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How can I stop the clown whistle that opens with firefox

AnonymousUser
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When I open Firefox browser a non-stop "clown whistle" starts playing and I need to know how to stop it. Internet Explorer works fine. Norton Security claims no viruses on my system.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

I opened my firefox browser

User Agent

Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; FunWebProducts; GTB6.4; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729)

When I open Firefox browser a non-stop "clown whistle" starts playing and I need to know how to stop it. Internet Explorer works fine. Norton Security claims no viruses on my system. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == I opened my firefox browser == == User Agent == Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Windows NT 6.0; Trident/4.0; FunWebProducts; GTB6.4; SLCC1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; Media Center PC 5.0; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729)

Chosen solution

That is an issue with the "Cool Previews" extension. See [tiki-view_forum_thread.php?locale=en-US&comments_parentId=678288&forumId=1]

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AnonymousUser
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It started today about noon EST when checking MSNBC for news. Norton finds nothing. Downloaded and installed 3.6.3. Still there, wont stop!

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Chosen Solution

That is an issue with the "Cool Previews" extension. See [tiki-view_forum_thread.php?locale=en-US&comments_parentId=678288&forumId=1]

AnonymousUser
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Many Thanks - that fixed it!