What is the link to your home page? Do you use the default Firefox/Google page or a page of your own choosing? You can try clearing the cache to see if it helps, for details of how to do that see [[how to clear the cache]].

You can also check the connection settings: Tools > Options > Advanced : Network : Connection<br /> <br /> Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).<br /> See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]<br /> <br /> Create a new profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems<br /> See [[Basic Troubleshooting#Make_a_new_profile|Basic Troubleshooting&#58; Make a new profile]]<br /> There may be extensions and plugins installed by default in a new profile, so check that in "Tools > Add-ons > Extensions & Plugins"<br /> If that new profile works then you can transfer some files from the old profile to that new profile (be careful not to copy corrupted files)<br /> See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Transferring_data_to_a_new_profile_-_Firefox ---- Do a malware check with a few malware scan programs.<br /> You need to use all programs because each detects different malware.<br /> 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 and [[Searches are redirected to another site]]