SCAM WARNING: beware of being a Mozilla Firefox prize-winning searcher

PhylPho

See attached screenshot.

Using my Firefox browser, I ran a routine Google search last night for something or other but before the results appeared, an unexpected screen suddenly showed up congratulating me on being a Firefox 5-billion searcher.

Obviously a scam; the invitation to click on any of the prize boxes is also -- obviously -- an invitation to click on a link that will bring malware / ransomware.

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Silver_Shark

Does seem too good to be true. I'm a Firefox user, thanks for the warning.

p3ncilsharpener

I bet the one who won a PS3 is a bit miffed.

robatwork

Brad Jenkins my bony !!!!!!

p3ncilsharpener

robatwork said:

Brad Jenkins my bony !!!!!!

Funny how Brad was the last winner 2 years ago but the "Recent winners" at the bottom all won over the last 4 months.

ElefantEd

I'll have to ask Andre and Therese what they bought with their Google play cards.

molerat

I would be more concerned about the security levels you have set on your system.  How did you even manage to get something like that popping up in the first place ?

p3ncilsharpener

molerat said:

I would be more concerned about the security levels you have set on your system.  How did you even manage to get something like that popping up in the first place ?

It's an ad.

molerat

p3ncilsharpener said:

molerat said:

I would be more concerned about the security levels you have set on your system.  How did you even manage to get something like that popping up in the first place ?

It's an ad.

and ?...............

mattyprice4004

p3ncilsharpener said:

molerat said:

I would be more concerned about the security levels you have set on your system.  How did you even manage to get something like that popping up in the first place ?

It's an ad.

Thank you Captain Obvious, but such ads shouldn’t appear when running a Google search unless some kind of adware etc has infected the PC. 

Google don’t run ads like this. 

ItsComingRome

mattyprice4004 said:

p3ncilsharpener said:

molerat said:

I would be more concerned about the security levels you have set on your system.  How did you even manage to get something like that popping up in the first place ?

It's an ad.

Thank you Captain Obvious, but such ads shouldn’t appear when running a Google search unless some kind of adware etc has infected the PC. 

Google don’t run ads like this. 

Then OP was mistaken and wasn't running a routine search, they must have clicked a link.