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clicking exit on a program causes a notice that "Browser has attmpted to block closing of the program". This is a secure financial program that it attempts to prevent closing.

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Use Firefox to go online to a bookmarked program and opened it with security infor and password and used details in the program. Click on exit bullet of program which normally presents an item stating "you are logged off". This time (and it hjappened three times) an item showed which said 'Browser has attempted to prevent closing(exiting) this program. I clicked my online status exit bullet to clear the screen.

Use Firefox to go online to a bookmarked program and opened it with security infor and password and used details in the program. Click on exit bullet of program which normally presents an item stating "you are logged off". This time (and it hjappened three times) an item showed which said 'Browser has attempted to prevent closing(exiting) this program. I clicked my online status exit bullet to clear the screen.

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You may need to bookmark a different page to access that online application, like the window before that logon page that is autofilled by Firefox. Firefox doesn't allow a website permission to close a window that the program didn't open.