Facepalm

Nice one BT...

And while it's widely known, BT haven't blackholed the IP.

John Fielder
Headmaster

Firefox users fell for this?

But I thought Firefox users were more intelligent than other internet browser users. Surely they did not fall for this?

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Mips
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Childcatcher

Also seen on..

.. McAfee. Now there's a surprise.

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