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firefox has a million pop ups and takes over the page im looking at

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Larry56
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When im doing anything with firefox (ex search, reading a page, watching movie) i will get a million pop ups. some are there own pages in the background and most will open in new tab on page. it will take over the page im on and i will be stuck closing everything out to my desk top and re opening a page. i have the pop up blocker on but doesn't do anything.I am using a mac. the browser is pretty much useless at this point and this is the longest i have been on a page in weeks.

When im doing anything with firefox (ex search, reading a page, watching movie) i will get a million pop ups. some are there own pages in the background and most will open in new tab on page. it will take over the page im on and i will be stuck closing everything out to my desk top and re opening a page. i have the pop up blocker on but doesn't do anything.I am using a mac. the browser is pretty much useless at this point and this is the longest i have been on a page in weeks.

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philipp
philipp
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hello, this sounds like a problem possibly caused by adware on your computer. please go to the firefox menu ≡ > addons > extensions & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc).

also see Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

FredMcD
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Possible Mal-Ware Scan For Macs

cor-el
cor-el
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You get tabs opening endlessly if you select the Firefox program to handle a file when you get an "Open with" dialog.

Rename (or delete) the mimeTypes.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder to reset all file actions.

You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)