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If I click on a link in a comments section when I return to the orginal blog there is an ad in my comment box. How do I clear this adware out?

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When I leave a blog to click on a link when I return there is an ad, that is posted on the original blog in my comment box

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== approximately six months ago

When I leave a blog to click on a link when I return there is an ad, that is posted on the original blog in my comment box == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == approximately six months ago

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Hello Robert.

If I understand correctly, you're seeing that, instead of what you posted, something completely different appears. You may want to scan for malware. To scan for malware, install, update and run these programs in this order. They are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in their "free mode", but the features you'll miss are not really needed to find and remove the problem you have. Remember that not all programs detect the same malware!

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - malwarebytes.org/mbam.php SuperAntispyware - superantispyware.com AdAware - lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware Spybot Search & Destroy - safer-networking.org/en/index.html Windows Defender - microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx Dr. Web Cureit - freedrweb.com/cureit

If these don't find it or can't clear it, please tell me and I'll provide you with further assistance.

If this doesn't work, it's possible that you are having a problem with some Firefox add-on that is hindering your Firefox's normal behavior. Have you tried disabling all add-ons (just to check), to see if Firefox goes back to normal?

Whenever you have a problem with Firefox, whatever it is, you should make sure it's not caused by one (or more than one) of your installed add-ons, be it an extension, a theme or a plugin. To do that easily and cleanly, run Firefox in safe mode (don't forget to select Disable all add-ons when you start safe mode). If the problem disappears, you know it's from an add-on. Disable them all in normal mode, and enable them one at a time until you find the source of the problem. See this article for information about troubleshooting extensions and theme and this one for plugins.

If you need support for one of your add-ons, you'll have to contact its author.