Closed Bug 509177 Opened 16 years ago Closed 15 years ago

Out of control pop-up browsers since downloading latest version of Firefox.

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Platform:
x86
Windows Vista
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
major

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

People

(Reporter: one_of_four, Unassigned)

Details

(Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 2010-12-01])

User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.13) Gecko/2009073022 Firefox/3.0.13 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.13) Gecko/2009073022 Firefox/3.0.13 (.NET CLR 3.5.30729) Since I downloaded the latest version of Firefox I have been experiencing continuous pop-up browsers of various websites, most of them dating sites or porn. They are not the standard pop-up window but an entire new browser opening. I checked my options and Firefox is supposed to stop any pop-up windows but it isn't stopping these. I have also checked my Norton and it is all working fine and not recognizing a problem. The only thing I have changed is the new version of Firefox. How can I make these browsers stop (sometimes there are several at a time and the just keep coming!) or go to a previous version of the program. I have tried eliminating cookies, clearing cache, dumping history and everything else I could think of. As my kids occasionally use my computer it would be best if porn didn't pop-up to them from Facebook. Thank you for checking into this for me. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Turn on computer. 2.Open web browser 3.Surf the internet... Actual Results: Pop-up browsers keep opening Expected Results: Not given me the pop-up browsers
Reporter, please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later in a fresh profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). Also update your plugins (flash, adobe reader, java, quicktime, silverlight, etc.) Go to the developer's website and download the latest version from there. If you no longer see this issue, please close this bug as RESOLVED, WORKSFORME. If you do see the bug, please post a comment.
Whiteboard: [CLOSEME 2010-12-01]
No reply, INCOMPLETE. Please retest with Firefox 3.6.12 or later and a new profile (http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Managing+profiles). If you continue to see this issue with the newest firefox and a new profile, then please comment on this bug.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 15 years ago
Resolution: --- → INCOMPLETE
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