new tab suddenly opens at some other web site
A new tab suddenly opens. The address on the tab reads "redirected to something or another" before the page loads. Windows was recently showing a message that Firefox was "blocking something or another" and I okayed to stop blocking. Since then....mystery sites. Thanks, Bob
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First, you are running an extremely out of Date version of Firefox, please update to Firefox 11 to get all the most recent security fixes.
Download and Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware, run a full Scan. http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Download and Run TDSSKiller http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363
Download and Install Microsoft Security Essentials http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials (not an official endorsement, but I personally recommend MSE as an awesome permanent anti-virus)
Double check for all Windows Updates.
Then, Start Firefox up in Safe Mode to see if it is a faulty extension causing the problem.
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First, you are running an extremely out of Date version of Firefox, please update to Firefox 11 to get all the most recent security fixes.
Download and Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware, run a full Scan. http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Download and Run TDSSKiller http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363
Download and Install Microsoft Security Essentials http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials (not an official endorsement, but I personally recommend MSE as an awesome permanent anti-virus)
Double check for all Windows Updates.
Then, Start Firefox up in Safe Mode to see if it is a faulty extension causing the problem.
Ran everything you suggested, seems to have worked. Thanks, for your help.