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Offline ChrysZ

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Wells Fargo (False Positive Threat Detected)
« on: August 22, 2019, 08:28:10 PM »
Could someone check Wells Fargo website:  159.45.170.145.

I'm getting a message saying it is a Phishing site...hard to believe unless they were hacked.

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Re: Wells Fargo (False Positive Threat Detected)
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2019, 09:19:58 PM »
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« Last Edit: August 22, 2019, 09:21:45 PM by Pondus »

Offline ChrysZ

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SOLVED Re: Wells Fargo (False Positive Threat Detected)
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2019, 02:07:43 AM »
I just needed to refresh Firefox Quantum. Instructions are here:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/refresh-firefox-browser-windows

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Re: Wells Fargo (False Positive Threat Detected)
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2019, 03:19:05 PM »
Hello  ChrysZ.

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Our virus specialists have been working on this problem and they informed me that this detection is correct.