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Everytime I open Firefox I get a second tab opening Free software from Downloads.com and the saying "You have chosen to open setup_av_free.exe. How do i stop it?

widds1965
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Everytime I open Firefox I get a second tab opening saying "Free software from Downloads.com" and then a box says "You have chosen to open setup_av_free.exe."

How do i stop it please?

Everytime I open Firefox I get a second tab opening saying "Free software from Downloads.com" and then a box says "You have chosen to open setup_av_free.exe." How do i stop it please?

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the-edmeister
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Do you have that page set as one of your Firefox Homepages??

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page

widds1965
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My home page is set to http://www.google.co.uk/firefox|http://download.cnet.com/3001-2239_4-10019223.html?spi=63a6e4efa756f73ff9b9d3ce6b3f047a&part=dl-85737

and therefore I've found the problem! Can't believe that I didn't spot that.

Thanks.

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You're welcome. Please mark this thread as SOLVED.