Firefox 3rd Party Installer Campaign – Mozilla Community Portal

Re:Firefox 3rd Party Installer Campaign – Mozilla Community ... by yellow_lead on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @10:04AM (#40788798)

So Mozilla wants me to search the web and install random binaries claiming to install Firefox, and in return they'll put my name on a blog post and (maybe?) send me merch? Who thought of this?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Firefox 3rd Party Installer Campaign – Mozilla Community ... by tristan957 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @02:32PM (#40791882)

Why would you have to install anything?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Firefox 3rd Party Installer Campaign – Mozilla Community ... by yellow_lead on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @02:16AM (#40796934)

> How can I know if an installer is not official?

> A: On Windows, when you open the downloaded .exe file, you’ll see a pop-up with a “Verified publisher” name. If “Mozilla corporation” is the publisher you have an official installer, else it’s not.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Firefox 3rd Party Installer Campaign – Mozilla Community ... by tristan957 on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @05:27PM (#40804795)

If you see a Windows exe anywhere not from a Mozilla domain, you should report it as unofficial.

[ Parent | on HN ]