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I've suddenly started getting continuous pop-up notifications warning of a virus, a trojan virus, system alert, etc. Some mention McAfee (I use Total AV and have run scans and it says there are no problems). THese bitufucatuibs sat they are coming from Firefox. They are just constant and even when I delete them they just keep coming. What's going on?

I searched google with this in the search bar: " HP desktop running windows 10 using Mozilla Firefox and can't disable pop up after I click on File and click onemail link using Firefox browser.

I was unable to find the BLOCK POPUPS under privacy and secyrity and I tried 3 of the other suggestions google gaveme with the search therm listed above e and I can't seem to disable or block the popup after clicking on File, thenclick on email link in your browser.

What happens is: A bluish envelope pops up and makes a sound like it is sending the email link and then the envelope disappeaars. I don't know where it issending the link.

Please try the search term I used in Google and listed above and see if you can figure out a better step by step way to get rid of that POPUP, or block it, or delete itentirely.

I jjust want the old and very convenient esult I had before the update and it was soeasy to email limk and I would type in the address with a shortmessage of why I'm sendingthat link: usually to afamily member or afriend.

Thank you for any help/advice you can offer.

I bought a new hp notepad and McAfee keeps popping up. I followed the instructions on internet to no avail. Please help my new notebook is useless to me with mcfee popups

All of a sudden the allow location permission window is popping up repeatably. I have the option turned off and every time I go to Amazon or Home Depot or any such place the window ops up requesting that location location tracing for the sites. I tried toggling the on/off for the option but it didn't stop it. Help!

What is the cause and remediation of my constant Firefox notification about the geolocation database being updated?

Firefox 16:35

"Geolocation databases updated

The IP geolocation databases were successfully updated in 2 seconds.

IPv4 updated: Oct 1, 2025, 7:41:08 AM, rows: 258,309. size: 5.161 MiB

IPv6 updated: Oct 1, 2025, 7:41:03 AM, rows: 340,241, size: 22.39 MiB

Firefox 16:35

1 Updating geolocation databases Checking for updated IP geolocation databases."

Firefox instructions say go to Notifications on Privacy and Security, but Privacy and Security on my Firefox no longer has a Notifications link. The sfgate site itself refused to let me into its settings. Where on Firefox do I block it?

It seems certain sites are prone to fire popup tabs, with any click, right clicks included. I close them immediately and the second click acts normal, getting the nav result I was asking for. How to strength the popup blocking function to stop this distracting behavior? Thanks for any pointers. This may prevent me from staying on FF.

[I am not sure this question is for Settings. None of the categories offered really seemed to fit this issue very well. Suggestions for re-posting are welcome.] On Firefox for Mac, Apple now has a pop up bubble to display the requested six digit 2FA number, first in the upper right corner, then, annoyingly, repeating often in multiple additional useless places on the screen, whether or not the code has already been used. The Apple community says there is no way to block this misbehavior through Apple, except disabling all 2FA, which is a bad idea. Is it possible to block the multiple appearances of 2fa code advisory bubble all over the place through Firefox controls? This problem reportedly does not appear on the native Mac Safari, nor reportedly on Chrome. I got to admit, I don't sign into Firefox, and not being forced to do so is a Firefox attraction for me. ]

I just had a firefox tab with a pop up asking me to try ai features... my options were "yes" or "maybe later". How do I stop the slop sales? I want ZERO pop ups... from Mozilla or anyone else! I didnt see settings that would disable mozilla sales pop ups - is there some way to turn these off permanently? I have already turned off the ai features. Really appreciate any suggestions!

Hello,

I disabled the AI summarizer almost immediately after seeing it because:

1. It was not able to summarize the page
2. It blocked the information I actually needed to see on the page

However, shortly after disabling it I got a pop-up ad advertising the feature! (attached)

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