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Unwanted redirects: Malware vulnerability

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Multiple redirects from publisherhub.plaimedia.com. Strictly a firefox vulnerability.

Multiple redirects from publisherhub.plaimedia.com. Strictly a firefox vulnerability.

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You may have ad/mal-ware. Further information can be found in this article; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.

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Your system details show that you didn't have the latest version of uBlock Origin when you posted this - have you installed the latest version yet  ?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/

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In addition to what FredMcD suggested, would you also do this please :

Go to the 3-bar menu => Addons => Extensions and look for any unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions, like e.g.:

SafeSearch Incognito SearchAssist Incognito

When you find any :   remove them.

Also look in : 3-bar menu (or 'Tools') => Options => Advanced => Network tab => Under : 'Offline Web Content and User Data'

Do the same in Windows' Control Panel => Programs.

However :   most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , hence the malware scans, as suggested by FredMcD.