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Firefox Download contained a Trojan

Dec 19, 2012 8:10AM PST

When downloading any applications for installation always be careful. Looking to re-install FIREFOX I ran a search. mozilla-firefox.ez-download.com/ looked like a legit source URL. My Norton even indicated it was OK. After the download a malware scanner I had running indicated it contained TROJAN.W32.Mal.Gen.43923 and disabled the file! A closer look at the hit list turned up at least four bogus file sources. The real one was way down the list. I was in the process of cleaning up after "search.us.com" had stolen my browser home pages. I could not clean up FIREFOX so I de-installed it. I almost installed a worse problem. It's getting harder and harder to get what you really search for with all the search engine corruption going on.

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The right place is www.mozilla.org
Dec 19, 2012 8:17AM PST

To download Firefox, you need to go to http://www.mozilla.org . That's where you're supposed to go. If you go anywhere else, it's at your own risk, as you've seen. I see they have it here at CNET as well, and I've never had a problem with anything I've downloaded from CNET.

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Please post this to the download.com forum.
Dec 19, 2012 8:19AM PST
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You got much more than just the Trojan.W32 malware.
May 27, 2013 9:20AM PDT

In a hurry did the same thing. By the time I figured out what happened it was to late. I never trust cleaners or system restore so I just reload a saved image.