Links in Firefox and elsewhere malfunction under Yosemite

On my year old MacBook Pro all web links in Firefox and elsewhere malfunction under Yosemite.  They open a new tab and appear to connect to incorrect web addresses where no content is displayed; that is, if pressing the link will generate any action at all. At present if a link appears as an address one could, of course, labouriously go old school: the addy can be copied, a new tab opened,  the address pasted in, then hit return, and wait. If the link appears as a topic or subject in proxy for the address, i.e. no visible web address, the copy/cut/paste method will not work, therefore, the additional information sought at the link is lost to the viewer.  Remedy? Thanks.

Seduc-
Thanks for the suggestion.  I interpreted that you meant a new user for the OS X 10.10 (the MacBook Pro), so I went to preferences and created a new user in "Users & Groups." The system automatically established that new user as my iCloud persona, including my indelible e-mail address [email protected].  It's not what I would have established had I known what would happen, but it exists, so that's Reality.  So, moving forward, the new user approach was not a successful resolve for the the inability to click links, and, thereby, be taken to the 'Link" represented site.   I appreciate your efforts in trying to help me resolve this annoying glitch in the new Yosemite OS. Be well, C.A.R.Alfa

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