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Why does Firefox opens C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Firefox... when i click on certain links. ??

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Issue

I have another kind of problem with Firefox

Description

When i open Firefox it starts normally but when i click on a link it opens another window C:\program files\mozilla firefox...

Os: Windows 7 Ultimate w/ customized theme. CPU 3.0Gh, 1gb Ram, HD 180Gb.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

After i installed add-on Fox -Tab

Firefox version

3.6.3

It Pops up a new window with 2 tabs with the following url, If i refresh the website the pop up window comes up again even if it's still there.

1: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/ 2: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/%C3%87%5D%E2%80%9C%C5%92a%C2%AF%C2%BB%1CSd%C2%A5%1BI+:*%1C%02%5B%C3%835-%C3%86%5E3%C3%B2+H%E2%80%A2%v.9K%C3%AB%E2%80%A6X_+4%C3%83%C3%8Cy%%05%C3%84%C3%9D%C3%B4q%C2%B7ZC@A%C3%83%C2%BB%C2%A5%C2%B9%C3%94%C3%BD%C2%B1p%C3%B3%C2%AE%16S%C2%A4+%17%C3%A4%03%C3%BE%C2%B8%C3%95yMt%C3%A0n%C2%B7%5EP:%3E%279%27%C3%A0%E2%80%9D%C3%90%5EI%C3%A1%C3%A2%15D%C3%B4%01%C5%BD%06%C2%AAX%12%C3%82V%E2%80%A1K%C2%A02~%C3%90d%C3%99K%C3%AD%277%C3%B0%E2%80%9AV9Z%C2%AD%C3%9C%C2%B7%20%C2%A9%C3%89%C3%921j%E2%80%99%01%C3%84%C5%BE%C2%A7%C2%A5%0F%C3%9Bd%1Ef1%C2%BBj%0B%C6%92l%C2%B1%5DP%C2%AEE)%7Bp%C2%BDm%7D%1BA%E2%80%98%15%02%C3%94%C3%8BDd;X%C3%88%C2%B5%C3%B3%C3%8D%C6%92%C3%99%E2%80%94%C3%A2%27,%C3%8D%C3%BF%08%13[U%20%C3%94%E2%80%9C%C3%9E%C2%BF%C3%92V%C2%A2

== Issue == I have another kind of problem with Firefox == Description == When i open Firefox it starts normally but when i click on a link it opens another window C:\program files\mozilla firefox... Os: Windows 7 Ultimate w/ customized theme. CPU 3.0Gh, 1gb Ram, HD 180Gb. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == After i installed add-on Fox -Tab == == Firefox version == 3.6.3 It Pops up a new window with 2 tabs with the following url, If i refresh the website the pop up window comes up again even if it's still there. 1: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/ 2: file:///C:/Program%20Files/Mozilla%20Firefox/%C3%87%5D%E2%80%9C%C5%92a%C2%AF%C2%BB%1CSd%C2%A5%1BI+:*%1C%02%5B%C3%835-%C3%86%5E3%C3%B2+H%E2%80%A2%v.9K%C3%AB%E2%80%A6X_+4%C3%83%C3%8Cy%%05%C3%84%C3%9D%C3%B4q%C2%B7ZC@A%C3%83%C2%BB%C2%A5%C2%B9%C3%94%C3%BD%C2%B1p%C3%B3%C2%AE%16S%C2%A4+%17%C3%A4%03%C3%BE%C2%B8%C3%95yMt%C3%A0n%C2%B7%5EP:%3E%279%27%C3%A0%E2%80%9D%C3%90%5EI%C3%A1%C3%A2%15D%C3%B4%01%C5%BD%06%C2%AAX%12%C3%82V%E2%80%A1K%C2%A02~%C3%90d%C3%99K%C3%AD%277%C3%B0%E2%80%9AV9Z%C2%AD%C3%9C%C2%B7%20%C2%A9%C3%89%C3%921j%E2%80%99%01%C3%84%C5%BE%C2%A7%C2%A5%0F%C3%9Bd%1Ef1%C2%BBj%0B%C6%92l%C2%B1%5DP%C2%AEE)%7Bp%C2%BDm%7D%1BA%E2%80%98%15%02%C3%94%C3%8BDd;X%C3%88%C2%B5%C3%B3%C3%8D%C6%92%C3%99%E2%80%94%C3%A2%27,%C3%8D%C3%BF%08%13[U%20%C3%94%E2%80%9C%C3%9E%C2%BF%C3%92V%C2%A2

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Start Firefox in Use Troubleshoot Mode in Firefox to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).

See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems and Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems

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Tried that, still nothing it comes and goes as it pleases....

here's a SS.

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Do a malware check with a few malware scan programs. You need to use all programs because each detects different malware. Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of the database.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page .......... See also "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked