Firefox keeps opening random website on it's own after regular intervals

Firefox keeps opening some random websites (alpha.com or something etc.) after regular intervals on its own. I have installed all the latest updates of flash etc. but it doesn't seem to solve the issue.

Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. 
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. 
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan. 
*http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
*http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
*http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx - Microsoft Safety Scanner
*http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
*http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.
*http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?qid=208280684
See also:
*"Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

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Firefox keeps opening tabs on it's own whether I am on-line or not. I have reset several times and there are no pipe characters in the home page address.

Firefox keeps opening tabs whether I am on-line or not. These are often games pages, but not always. I have reset several times and there are no pipe characters in the home page address. This is not the first time this has happened. The first time was a couple of months ago and a reset cured the problem, but this time it does not. How can I stop this occurring?

'''''If this can happen with Firefox completely closed:'''''
Some malware simply launches pages in your default browser from outside Firefox. Definitely scan for malware using some of the tools listed in our support article: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]].
There might be an additional step:
Last year, many users reported advertising tabs opening randomly, sometimes even when Firefox was closed. It turned out that a program had created scheduled tasks to open those pages at certain times of day.
You can check the Windows Task Scheduler:
* Windows XP: Start button > [All] Programs > Accessories> System Tools > Scheduled Tasks
* Windows Vista/7: Start button > Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Task Scheduler
* Windows 8: ?? You might try the charms bar search box if you don't find it in the control panel.
* Past threads on the "dsite" problem:
** [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/967667 How can I keep Firefox from opening a window to website tofushopnews.com]
** [https://support.mozilla.org/questions/965048?page=2#answer-461509 How do I get rid of sponsorship tabs that open automatically?]

Cant get Safari or Firefox to open youtube website anyone else having this problem?

I can't get safari or firefox to open youtube website, keeps saying server not available and it has been doing it for a month. Anyone having this problem?

Hello,
'''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode|Firefox Safe Mode]] is a troubleshooting mode that turns off some settings and disables most add-ons (extensions and themes).
''(If you're using an added theme, switch to the Default theme.)''
You can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:
* On Windows: Hold the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* On Mac: Hold the '''option''' key while starting Firefox.
* On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run ''firefox -safe-mode'' (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
[[Image:Safe Mode Fx 15 - Win]]
'''''If the issue you can open Firefox in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]] article to find the cause.
''To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.
Thank you.

Firefox keeps opening window after window on it's own

Very often, when I try to run my firefox to explore various websites, it will suddenly start jumping to a different site. If I hit the back button, it goes back to where I was, and immediately jumps forward again. If I close the browser, a new one opens up...sometimes three or four windows at a time. I am currently using a Windows 7 machine, but it also occurred on my Windows XP computer. This has happened on 2 machines, both connected and disconnected from my wireless network, and with differing softwares loaded on each. Therefore, I firmly believe it must be something wrong with the software itself.

You may have a content type incorrectly set to "Use Firefox". This article should help - [[Firefox keeps opening many tabs or windows]], start with the section "Change the action for a content type".

When I want to mail a web-page or link firefox keeps opening new windows and cannot be stopped.

My laptop is a Samsung R730 (quite happy with it). I use Eudora for e-mailing. If I want to mail a web-page or link and click under 'file'to send it, Firefox starts opening new tabs without stopping up to over a hundred. I have to brutally switch off my lap-top, start agaiu. Restart Firefox which wants to open all the old tabs, click it off quickly. After that I can reopen to normal.

You get that problem if you select the Firefox program to handle a file if you get an "open with" dialog.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+keeps+opening+many+tabs+or+windows

Firefox keeps opening things in new windows

Every time I click to open something in a new tab, it opens in a new window instead. I checked to see if I'd accidentally changed my options to make things open in new windows instead of tabs, but I hadn't. Also, every time I start Firefox, three windows pop up instead of just one. They seem like little things, but it's really irritating.

Hi Fantasmically,
You might want to take a look at [[Firefox keeps opening many tabs or windows]]. It seems to be spot on for the issue you are describing.
You might also want to try starting Firefox in [[Safe Mode]]. If you don't have the issue while all of your add-ons, extensions, and themes are disabled, you can try adding them back in one by one until you find the culprit. You should look at the [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting-extensions-themes Extensions and Themes troubleshooting guide ] and the [[Troubleshooting plugins]] article as well.
Hopefully this helps!

IPhoto keeps opening randomly

After I updated my Mac to Os X Lion, I noticed that iPhoto keeps opening randomly, by itself, for no reason. No, I am not plugging in a camera, or my iPod, or anything- it just opens by itself. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? It also says that new pictures that aren't in your library have been found, but then they aren't there. Can anyone help with this too?

Go to your Pictures Folder and find the iPhoto Library there. Right (or Control-) Click on the icon and select 'Show Package Contents'. A finder window will open with the Library exposed.
Look there for a Folder called 'Import' or 'Importing'.
Drag it to the Desktop. *Make no other changes*.
Start iPhoto. Does that help?
If it does then look inside that folder on your desktop. Does it contain anything you want? If not you can trash the folder.
Regards
TD

Firefox keeps remembering a website and won't allow me to log out and will not return to login page. been to cookies, saved passord options, nothing helps

firefox keeps remembering a website and won't allow me to log out and will not return to login page. been to cookies, saved password options, says no password is saved but it is. nothing helps

It might be that you are logged in with HTTP authentication (either basic or digest). This authentication is arranged by the browser, so you would have seen a pop-up dialog asking for a user name and password while logging in. It seems that these are cached by the browser and it requires you to restart the browser to log out...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_access_authentication
http://www.tolaris.com/2009/09/08/logging-out-of-http-auth-with-firefox/
Because I found that having to restart the browser quite annoying I stumbled on this question and also on the HTTP Logout add-on that allows you to log out without restarting your browser. Not many sites use HTTP Authentication, but you might give it a try.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/http-logout/

Firefox keeps crashing randomly. I've tried refreshing, reinstalling, and clearing redundant plugins. Help please...

Hi,
My Firefox keeps crashing, seemingly randomly. It could be when I open a new page, or when just reading through a page of text.
I've tried starting in safe mode, doing multiple refreshes, reinstalling Firefox, and disabling redundant plugins like multiple shockwave.
Any help would be appreciated. I love Firefox, but this has been making it extremely frustrating to use.
Here are just a few of the crash reports from the last few days:
bp-f563e7d2-6bc7-404b-b5f3-6e3c52150313 3/13/2015 9:34 AM
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bp-9bfdfff4-7ee4-482a-92db-d23b92150313 3/13/2015 12:36 AM
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bp-9d66be85-0853-4740-9997-688b72150313 3/12/2015 8:15 PM
bp-1b71540a-4040-405d-81c5-cb95d2150313 3/12/2015 7:10 PM
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Thanks,
Josh

hi Josh, that looks like a crash triggered by your nvidia graphics driver in relation to hardware acceleration in firefox - please try [[Upgrade your graphics drivers to use hardware acceleration and WebGL|updating the graphics driver]] for your model on the nvidia website, or in case this doesn't solve the issue or there is no new version available at the moment, disable hardware acceleration in the firefox ''menu ≡ > options > advanced > general'' (that setting will take a restart of the browser to take effect).

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Put some serious hours into finding a solution for this problem last night, just obsessed now.
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As per an older post by Linc Davis I booted into recovery mode and had no problem opening the sites in Safari.
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 8 GB RAM
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 Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
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 BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0
 AirPlay: Version: 1.9
 AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0
 iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
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 OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 7:32:33
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 APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121.33 GB)
 EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
 HD (disk0s2) /: 120.47 GB (25.12 GB free)
 Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
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 Apple Inc. iPhone
 Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
 Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
 Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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 [loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist
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 [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
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 LaunchBar
 iClipboard
 iTeleport Connect
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 Flash Player
 iClipboard
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 AdobePDFViewer.plugin
 Default Browser.plugin
 Flash Player.plugin
 FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
 Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
 iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
 JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
 QuickTime Plugin.plugin
 Silverlight.plugin
 VLC Plugin.plugin
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 Mobile backups: OFF
 Auto backup: NO
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 Destinations:
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 Total number of backups: 1
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 2% EtreCheck
 1% fontd
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 0% coreservicesd
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 0% notifyd
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 90 MB Finder
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Zebcreed
Did u resovle this issue?!?
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Macs are epic. They are fast, look good, and are high quality. However, they don't like having a full hard drive. This guide will help you to free up that extra space.
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Delete apps that you do not use. Drag and trash the unused apps. Manually search and remove application-related preference and support files, or try to use uninstaller tools like CleanGenius or AppZapper to uninstall applications.
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Tabs and new windows keep opening. My norton tells me that I am accessing known infected websites.How can I fix this.
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Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/disinfection/5350 Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [http://general-changelog-team.fr/en/downloads/viewdownload/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner AdwCleaner] (for more info, see this [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ alternate AdwCleaner download page])
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
Also, if this has been happening since you downloaded Firefox, and you did not download Firefox from the Mozilla website, please uninstall Firefox and download a new copy at:
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Or if you need a different localization:
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

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There is no need to download anything to solve this problem.
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Back up all data before making any changes.
One of the steps in the article is to remove malicious Safari extensions. Do the equivalent in the Chrome and Firefox browsers, if you use either of those. If Safari crashes on launch, skip that step and come back to it after you've done everything else.
If you don't find any of the files or extensions listed, or if removing them doesn't stop the ad injection, ask for further instructions.
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Install system data files and security updates (OS X 10.10 or later)
or
Download updates automatically (OS X 10.9 or earlier)
if it's not already checked.

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I have " Open a new Tab in the current Window" select in Preferences.
Why then does this version (Version 4) keep opening new Windows, rather than new Tabs in the current Window.
This feature worked fine in 3.6.1.3, but in Version 4, it is a frigging pain in the rigging!
C'mon, Mozilla - time for an URGENT update ...

That issue can be caused by an extension that isn't working properly.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

Firefox keeps opening in a new tab

I continuously have to disable the option within Firefox to open new windows in a new tab instead.
This seems to work properly for an intermittent amount of time and then randomly, I'll click a link and instead of being redirected to a new window, the URL will be displayed in a new tab instead.
I'll then repeat the process of going to tools -> options -> and unchecking the option for opening in a new tab.
This process will then be good for an undisclosed amount of time before reoccurring. Is there something wrong here or is there some tweak that I can do to only allow new windows?
I only really enjoy tabbed browsing when I explicitly want a tab. Otherwise when I click links I like them to open in new windows instead of tabs.

Hi,
Please check if there are more than one entry in '''Tools''' ('''Alt''' + '''T''') > '''Options''' > '''General''' > '''Home Page:'''.
Useful links:
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Options%20window All about Tools > Options]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config_entries about:config Entries]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Page%20Info%20window Page Info] Tools (Alt + T) > Page Info, Right-click > View Page Info
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard%20shortcuts Keyboard Shortcuts]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Viewing%20video%20in%20Firefox%20without%20a%20plugin Viewing Video without Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox Firefox Profile Folder & Files]
[https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options#Browser Firefox Commands]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Basic%20Troubleshooting Basic Troubleshooting]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/common-questions-after-upgrading-firefox-36 After Upgrading]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe%20Mode Safe Mode]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic Extensions]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20extensions%20and%20themes Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes]
[https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Troubleshooting%20plugins Troubleshooting Plugins]
[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Testing_plugins Testing Plugins]

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Firefox keeps reopening my old tabs every time i exit and return. this is an annoying feature for me and i would love if someone could help me resolve the issue. I just want Firefox to open at my home page when i launch the program

TOOLS then OPTIONS then in GENERAL TAB at Start up in session WHEN FIREFOX STARTS put SHOW MY HOME PAGE and put your home page in HOME PAGE session down this one. Dont forget to click OK to save changes.
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