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i have windows 8 and i installed the latest version of firefox any time i click to go to a site i get redirected to an unwanted site and i cant figure out how t

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i bought a new computer with windows 8 i installed the latest version of firefox i keep getting redirected to sites that i dont want to go to and they usually are unsafe this does not happen with my old computer with windows 7 how do i block this

i bought a new computer with windows 8 i installed the latest version of firefox i keep getting redirected to sites that i dont want to go to and they usually are unsafe this does not happen with my old computer with windows 7 how do i block this

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Does it happen just for your search engine links or for every link you click on (including inside the websites)?

9/10 times such redirections are done by some toolbars/plugins installed by outside programs (e.g you installed a freeware program and agreed to installing a new toolbar/search engine to your firefox). Try looking for these. If you find them, just uninstall them. Also, search for malware.

If that doesn't help, try making a screenshot of the changed links so that we'll know what you're dealing with.