How can I stop it from trying to open a window I don't recognize?

I had a virus attack last week. With the help of McAfee, everything seems to be cleaned up.
EXCEPT, Firefox keeps trying to open a new window with an unknown web address.

A possible cause is security software (firewall, anti-virus software) that blocks or restricts Firefox or the plugin-container process without informing you, possibly after detecting changes (update) to the Firefox program.
Remove all rules for Firefox from the permissions list in the firewall and let your firewall ask again for permission to get full unrestricted access to internet for Firefox and the plugin-container process and the updater process.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Server+not+found
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Firewalls

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