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Why does Firefox default to a server in Ireland for browsing after I visit Facebook?

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Bob
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Browser is slow and spell check doesn't work properly (substituting random spelling and omitting letters form words typed in correctly). I installed an App to help quickly identify which location pages were being loaded from and discovered most locations were being diverted to load from a server in Ireland. Right click function on Microsoft USB mouse stopped working but work on other computers. USB keyboard operates without incident when used off-line and on other computers. Spell check in Libre Office works but selects random variations and accepts words with letters missing when using Firefox.

Browser is slow and spell check doesn't work properly (substituting random spelling and omitting letters form words typed in correctly). I installed an App to help quickly identify which location pages were being loaded from and discovered most locations were being diverted to load from a server in Ireland. Right click function on Microsoft USB mouse stopped working but work on other computers. USB keyboard operates without incident when used off-line and on other computers. Spell check in Libre Office works but selects random variations and accepts words with letters missing when using Firefox.

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Shadow110
Shadow110
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Please follow this : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode and also run this if you can : https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/ if you find issues please follow this : https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/9573-im-infected-what-do-i-do-now/

You could also try this : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-extensions-themes-to-fix-problems?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

Please let us know if this solved your issue or if need further assistance.

cor-el
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Note that the OP is using a Linux computer.

Do you have a dictionary installed and selected?

You can see which dictionary is selected if you right-click in a text area and open the Languages sub menu. At least one dictionary should be installed and have a check mark to indicate that it is selected.

  • open the "Add Dictionaries" link to install a dictionary if you do not have one.

The spelling checker is enabled if [X] "Check Spelling" in the right-click context menu has a checkmark.

You can enable or disable spell checking globally:

  • Options/Preferences -> General: Browsing: "Check my spelling as I type"

You can look here for dictionaries:

Modified by cor-el