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Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« on: September 17, 2018, 10:12:24 AM »
Hello, I'm having an issue where avast picks up Firefox Monitor (2.2) on Firefox 62 as a bad browser add on.

I cannot find this add-on in the extensions section of Firefox, and if I remove it using Avast it seems to replace itself soon after.

I saw this post from Mozilla - https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2018/06/25/testing-firefox-monitor-a-new-security-tool/ - and I wondered if this was a built-in Firefox function that is being wrongly flagged?

Advice on resolving this would be appreciated.

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2018, 10:35:48 AM »
Start a topic in V&W and post your logs there: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?action=post;board=4
Instructions (basic diagnostic logs): https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=194892.0
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2018, 12:52:40 PM »
Thanks Asyn, but I don't believe this is a virus issue - I've already scanned with Malwarebytes and it found nothing, it seems more likely to be an issue between Avast's Bad Browser Add-ons function and an add-on packaged within the new version of Firefox.

It would also help if Avast gave more information on why it felt the add-on was poor - just what is the rating based on?

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2018, 12:57:34 PM »
Thanks Asyn, but I don't believe this is a virus issue - I've already scanned with Malwarebytes and it found nothing, it seems more likely to be an issue between Avast's Bad Browser Add-ons function and an add-on packaged within the new version of Firefox.
OK, as I'm on FF ESR, wait for one of the guys with FF 62+ to confirm.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2018, 03:16:01 PM »
James,
It's a "new" feature that "they" are trialling in Firefox v62, but for now I believe,
only in the U.S.A.
ref; > https://www.notebookcheck.net/Firefox-62-comes-with-Firefox-Monitor-that-notifies-if-you-ve-been-pwned.324598.0.html
& > https://www.tomshardware.com/news/mozilla-firefox-monitor-browser-security,37365.html

It's already been asked about in the mozillaZine support forum.

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2018, 04:27:23 PM »
Thanks Mike, that makes sense.

I will try the advice to - "Those who wish to disable Firefox Monitor altogether can do so by going to about:config?filter=extensions.fxmonitor.enabled and setting the preference to False." - and see if this resolves the issue with it and Avast.

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2018, 04:59:37 PM »
Yes I'm in Canada and am not experiencing any unexpected behavior or Avast alerts using FF 62. :)

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2018, 05:24:20 PM »
As @Mike23 said, it is only being trialled for some US users at the moment.

If the "extensions.fxmonitor.enabled" pref is not present in about:config, you don't need to do anything: the extension is not active.

I'm not in North America.  The add-on has been loaded (it is in about:debugging) but is inactive for me.

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2018, 06:50:13 PM »
I'm not among the US residents that are included, as 'extensions.fxmonitor.enabled' does not show in About:Config.  Some would consider this a privacy issue.
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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2018, 10:13:50 AM »
As an update, I changed the language in Firefox to EN-GB from EN-US (something that I should have done a long time ago), and that seems to have excluded me from the trial - no issues with Avast scans after doing that.

It may reoccur if Mozilla decide to do a global rollout, but hopefully Avast will be aware by then and the issue will be resolved.

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2018, 11:08:30 AM »
Hi James, thanks for the feedback.
W8.1 [x64] - Avast Free AV 23.3.8047.BC [UI.757] - Firefox ESR 102.9 [NS/uBO/PB] - Thunderbird 102.9.1
Avast-Tools: Secure Browser 109.0 - Cleanup 23.1 - SecureLine 5.18 - DriverUpdater 23.1 - CCleaner 6.01
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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2018, 12:42:49 PM »
I had this avast alert, bad reputation "privacy coverage" addon yesterday on w7 64b, firefox 62 but especially in French language.

Today , with w10 (always with FF62 french) , there is not alert.
Will try again with w7.

Edit:OK now even with (yesterday) W7 os
Avast has certainly fixed the problem with a VPS update ?
« Last Edit: September 20, 2018, 01:16:06 PM by chris.. »

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Re: Bad Browser Add On - Firefox Monitor 2.2
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2018, 05:57:26 PM »
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