When I try to open firefox a large number of pages open I think it might be a virus
Ok I hope you wont mind honesty. I was trying to open a porn video and a flash notice popped on the screen and simultainiously pages and pages started opening. So I did an emergency shut down of the computer. Today when I tried to open firefox it was still there.
It sounds like you have Firefox set to open your windows and tabs when you re-open Firefox.
Let's try to fix this thoroughly so you don't have future problems:
* [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]], run these scanners
* Start Firefox up in Safe Mode, do you still have all these extra windows? [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]], try to close the windows and tabs.
* If Safe Mode fails, reset Firefox. [[Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings]]
* Install https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/ublock to prevent future ads and pop-ups.
* Make sure you have a good anti-virus installed. If you don't, I'd suggest http://windows.microsoft.com/windows/security-essentials-download
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== Description
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== URL of affected sites
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== Troubleshooting information
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== Operating system
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== User Agent
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EmmyAt least at the moment, the default Firefox homepage is back! So maybe this was a momentary glitch. But see below.
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'''But, '''the "Mozilla Firefox Start Page" currently lacks a menu bar at the top with various Google options such as "Gmail," "more," etc. I found these very useful.
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* [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware]
* [http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 TDSSKiller - AntiRootkit Utility]
* [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro]
* [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner]
[http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one.
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