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any reason why when I open my Firefox, it starts to open Facebook automatically without asking in multiple tabs?

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Every time I try and open my Firefox.. it is fine and the minute I go to another website, Facebook starts to open automatically without asking and in about 10 seconds, the browser opens a new tab with Facebook again.

Any ideas?

Every time I try and open my Firefox.. it is fine and the minute I go to another website, Facebook starts to open automatically without asking and in about 10 seconds, the browser opens a new tab with Facebook again. Any ideas?

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This issue can be caused by the Facebook Toolbar 1.7.3 extension.

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I do not have a Facebook Toolbar or any other plug-in or add-on on my Firefox that has anything to do with Facebook. It also happens when I open my IE

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Hi moscadini,

Have you set it as your home page?

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No I do not. I have My Yahoo! as my Home Page

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Try clearing the cache:

Clearing Firefox Cache

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Clear Cookies & Cache

Check and tell if its working.