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I keep getting a pop up advertisement in the form of a square box almost every time I go on any website! How do I stop this?

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dbowen7
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I keep getting a pop up advertisement in the form of a square box almost every time I go on any website!

Usually appears at the bottom right hand of the webpage.

How do I stop this?

I keep getting a pop up advertisement in the form of a square box almost every time I go on any website! Usually appears at the bottom right hand of the webpage. How do I stop this?

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Michael Verdi
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Try resetting Firefox - Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

If the problem persists, I'd look into whether there was some kind of malware on your computer - Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

cor-el
cor-el
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Can you attach a screenshot?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot.