Firefox switches back to originating site instantaneously.

This question, I'm sure, has been asked before. I just can't seem to find the CORRECT solution.
This has been going on now for, I know, a year or more. I just get tired of trying to find the solution so I just deal with it. Well, I've got to the point that someone has had to have the same problem as I and has found the solution.
Problem: Almost(not every time), when I open a link in a new window, after the site opens, FF immediately switches back to the originating website from where I clicked the link. I then I have to reselect the the new window for FF to refocus on it.
This does not seem to be version specific only because FF has updated its versions multiple times over a year and still having the same issue.
Of course, no other browser I use does this. I've always been a FF fan so don't like to use other browsers much.
FYI; FF 31.0, WIn7x64 is up to date. All software(Adobe, DX, slvrlt, etc) is up to date as well. No Java installed.

Hello,
To find the correct solution to your problem, we need some more non-personal information from you. Please do the following:
# Use ONE of these methods to open the Firefox Troubleshooting Information page:
#* Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], click on help [[Image:Help-29]] and select ''Troubleshooting Information''.
#* Type '''about:support''' into the Firefox address bar and press the enter key.
# At the top of the Troubleshooting Information page that comes up, you should see a button that says "Copy text to clipboard". Click it.
#Now, go back to your forum post, right-click in the reply box and select '''Paste''' from the context menu (or else click inside the reply box and press the Ctrl+V keys) to paste all the information you copied into the forum post.
If you need further information about the Troubleshooting information page, please read the article [[Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues]].
Thanks in advance for your help!

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