I was just browsing the "Google News" page.
I clicked on an interesting looking headline.
My browser froze for a short time.
When the new tab opened, it was a page telling me I had an outdated version of Firefox.
The download window opened (without my consent), with a file that contained the word "Firefox" but was otherwise unfamiliar.
I closed the download window and the tab.
The download window opened again.
I closed it again.
"Help" + "About" reassures me that I'm up to date.
BE CAREFUL OUT THERE !
Follow up:
The same link appears clean now.
The MercuryNews (a California based news site) must have been hacked, and then cleaned up.
OR ... Google had a contaminated redirect link.
Thank, Pete. (https://www.sysnative.com/forums/images/smilies/sysnative2_PROD/thumbsup2.gif)
Quote from: Corrine on June 24, 2020, 04:45:49 PM
Thank, Pete. (https://www.sysnative.com/forums/images/smilies/sysnative2_PROD/thumbsup2.gif)
A quick search indicates that it's NOT NEW. It just happened to be the first time I stumbled upon it.
I guess it could also have been an ad that the Mercury News didn't screen thoroughly.