View in external browser keeps opening new tabs

Recently, in a failed effort to address the new version's inability to close successfully, I reset Firefox. I seem to have lost another valuable setting, and I can't remember how to recreate it.
I use a peculiar, old html editor. When I ask it to "View in External Browser," naturally it opens Firefox. (I forget whether I created that setting or if it inherited it for me from my default in Windows.) In the past, if I asked to do so more than once, following further edits, it would open in the same tab, or rather in whatever tab was on top. Now, since my reset, it opens a new tab, and I can get a distressing number of them.
What setting have I forgotten to change, presumably in Firefox itself or Tab Mix Plus? Thanks,

As I say, I'm reluctant to change that about:config setting until I have to, since (1) it's not clear to me what it does and (2) I'm dead sure it's not an about:config setting I've ever had to touch before, so it couldn't possibly recreate my former behavior.
Now: I went into Tools, Options, Tabs and made sure that Open Links That Open in a New Window read Current Tab. Still, it was getting weird: even Googling for a site and then clicking on the search find opened a new tab, as if I really want to keep the Google listing. I'm sure I'd never seen that before on multiple computers over the years. Have others? Truly weird what v29 with Reset has done.
Next, I opened Tab Mix Plus Options and found I had the same option, weirdly enough, still set to New Tab, so I changed it. This stopped anything at all from opening in a new tab.
Now, it's progress, but I'm sure my old browser behavior was more intuitive than that. Some things really did open a new tab, such as external links in Facebook posts. I know I can get that from right-clicking, but I didn't have to. Now I'm still confused as to how much Firefox has changed on me in the last three weeks and how much time it has taken to try to adjust it. I've never been clueless at the computer before.

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If you have trouble following those instructions, see below.
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The VSearch malware tries to hide itself by varying the names of the files it installs. To remove it, you must first identify the naming pattern.
Triple-click the line below on this page to select it, then copy the text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C:
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Hi [email protected]
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OK so this is probably an easy fix but I just had to wipe my comp and I am in the process of getting all my stuff back so my mind is muddled. That's my excuse anyways.
My issue is that when I click "open a new tab" Firefox will open a whole new browsing session instead of just a new tab next to the one I am currently on. I have already tried fixing it by going to options and mucking about the tabs options but nothing seems to be helping it.
Thanks in advance for any help and sorry if this is a repeat question but I couldn't find it on here.
~J~

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*Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware: http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
*SuperAntispyware: http://www.superantispyware.com/
*Microsoft Safety Scanner: http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/en-us/default.aspx
*Windows Defender: Home Page: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx
*Spybot Search & Destroy: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
*AdwCleaner: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/Removal-Tools/AdwCleaner.shtml
*Kasperky Free Security Scan: http://www.kaspersky.com/security-scan
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* [http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/disinfection/5350 Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller]
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* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
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Hi Guys,
I'm not actually from Mozilla Firefox, but I've had this problem before, and I've solved it with the help from another website.
What you need to do is download a programme called "tdsskiller" from here:
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scroll down the page and you should see a link. (I know the article itself seems irrelevant to your problem, but trust me, the programme they recommend works on this virus too.) It's only 1.3MB or so, so it doesn't take up huge amounts of space either! :)
I can safely say that it is COMPLETELY safe to download this from geekpolice.net, as this website is a free website which helps people with viruses on their computer. If you ever have another problem with anything to do with computers, go and have a look on geekpolice.net, they should have something that might help you.
Before anyone wonders why I am singing its praises so much, no I am not advertising them for any personal gain, but they have helped me get rid of some pretty nasty viruses on my computer before, so I am very grateful to them :)
SO, anyway, after you've downloaded the tdsskiller, you should run it, and it may find some infected files, in which case let it repair them. After rebooting your computer, the annoying opening tab thing should be gone!
I hope this works for anyone who's stuck :) If it doesn't, I'm really sorry, but it has definately worked for me!
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''jstavene wrote:''
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