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I upgraded my Firefox and downloaded the newest version 64Bit, What is this message ? :Email hack: Hyperlink your selected text by pressing [Ct

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Why am i seeing this on my Firefox home screen ? When i see the word hack I panic!!!

Email hack: Hyperlink your selected text by pressing [Ctrl + K] then pasting a link. Begone vile pulldown menu.

Why am i seeing this on my Firefox home screen ? When i see the word hack I panic!!! Email hack: Hyperlink your selected text by pressing [Ctrl + K] then pasting a link. Begone vile pulldown menu.

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A hack means in this case a quick workaround for something that can take more effort. You copy the link from the location bar and can paste it everywhere like in the textarea you use for a reply or in an email composition textarea.

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The home screen is something you often choose yourself.

What are you using as your homescreen ? Perhaps a screenshot will help.

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it's a genuine mozilla snippet at the homepage: https://snippets.mozilla.com/show/6454/

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Asịsa Ahọpụtara

A hack means in this case a quick workaround for something that can take more effort. You copy the link from the location bar and can paste it everywhere like in the textarea you use for a reply or in an email composition textarea.