Now have strange lines in multi color on a square on desk top, and above Safari and other doc icons. What to do?

Now have strange multi color lines on a 2 inch square on desk top. Also above some of Doc apps. Why?
and how to get rid of them?

A Safe Mode boot help ...
Startup your Mac in Safe Mode
A Safe Mode boot takes much longer than a normal boot so be patient.
Once you are in Safe Mode, click Restart from the Apple () menu.
Then see if the lines / square is gone.

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If you are New to Mac... you may also find these links of Value
Mac 101
http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/ Switching from PC
MBP Support
http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro
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Try to disable hardware acceleration in Firefox.
*Tools > Options > Advanced > General > Browsing: "Use hardware acceleration when available"
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

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Ever tried cloning your boot drive and then doing a complete wipe and re-install of OS and CC?

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http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57#T

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