Suddenly I'm getting a bazillion pop-ups - many words are now hyper text to extraneous links - this never happend before - i have pop-up blocking on
hi
i have been using Firefox for years - suddenly - i am getting a bazillion pop ups
pop up blocking is on - there are no exceptions
they're everywhere and just keep coming
out of desperation i loaded chrome
so far i am not having any issues with chrome
thank you for your help
-Ethan
hello, such problems are usually caused by adware on your pc. please go to ''firefox > addons > extensions'' & remove any suspicious entries (toolbars, things that you have not installed intentionally, don't know what purpose they serve, etc). also go to the windows control panel / programs and remove all toolbars or potentially unwanted software from there and do a full scan of your system with the security software that you have in place and different other tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] & [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner].
[[Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page]]
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[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]
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