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firefox opens advertisements for chrome automatically

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PeaceInternally
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I am on the chrome browser, and all of a sudden Firefox (my default browser) opens up an add asking me to download chrome desktop! What is going on, and WHY!

I am on the chrome browser, and all of a sudden Firefox (my default browser) opens up an add asking me to download chrome desktop! What is going on, and WHY!

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user633449
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Can you please clarify what you are seeing? Are you using a Google website in Firefox? If that is the case then it is very common of Google to target Firefox users with ads for Chrome

PeaceInternally
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FireFox is not even open. Chrome is open (several tabs) but then all by itself, FireFox opens to an add to download Chrome for desktop.

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Shadow110
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Please follow, you may have to look up the programs to get new links. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware and https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/ and https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/9573-im-infected-what-do-i-do-now/ Post in only 1 forum and wait. Save the Reports. Do not delete anything, should ask for help especially when deleting from the registry

Note : Firefox 56.0.2 is current release https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/all/ Full Version Installer Note : Firefox 57 Quantum release date Nov 14th https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/quantum/ Note : Legacy Extensions will be disabled and or removed.

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