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When PC starts up, it automatically starts Firefox with 2 recaptcha tabs

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j0p3Y
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Maybe also a security issue?

Hi, When my PC starts up, it automatically starts up Firefox with 2 recaptcha tabs. Nowhere have I set anything to startup Firefox (not in Start menu). Also, nowhere have I got a recaptcha-bookmark that I saved. How can I get rid of this or find out what's going on? Thank you, greetings from the Netherlands, Joop

Maybe also a security issue? Hi, When my PC starts up, it automatically starts up Firefox with 2 recaptcha tabs. Nowhere have I set anything to startup Firefox (not in Start menu). Also, nowhere have I got a recaptcha-bookmark that I saved. How can I get rid of this or find out what's going on? Thank you, greetings from the Netherlands, Joop

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FredMcD
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j0p3Y said
Nowhere have I set anything to startup Firefox (not in Start menu).

When looking thru the system startup, check every entry. Not just for Firefox. This could be because an entry is calling a web link. Or, one of the startup programs is doing this.


Firefox starts automatically when I restart Windows {web link}