Want to stop pop up windows

Hello, I just want to stop some pop up windows that always self open as i'm working or surfing on the net with Mozilla;
Do I need an add on program or is it just a feature I just have to switch on ?
Thanks

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

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