Pop up while using firefox "URL type file is not compatible"

     This box appears to me now and then, with an "ok" button to dismiss it while using my firefox. It does not crash but it´s surely very annoying. Never happened until Lion was installed. Anyone with the same problem? Solutions?

Yes, I've had the same message popping up randomly since the upgrade. Can't trace it though,  I've tried matching it with "Little Snitch" network monitor lists, but no luck.  I'd be really pleased to find a solution to it as it is highly annoying, though I haven't found anything that doesn't work because of it.

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