Why does google-analytics load every time I go to my email program or facebook?

Question

Lately, every time I check my email program the status bar at the bottom of my screen connects to google-analytics and slows everything down quite a lot. The same happens on loading Facebook things like accepting gifts on Farmville. It's so slow, it's hardly worth the effort. My daugher uses Foxfire and she doesn't have this problem at all. I recently upgraded Foxfire to the lastest version and wonder if that's the problem and how I can fix it or go back to the version I had before.
Thanks,
Smokicee

Answer 1

Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.
You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:
* [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner]
* [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.
Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article.
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