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Why is Firefox opening new tabs for content I have not clicked or even moused over?

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Why is Firefox opening new tabs for content I have not clicked or even moused over? This just started a few days ago. It is mostly adds, but sometimes news articles I have not selected.

Why is Firefox opening new tabs for content I have not clicked or even moused over? This just started a few days ago. It is mostly adds, but sometimes news articles I have not selected.

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TyDraniu
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Try to scan it with Malwarebytes to be sure. See also about:third-party and look for suspicious libraries.