Why do I get redirected to some banner site when I click on any of my bookmarks now?

Apparently somehow on my computer is something that is causing me to be directed to a banner ad page, which Firefox disallows, and then it goes back to my seletced page I wanted. Each time I click something on my page, example bank log in, it tries to redirect me again. What did I do and how do I get rid of this.? I am not very saavy on using firefox. Thanks

Right click your bookmarks and select properties. Check if anything suspicious was added to the links. Also, did you download Firefox from the official site? I notice in your system details that you are using Firefox 31 - the latest version is 32.0.2.
* https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Also, the Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. 
'''Note''': ''This will cause you to lose any Extensions and some Preferences.''
To Reset Firefox do the following:
#Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]], click help [[Image:Help-29]] and select ''Troubleshooting Information''. Now, a new tab containing your troubleshooting information should open.
#At the top right corner of the page, you should see a button that says "Reset Firefox"[[Image:Button reset]]. Click on it.
#Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
#Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.
Further information can be found in the [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]] article.
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