The following contents are guides on removing firefox-patch.js Pop-up from both Windows OS and Mac OS. Section A is for Windows OS Users, Section B is for Mac OS Users, please read the corresponding steps to delete firefox-patch.js Pop-up from your computer. I know the patch is a scam, as I've check the internet and see others have experienced the same problem. Is there any way I can stop receiving the firefox-patch.js patch request? It comes up very often when I open chicagotribune.com.

No it is not legit. The fake updates exe can install things like trojans, viruses or unwanted software based on past reports.

Allow Popups Firefox Windows 10

The desktop Firefox is not just for Windows as it is for Mac OSX and Linux also so .exe would not be an effective way to send out Firefox updates. The updates are done internally in Firefox with a .mar file or by download from mozilla.org like say www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/

Firefox Popup Blocker Addon

Even if Mozilla were to use .exe for Firefox updates on Windows, they would be serving them from a *.mozilla.org url and not from random websites with weird names.