Can't download or open PDFs via links on web pages? Clicking links to PDFs in web pages only results in blank "new" tabs opening in Firefox...WHY?

Links to PDFs on webpages only opens a "new" tab which is blank. I cannot download or open PDFs. This started a couple of weeks ago.

See this support article. 
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-repeatedly-opens-empty-tabs-or-windows
Then view - '''Change-the-action-for-a-content-type'''

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I have attached the url of the unwanted site.

Use this add-on [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/custom-new-tab/ '''Custom new tab'''].

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Please say my can i download the cyan update via pc with Nokia software recovery tool.....
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If I can do it please say how I do It........ Please attach a video link about It.... If available......
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As of lately every time I am using safari and click on a link (i.e to get to the next page in a trademe search) a new tab opens up like a pop up. Normally it is some kind of advertisement. This just keeps happening and I can't figure out how to stop it happening. Sometimes it will open a whole new window but 90% of the time it is just a new tab that pops up. I can be simply looking for a recipe on Google and before I know it I have 10 tabs open of advertisements.
~feeling frustrated, please help me

There is no need to download anything to solve this problem.
You may have installed the "VSearch" trojan, perhaps under a different name. Remove it as follows.
Malware is constantly changing to get around the defenses against it. The instructions in this comment are valid as of now, as far as I know. They won't necessarily be valid in the future. Anyone finding this comment a few days or more after it was posted should look for more recent discussions or start a new one.
Back up all data before proceeding.
Step 1
From the Safari menu bar, select
          Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Extensions
Uninstall any extensions you don't know you need, including any that have the word "Spigot," "Trovi," or "Conduit" in the description. If in doubt, uninstall all extensions. Do the equivalent for the Firefox and Chrome browsers, if you use either of those.
Reset the home page and default search engine in all the browsers, if it was changed.
Step 2
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.vsearch.agent.plist
Right-click or control-click the line and select
          Services ▹ Reveal in Finder (or just Reveal)
from the contextual menu.* A folder should open with an item named "com.vsearch.agent.plist" selected. Drag the selected item to the Trash. You may be prompted for your administrator login password.
Repeat with each of these lines:
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.daemon.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.vsearch.helper.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/Jack.plist
Restart the computer and empty the Trash. Then delete the following items in the same way:
/Library/Application Support/VSearch
/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/Jack
/System/Library/Frameworks/VSearch.framework
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Sounds like this bug:
* [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=644729 bug 644729] - Popup window with all toolbars visible causes new tabs to open in another browser window
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type in the address bar '''about:config'''
then press the button '''i'l be careful i promise'''
then type in the bar '''browser.tabs.insertRelatedAfterCurrent'''
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I do not want that.
I want this:
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each time open a new tab.

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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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