810938 - Reported Web Forgery new tab

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: Untriaged, defect)

Description

[Kaye]

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:16.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/16.0
Build ID: 20121024073032

Steps to reproduce:

I keep 2 tabs open - Facebook and email


Actual results:

I keep getting new windows opening that McAfee stops, but the Tab says "Reported Web Forgery"
Reported Web Forgery! 
 
          This web page at seth.avazutracking.net has been reported as a web forgery and has been blocked based on your security preferences.
         
        
          Web forgeries are designed to trick you into revealing personal or financial information by imitating sources you may trust.Entering any information on this web page may result in identity theft or other fraud.


Expected results:

Nothing should be allowed to open a new tab unless I request it.  I tried to do a creen print for you, but was unable to.  I currently have 8 tabs like this opened, but stopped by McAfee.

Comment 1

[Josh Matthews [:jdm]]

I suspect you'll want to try running Firefox in safe mode; this sounds like an addon running amok in your browser. Try following the instructions at http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode .

Comment 2

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

This doesn't look by a valid bug report but rather a malware infection.
Looking for suspicious addons by running in the safemode is a hood start.

This is a similar case: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic474829.html

Comment 3

[Ioana (away)]

WFM on the 11/13 Nightly.

Kaye, please consider the above comments. If you can reproduce this issue while in safe mode, please reopen the bug.