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Firefox does not launch a website when I click a link.

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When I click on some links firefox opens a new tab but does not launch the web page. The tab says (GIF Image, 1 x 1 pixels) but the screen is blank. I can get to the sites on my wife's firefox, but not on mine or on chrome from my computer.

When I click on some links firefox opens a new tab but does not launch the web page. The tab says (GIF Image, 1 x 1 pixels) but the screen is blank. I can get to the sites on my wife's firefox, but not on mine or on chrome from my computer.

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Some firewalls like Kaspersky can block content and send a 1x1 GIF image instead.
Kaspersky: Protection > Firewall > Filtration system: disable the "Banner Ad Blocker"

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Some firewalls like Kaspersky can block content and send a 1x1 GIF image instead.
Kaspersky: Protection > Firewall > Filtration system: disable the "Banner Ad Blocker"

See: