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Odd icons show up on desktop

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Maggie White
Maggie White
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About once a week or more, a very small FF icon will appear on my desktop after startup. It will have a string of letters under it, like this one: hqWyUevN . I have never clicked on these things and always pitch them into the trash bin. But I do wonder what it is, what it means, and if it's a security issue of some sort.

Please speak slowly and use simple words. I'm not all that tech savvy.

Thanks!

About once a week or more, a very small FF icon will appear on my desktop after startup. It will have a string of letters under it, like this one: hqWyUevN . I have never clicked on these things and always pitch them into the trash bin. But I do wonder what it is, what it means, and if it's a security issue of some sort. Please speak slowly and use simple words. I'm not all that tech savvy. Thanks!

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bwffx
bwffx
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I probably don't have the answer to this, but in order to get more eyeballs on this question, may I suggest that you post what operating system you have (e.g. Windows 10, or macOS 11), and also what version of Firefox. You can get that info by going to "Help -> About Firefox" on the menus.

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Maggie White
Maggie White Klausimą uždavęs asmuo
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Thanks for the suggestion. I have an HP laptop running Windows 10, FF version 133.0 (64-bit)

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markwarner22
markwarner22
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Screenshot of the error would help others to know what to look for and what could be done to fix it or find the cause of it.

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