How do I stop the Mozilla popups I am getting since the last update

Almost every website I go to now, I get at least 1 popup. They are 'suggestions' for other sites I might be looking for, or surveys, or ads, almost anything. I also get a strip at the bottom offering for Mozilla to track where I go. I am 67 years old using a laptop as my exclusive computer. These things take up my bandwidth and my computer memory. And they are NEVER interesting to me. I am ready to find a new system for accessing the internet. I quit Internet explorer as it tried to run my computer for me now Mozilla is trying the same.

Hi Fred, it's pretty likely that you picked up an unwanted add-on. It may be time to clean house a bit.
Try disabling ALL nonessential or unrecognized add-ons on the following page. If it doesn't sound like something you use every day, disable it. It's easy to re-enable later if you find that some important function is missing.
orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons > Extensions category
Usually a link will appear above at least one disabled extension to restart Firefox. You can complete your work on the tab and click one of the links as the last step.
Do you notice any change?
Also, to avoid deceptive or unofficial downloads masquerading as upgrades, I suggest always using the "About Firefox" dialog to start your updates.
Help > About Firefox > "Check for Updates" button

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