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Get rid of the marketplace.firefox,com site that keeps downloading on start up

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  • Last reply by cor-el

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This website loads an ad for downloading to Android which I don't have and it's a nuisance. I've tried blocking it without success. This ad loads before my home page and I have to close it before I can do anything else.

This website loads an ad for downloading to Android which I don't have and it's a nuisance. I've tried blocking it without success. This ad loads before my home page and I have to close it before I can do anything else.

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Does this occur on another browser on your mobile device? Can you try uninstalling Firefox then reinstalling it on your mobile device to see if it helps or not?

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I don't have a mobile device - that's why it's a nuisance. No other browser either.

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This could be set as your homepage? See How to set the home page to check.

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Firefox is my default browser and it's connected to that somehow. I have Yahoo as my homepage. This program showed up when I downloaded the latest version of Firefox.

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Your homepage has nothing to do with Firefox being your default browser. Did you read the hyperlinked support page?

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I've read so many pages and nothing explains how to get rid of Marketplace.firefox.com

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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.

So your home page setting is correct?

If you do not keep changes after a restart then see:

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.

Modified by cor-el