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New junk tabs keep opening

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I tried to go to about:config and reset browser.newtab.url but when I right clicked, reset was not highlighted and I could not select it.

I tried to go to about:config and reset browser.newtab.url but when I right clicked, reset was not highlighted and I could not select it.

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What page opens in a new tab?


Do a malware check with several malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. All these programs have free versions.

Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.

You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.

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Sometimes addons can cause this problem try see if this happens in safe mode:

You can try create a new profile or reset Firefox preferences:

Sometimes malwares also can cause this problems:

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What page opens in a new tab?


Do a malware check with several malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. All these programs have free versions.

Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.

You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.

See also:

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Just for starters you might try disabling("Never activate") two of your plug-ins, one at a time, which seem to have caused occasional problems -

AlternaTIFF v2.0.6

MetaStream 3 Plugin r4

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I've never seen issues reported with the AlternaTIFF plugin that is used to display TIFF image files that some website use (mainly patents).