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New Suspicious tab opens after every update

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chetanaverineni
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after every update of firefox a new tab opens up with the site called grabber(looks suspicious). Did anyone experience this or is this some kind of virus in my computer that is opening this website after every update. attached a screenshot for reference.

after every update of firefox a new tab opens up with the site called grabber(looks suspicious). Did anyone experience this or is this some kind of virus in my computer that is opening this website after every update. attached a screenshot for reference.
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FredMcD
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Let's start with

You may have ad/mal-ware. Further information can be found in this article; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed free to use malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.