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I refreshed Firefox (biggest mistake) Right click on the mouse still won't open tab in a new tab or new window what to do?

Right click on the mouse gives me way too many options - way more than the half dozen or so that I had before - how can I shorten the list?

Entering a search question and hitting enter does nothing. Entering a search question on top bar does not open

what to do?

I refreshed Firefox (biggest mistake) Right click on the mouse still won't open tab in a new tab or new window what to do? Right click on the mouse gives me way too many options - way more than the half dozen or so that I had before - how can I shorten the list? Entering a search question and hitting enter does nothing. Entering a search question on top bar does not open what to do?

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hi, this is likely happening because something on your system has overwritten all the default search providers in firefox. in order to recover please download and reinstall firefox from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/ on top of your existing version.

since this is a behaviour often caused by adware on a system, please also run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the free version of malwarebytes and adwcleaner.

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

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hi, this is likely happening because something on your system has overwritten all the default search providers in firefox. in order to recover please download and reinstall firefox from https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/ on top of your existing version.

since this is a behaviour often caused by adware on a system, please also run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the free version of malwarebytes and adwcleaner.

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

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THANK YOU!!!!!!! It worked. (My husband followed your instructions, I felt I should leave well enough alone!) Appreciate your help.