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Since today, Firefox always asked me "you have chosen the file 'preload'" would you like to save this file?

lorrtblaekk
lorrtblaekk
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Hey guys,

I'm using Firefox 32.0 on a Ubuntu 14.04 64bit machine. Today it has shown a strange and annoying behavior. On every startup I get a dialog box which asks me:

[Opening preload] You have chosen to open preload which is BIN file (2.2MB) from http://centrexity.com Would you like to save this file? [Cancel] [Save File]

Unfortunately I ve no idea, why this happens and how to avoid it. As far as I know I haven't changed anything and also didn't install anything, that could cause this behavior. In addition I don't even know the mentioned url and haven't found anything similar on the web.

Is there anyone who can help me?

Thank you in advance! Best Regards, Philipp

Hey guys, I'm using Firefox 32.0 on a Ubuntu 14.04 64bit machine. Today it has shown a strange and annoying behavior. On every startup I get a dialog box which asks me: [Opening preload] You have chosen to open preload which is BIN file (2.2MB) from http://centrexity.com Would you like to save this file? [Cancel] [Save File] Unfortunately I ve no idea, why this happens and how to avoid it. As far as I know I haven't changed anything and also didn't install anything, that could cause this behavior. In addition I don't even know the mentioned url and haven't found anything similar on the web. Is there anyone who can help me? Thank you in advance! Best Regards, Philipp

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lorrtblaekk
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i added a screenshot, how it looks like when i start Firefox.

user1068417
user1068417
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Clear your download history. It's probably a file that was previously downloaded, and Firefox thought it failed so its trying to redownload it. This happens to me a few times, and clearing the download history fixes it.

tidalwavesstudio
tidalwavesstudio
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I'm also encountering this issue. I cleared my download history as well as my history and I'm still encountering the issue. I Ran a few anti virus and anti malware scans and the scans came up with nothing. This is what it looks like. I did some research and it seems like screensharing software, which makes me suspicious.