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When clicking on links a blank page loads initially with'about:home' in the address bar is this spyware?

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is it spyware,a trojan or a geniune program?

is it spyware,a trojan or a geniune program?

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"about:home" is the address of the default Firefox home page. It normally appears in the first tab when you open a new window, and is not a sign of any problem.

If the home page is showing up when you don't expect it to, it might be a problem with your system, or something that you can change with a setting. Please provide more details if there's something you want to change.

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"about:home" is the address of the default Firefox home page. It normally appears in the first tab when you open a new window, and is not a sign of any problem.

If the home page is showing up when you don't expect it to, it might be a problem with your system, or something that you can change with a setting. Please provide more details if there's something you want to change.

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Thank you, I will keep a check on it