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I get several websites opening about two minutes after opening firefox, how can I stop this?

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Nippercrab
Nippercrab

It always starts off with this one: http:// www. reimageplus. com/lp/sys/index.php?tracking=aptv&banner=aptv&adgroup=2238&ads_name=direct&keyword=direct&context=MjEwMzAwNTMxMzk1OTMzOjozMDA1OjoyMDE6OkFVOjoyOjoxMTo6MDo6MDo6MjY3Ojo0ODcwOjo1MDA0ODcwOjo3OjpodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJlaW1hZ2VwbHVzLmNvbS9pbmNsdWRlcy9yb3V0ZXJfbGFuZC5waHA/dHJhY2tpbmc9YXB0diZiYW5uZXI9YXB0diZhZGdyb3VwPSR7cHViX2lkfSZscHg9c3lzJmNvbnRleHQ9JHtwaXh0eH06OjIyMzg6OjMzMjg6Ojo6MzEzOTU5OjoxOjoxNzAxMjg4MjYwOjo1OjoxMDI6OjA6OjE6OjA6OjA6OjA6OjA6OjI= I have set options to prevent tracking but nothing seems to stop it.

It always starts off with this one: http:// www. reimageplus. com/lp/sys/index.php?tracking=aptv&banner=aptv&adgroup=2238&ads_name=direct&keyword=direct&context=MjEwMzAwNTMxMzk1OTMzOjozMDA1OjoyMDE6OkFVOjoyOjoxMTo6MDo6MDo6MjY3Ojo0ODcwOjo1MDA0ODcwOjo3OjpodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJlaW1hZ2VwbHVzLmNvbS9pbmNsdWRlcy9yb3V0ZXJfbGFuZC5waHA/dHJhY2tpbmc9YXB0diZiYW5uZXI9YXB0diZhZGdyb3VwPSR7cHViX2lkfSZscHg9c3lzJmNvbnRleHQ9JHtwaXh0eH06OjIyMzg6OjMzMjg6Ojo6MzEzOTU5OjoxOjoxNzAxMjg4MjYwOjo1OjoxMDI6OjA6OjE6OjA6OjA6OjA6OjA6OjI= I have set options to prevent tracking but nothing seems to stop it.

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CoryMH
CoryMH

Hello,

Unfortunately you have malware, please follow the steps in this guide and let us know if it works: