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firefox opens automatically

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captainpete
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I was transferring a file to a thumb drive and Firefox kept opening to a website for naviagation software. I mean nautical navigation software .

I was transferring a file to a thumb drive and Firefox kept opening to a website for naviagation software. I mean nautical navigation software .

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FredMcD
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Was the browser already open to something? Firefox does not open on its own. Something has to be calling it.

You may have ad/mal-ware. Further information can be found in this article; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.