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Page download halted when mouse/curser stops moving

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clverba
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I need to continuously move the mouse/curser for the pages to download. As soon as I stop, the download stops. Please help as this is frustrating. I have Windows Vista.

I need to continuously move the mouse/curser for the pages to download. As soon as I stop, the download stops. Please help as this is frustrating. I have Windows Vista.

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hello clverba, multiple other affected users have reported that this was an issue caused by malware on their pc. please run a full scan of your system with the free version of malwarebytes and adwcleaner (both these security tools are free).

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

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philipp
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hello clverba, multiple other affected users have reported that this was an issue caused by malware on their pc. please run a full scan of your system with the free version of malwarebytes and adwcleaner (both these security tools are free).

Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

clverba
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Thanks Philipp! Worked like a charm.