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Firefox cannot display a frame due to protection reasons? Why did this pop up?

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I have had Windows Live Hotmail open all day today, having it minimised in a tab. I switched back to the tab much later on during the day and I got a message which was something along the lines of "For security, Firefox has blocked this page from displaying a Frame" or something rather. I am not sure if this is because of a virus or??? What's a frame and why would I get this message all of a sudden?

I have had Windows Live Hotmail open all day today, having it minimised in a tab. I switched back to the tab much later on during the day and I got a message which was something along the lines of "For security, Firefox has blocked this page from displaying a Frame" or something rather. I am not sure if this is because of a virus or??? What's a frame and why would I get this message all of a sudden?

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Can anyone please help me out? I would much appreciate it.

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"Clear the Cache": Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Offline Storage (Cache): "Clear Now"
"Remove the Cookies" from sites that cause problems: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

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Hi Cor-El, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, I am not asking for a solution but instead a clarification. I would like to know why a website would suddenly do this when it has been open all day in a tab? Is it a security threat, or something on my PC?

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Could you please provide clarification to my post above? Thanks.