Can't access certain sites only on firefox even after reinstalling

Hi,
Today I couldn't access certain sites like my university site and google (had to use yahoo to search). I tried restarting FF in safe mode, reseted FF to factory settings, deleted FF and erased all its data and reinstalled FF23.......
But it still doesn't solve the problem. I have no problems accessing these same sites with another browser. When I access these sites with FF, with by clicking search on my search bar or clicking a bookmark or hyperlink, FF just gives me no response, as if I didn't click anything. If I click to open the link in a new tab, it just displays a blank tab as if I've just pressed Ctrl + T
Can anyone help me with this please? Thanks.

Hello ashash, check if your firewall or your security software blocks firefox access for the specific sites.
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