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the little icons were part of their update. if the site has an icon October 7 2009 at 1:59 PM		Dom (Login gdax) Member
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(and many do) it will show up next to the url when you go to that site. as far as firefox taking you places you didn't actually hit a link to....the only thing i can figure is that might be an issue with pop-ups and ads. you may have to check your settings as something may have been changed with a firefox update. i noticed i was getting a few pop-ups & ads -- but it was due to me forgetting to turn back on my pop-up blocker (needed it off to access a certain site i wanted) .

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Nope, it is not pop-up. Here is an example of what happens. - Annie on Oct 7, 2009, 2:23 PM

Here is an example of what happens: - Annie on Oct 7, 2009, 2:47 PM

that's messed up. did you run ad-aware and spybot, recently? - Dom on Oct 7, 2009, 3:23 PM

Exactly!! They are ad related and I am being highjacked!! - Annie on Oct 7, 2009, 3:35 PM

Oh annie - that all sucks!! Wondering if it is related to that other - dianamite on Oct 7, 2009, 4:07 PM

No, I don't think so, because he had to completely wipe - Annie on Oct 7, 2009, 4:38 PM

Yeah, it's not a Browser thing, it's a spyware/trojan type of thing - Pay on Oct 9, 2009, 3:11 AM

That was the first program I ran. I have now run all 5 programs, including - Annie on Oct 9, 2009, 8:02 AM

Ok, a couple of basics, and a couple more things - Pay on Oct 9, 2009, 9:48 AM

I am going to try the profile thing first but, in the mean time - Annie on Oct 9, 2009, 10:58 AM

Sure, on most computers, when you restart - Pay on Oct 9, 2009, 11:09 AM

An interesting twist......when I try to get into Profile Manager - Annie on Oct 9, 2009, 11:18 AM

In task manager, I usually click on Mem usage, and firefox s/b at the top nt - Pay on Oct 9, 2009, 11:36 AM

My computer HATES me!!! It will not let me get into safe mode! (edited) - Annie on Oct 9, 2009, 11:26 AM

Here's a quick link on it, just to make sure you're in the right area - Pay on Oct 9, 2009, 11:38 AM

Thanks, I can get to the menu shown in you link that allows me to - Annie on Oct 9, 2009, 11:51 AM

when switching to safe mode, you will have to shut down & restart... - dianamite on Oct 9, 2009, 11:53 AM

Yep, tried that! I will keep working on it and see what happens! - Annie on Oct 9, 2009, 12:05 PM