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Firefox losing focus when starting, opening Private Window

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eagors93
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Since few days I have a problem when opening a new private window, that leads to Firefox losing focus on this window: instead of letting me type as soon as the new window appears, I have to click on the search bar manually first.

Browser also loses focus when it's starting.

I must mention that the problem persists when starting Firefox in Safe Mode and after reinstalling and deleting profile information.

Could this be related to a malware or virus? Malwarebytes detected 2 threats yesterday, but the system should be clean by now.

Help please, it's really bugging me.

Since few days I have a problem when opening a new private window, that leads to Firefox losing focus on this window: instead of letting me type as soon as the new window appears, I have to click on the search bar manually first. Browser also loses focus when it's starting. I must mention that the problem persists when starting Firefox in Safe Mode and after reinstalling and deleting profile information. Could this be related to a malware or virus? Malwarebytes detected 2 threats yesterday, but the system should be clean by now. Help please, it's really bugging me.

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I finally figured it out!! It was Baidu Antivirus that caused it. When I uninstalled it, everything came back to normal and Firefox no longer loses focus.

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Chosen Solution

I finally figured it out!! It was Baidu Antivirus that caused it. When I uninstalled it, everything came back to normal and Firefox no longer loses focus.