In a new tab firefox loads recent windows for a few seconds before going to homepage

When I open a new tab, for a couple of miliseconds before going to my homepage, i can see various sites i recently visited in a table-list like a recent visits table. Am i being tracked by something? Did I catch a trojan ? I am also running no-script add-on on my Mozilla for extra protection. It's not disturbing my browsing experience but I do not wish to be tracked in that way. For example, when I tried loading it today, I could see photos of friends I saw on facebook, and info about an e-bay purchase i wanted to make.

That is probably the about:newtab page that you see.
See:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/new-tab-page-show-hide-and-customize-top-sites

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* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
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*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
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* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
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* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
* [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
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* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.link.open_newwindow

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Hello David.
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