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FYI - Firefox 58.0.2 issue

  • February 5, 2018
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mhasman
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Firefox version 58.0.2, which was available few days ago, just stoped working.

macOS shows the message that applications should go to Trash.

Version 58.0.1 is available from Mozilla.

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    • SGill
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    • February 5, 2018

    Looks like the app's live updater has reverted to 58.0.1 now. Still using 58.0 here...

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    • cybermac
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    • February 6, 2018

    Did you download and install any Mac software from the MacUpdate site on the first or second of February? If so – and particularly if the app was Firefox 58.0.2, OnyX, or Deeper – you may well have installed a malicious cryptocurrency miner, which has been dubbed OSX.CreativeUpdate.

    https://eclecticlight.co/2018/02/03/new-mac-malware-osx-creativeupdate-distributed-by-macupdate-site/

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    • SGill
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    • February 7, 2018

    It appears that the offending link from macupdate.com was deleted on February 1st. The download had a fake mozilla domain address as well:

    https://digitasecurity.com/blog/2018/02/05/creativeupdater/

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