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Everytime I open a new tab, "You have chosen to open: Flashplayer_V.64458942b.exe" pops up.

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A screenshot can be found in the first comment or at: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2982388055815&set=a.2982388015814.1073741827.1745386846&type=3&theater

I have deleted the file in my downloads folder. I searched in the start button pop up for the name and deleted it from there also. I have searched online but found nothing relating to this. Does anyone know how to get rid of it. I'm hesitant to uninstall and reinstall the browser...

A screenshot can be found in the first comment or at: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2982388055815&set=a.2982388015814.1073741827.1745386846&type=3&theater I have deleted the file in my downloads folder. I searched in the start button pop up for the name and deleted it from there also. I have searched online but found nothing relating to this. Does anyone know how to get rid of it. I'm hesitant to uninstall and reinstall the browser...

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moffett
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Here is the pop up

cor-el
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You can check the value of the browser.newtab.url pref on the about:config page.

Try to use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

If you do not keep changes after a restart then see: