Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of. You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software: * [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner] * [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware] * [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility] * [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro] * [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner] Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article. You can also try this. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/adblock-plus-pop-up-addon/ Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

hello, go to firefox > addons > extensions and remove the analytics & searchgby addons - they sound rather suspicious... [[Disable or remove Add-ons]]

This seems to have done the trick. So far so good. Thanks!

I went into the task manager thru AVG PC tuneup (paid app) and found Severe weather alert. It is not in the registry. Stop it, right click to go to the containing folder and shift delete it. Do the same thing to conduit, whose folder is in the same directory.