Attempting to close a tab results in duplicate tabs opening up in browser

Hi everyone! A couple of months ago I purchased a Logitech M310 wireless mouse. It's been working great so far. The other day I noticed something really weird. I use the middle-click button to open links in new tabs or to close existing tabs. When I attempted to close an existing tab, what ended up happening was that the tab duplicated itself. When I closed those tabs, they duplicated themselves. And so on and so forth. I used the middle-click button as well as the left button to close the tabs. After closing 10-12 tabs, I'm then finally able to close the window.
Visual example:
[tab a][tab b] *attempts to close tab b. results in duplicate.*
[tab a][tab b][tab b] *attempts to close both tab b*
[tab a][tab b][tab b][tab b][tab b] *tries again but they're amoebas*
[tab a][tab b][tab b][tab b][tab b][tab b][tab b]
My mouse settings are correct and I checked my computer for viruses as well as spyware. All clean. I'm not sure what is wrong so any input would be great!

ya I'm aware of the shortcut keys. Been using a mac since they came out. She is used to interaction with the mouse, hence the specific question as to where the X has gone.

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