Tabs with ads keep randomly opening

every time i open fire fox, a random tab opens roughly every twenty seconds,
each day on a different site. yesterday was some games site, today was this:
https://www.lotterymaster.com/free-lottery/11?offer_id=102&aff_id=54&SourceId=355&CreativeId=18377777&LineItemId=5729187&PublisherId=738709&SectionId=13947420&aff_sub=000074083021da0534d448ed7724a4b4b9c16&incentive_code=6b20c5b52be7e238414afc9baf80eeb7
(sorry for long link)
i have tried disabling some of my add-ons to no avail. i have scanned my computer with Avast!
and malware bytes. i haven't been on any dodgy sites when it happens.
i have just realised, but i think it might be every time i click a link, a new page
with an ad will open. it only happens on any link once.
any ideas?

I think I found it guys :)
There is some software (that I don't know how I got it) that pops up ad tabs randomly and IT IS NOT DETECTED BY ANY ANTI-VIRUS OR ANTI-MALWARE (malwarebytes, mcafee, windows defender)
So the malware seems to be:
* Tuto4PC https://community.mcafee.com/thread/46234
* SweetIM
Go to ''Start->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs''
and remove those applications

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