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Scammers Are Exploiting a Firefox Bug to Freeze Your Browser

EPISODE · Nov 7, 2019 · 3 MIN

Scammers Are Exploiting a Firefox Bug to Freeze Your Browser

from Security, Spoken · host WIRED

Scammers are actively exploiting a bug in Firefox that causes the browser to lock up after displaying a message warning that the computer is running a pirated version of Windows that has been hacked. The message, which appears without any any user interaction upon visiting a site, reads: Please stop and do not close the PC … The registry key of your computer is locked. Why did we block your computer? The Windows registry key is illegal. The Windows desktop is using pirated software. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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