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Why are sites suddenly producing a plethora of new types of ads and links to ads despite my use of an ad-blocker software?

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Joe_O

Random words on sites are now appearing as hyperlinks that open ads in new tabs and there are several ribbon ads appearing on the sides and bottom of pages and there are other items for instance hitting a logon button that also opens an ad in a new tab.

Random words on sites are now appearing as hyperlinks that open ads in new tabs and there are several ribbon ads appearing on the sides and bottom of pages and there are other items for instance hitting a logon button that also opens an ad in a new tab.

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Hi Joe_O, You have a case of adware. You can run a malware scan. The recommend troubleshooting steps are here: Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware

Please also update your plugins and try Firefox reset. Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings and Manually back up and restore Firefox profile data