Page update Mozilla Firefox add-on - How to remove

Page update is an unwanted add-on for Mozilla Firefox. It is quite unlikely that people will make their personal decision to install it. In fact, it was very uneasy for us to download the add-on solely for the purpose of analyzing its impact on the Mozilla Firefox browser. However, we found out that the Page update add-on is distributed through up-date.to pop-up windows.

After performing a thorough analysis of browser modifications introduced by the add-on we came to the conclusion that it is absolutely not safe and should be immediately disabled and removed. A similar resolution was made by many reputable anti-malware programs and online website scanners. Page update is considered as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Additionally, it injects its intrusive web push notifications feature in order to display intrusive advertisement banners while you surf the web. The up-date.to website distributing the add-on is therefore considered to be dangerous. Unfortunately, many anti-virus programs sometimes fail to properly identify the attack of the malicious pop-up in Mozilla Firefox, thus allowing Page update add-on to be installed.

How does Page update affect Mozilla Firefox

The up-date.to pop-up promoting Page update add-on produces an absolutely misleading alert mentioning that you need to update your Flash Player to the latest version. This is the text most likely displayed by it:

Click here to update to the latest version Flash Update recommended Please install the new Flash Player (Recommended) – based on ffmpeg the leading Audio/Video codec library – supports *.FLV.*AVI.*MPEG*.MOV*.SWF and more – super fast and user-friendly interface – 100% free & safe – share it with your friends

Some people might think that this update is important, so they mistakenly agree with the proposal. By doing so users actually give their permission for Page update to access their data for all websites, display push notifications and access browser tabs. The add-on, once active, starts causing unwanted browser redirections to random websites.

These redirections will not be safe and you may end up visiting the resources that promote rogue security programs, browser hijackers and other PUPs. In addition, Page update will start displaying the great multitude of advertisement banners and sponsored links whenever you surf the web through your Mozilla Firefox. This is done through the feature of push notifications integrated into the Page update add-on. It is clear that the multitude of these ads will not be relevant to your areas of interest, so you will be pretty much distracted from performing your important tasks on your computer. Page update add-on infiltration methods.

The up-date.to alert promoting Page update add-on could appear in your computer simply as a result of you visiting some malicious websites. You could click on the suspicious link through spam emails or via the messages on social networks. Sometimes the misleading link leading to the up-date.to website could be masked under some tricky offer to participate in a pseudo survey or questionnaire promising you to win a certain prize. You never know what to expect when you are online. Unfortunately, the Internet right now is not a secure place, so many adware distributors refer to all kinds of deceptive techniques to force people into downloading junk and even malicious software.

The occurrence of up-date.to alert could be also the result of some adware already running within your computer. If so, the adware may be fully controlling your browser settings and redirecting you to many random websites of an extremely bad reputation. This all may result in even more severe damage to be caused for your computer.

How to remove Page update add-on

In Mozilla Firefox, access its settings in the form of three horizontal lines. Click on “Add-ons”. Locate Page update extension, disable and delete it. As you see, manually deleting the add-on is not difficult. By the way, Mozilla Firefox settings are absolutely the same both in its Windows or Mac versions. Another important step to accomplish is scanning your computer with reliable security software.

This is necessary because sometimes the manual system or browser fix might help only partially. There could be some remnants of the adware still causing the damage for your system. We recommend that you refer to the help of either Spyhunter that will perform a thorough analysis of your computer, identify leaks in your system security and will fix all available vulnerabilities.

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TopRemoving Page update Mozilla Firefox add-on from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Page update Mozilla Firefox add-on related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Page update Mozilla Firefox add-on, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.