Firefox shortcut on desktop is displaying a padlock. What does this mean and how do I get rid of it?

The Firefox shortcut on my desktop is displaying a padlock. It did not have this earlier today and I have no idea where it came from or what it means. When opening Firefox with this shortcut the page is then outlined in red. Does anybody know what has caused this and how to get rid of it?
== This happened ==
Just once or twice
== Today about 30 minutes ago

Maybe your security software (anti-virus, firewall) is blocking Firefox.
Did you look in the settings there?
See also [[Firewalls]] and http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firewalls

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