Firefox

I used Google for a long time, and now Bing the last few yrs . Both of them give me less and less results for what i'm looking for , and more and more results trying to sell me something related to my search. Can anyone recommend alternatives to google and bing that will give me more results...

Ive been attacked by this virus and whenever I launch chrome, Firefox or IE it opens up a webpage called esurf.biz.( does not effect microsoft edge) I cant see it in control panel or in the extentions tab in chrome and it is not set as a default search engine. I used Malwarebytes anti malware...

the thing is i use limited mobile data for browsing so it would be really helpful for me if i can stop youtube from automatically load videos. because sometimes i only wanted to read the comments. i use mozilla firefox for browsing. before updating it to version 43.0.1 videos from youtube will...

I tried everything Mozilla told me to do and I even uninstalled the browser and reinstalled but I still get the error message. http://imgur.com/Ad7tUZ5 What can I do!? TIA

My firefox close, resize buttons used to look like this: http://postimg.org/image/6kb3coy0v/ you can see that those 3 classical buttons are covering my new buttons, they show up like these whenever i hit my resize button. but I'm not doing anything the "new" buttons are the only ones that show...

Been meaning to upgrade my pc recently so I have been doing that the last few days, but I was wondering how to make a complete copy of firefox. Mainly cause it has some of my password to some sites, but the problem is the browser doesn't have it saved password, yet it still works. Yeah work...

Im using W10/Mozzila firefox. i found flash settings at control panel but there is no HW acceleration.

Anyone know how to disable plug in container permanetely on firefox newest version? its slowing down my pc

Out of curiosity, how does a 64 bit web browser benefit the user? I remember seeing a 64 bit version of internet explorer 10 & 11 a few years ago, but I always used 32 bit since I had issues with 64 bit not working.

Help! Is my browsing history lost? I needed to format the computer and I wanted to save my Firefox's surfing history, so I checked where Firefox saves browsing history and found that it saves it in the profiles folder (users/appdata/Local/Mozilla/Firefox/Profiles/.default). And so I saved the...

So I downloaded an old version of utorrent recently that ended up being malware. I'm completely done with utorrent btw and will never install it again. But anyways the thing has infected both my firefox and IE browsers with adware. Words are now hyperlinks to ad sites. No matter what site I go...

I used opera a LONG time back, in the days of Windows ME. Since then I switched to Firefox, and have been happy with it so far. I'm now on a very limited internet connection, it's fast, but there's a download limit of 7GB per month, after which the connection is slowed down to 64Kbps(terribly...

So I believe my computer may be compromised. It started with Firefox browser becoming stubborn, sluggish and force closing/crashing. But didnt give it a second thought. Recently its Got to the stage that it would actually freeze my computer and I would have to power off with main switch in order...

My browser (chrome) got replaced by browser named my browser that does not alow me to enter chrome / firefox, also my browsers (chrome and firefox) started to open webpages and go to random sites when i enter youtube (weird betting sites and some money earning sites) avast seems to ignore it. Is...

I'm a longtime Firefox user that recently found Chrome super fast. I'd like to switch to Chrome, but two key things are holding me back: 1. Tab groups 2. Mouse gestures 1. To the unfamiliar, tab groups is a way to organize series of tabs in a useful way - work tabs, game tabs, shopping tabs...

About a week ago I just looked into my "Delete Program" screen just to see what was up (Nothing was wrong, I was just a bit bored that day) and noticed some stuff that I didn't need. After uninstalling those, that's when the problems arose. Though I took down the virus that changed my homepage...

When I got to https://center.kaspersky.com/PMC/Console It takes forever to load. I opened it in Firefox with ABP and NoScript, and I opened it in Chrome. I loads in Chrome, but it doesn't in Firefox. Any clue why? I disabled NoScript and ABP. Same problem.

Use FF 41.0.1 mostly, but this applies to when I try to use Chrome and IE as well. Started a month ago. I attempt to go to a site (Amazon and Snapfish for example) and immediately I am forced to the https version. For Amazon that looks like. https://www.amazon.com/gp/gw/ajax/s.html I attempt...

Firefox 41.0.1 What happened to my printer icon shortcut? It is on the file menu, but is gone from the "menu" and from the bar? This happened when Firefox updated.

I had Mozilla Firefox installed in my Acer laptop. I have Windows XP3 OS. For the last few months, Firefox used to freeze suddenly after working for 15-20 mins. I then used to close firefox and then tried to restart it. However, a message used to pop up "Firefox is already running, but is not...

Hi there. Been having a bit of an odd issue with facebook. For the last day or two I've been unable to load facebook. I assumed it was just down but then I found out it has still been working for other people. I've tried it on Chrome and Firefox and still had the same issue. Had a feeling it...

I cannot connect to FB. All I get is a loaded white page. I have used IE, Chrome, and Firefox to connect. None have worked. I've zoomed in and out, pushed ctrl and tried to move the scroll bar, cleared cookies and cache, restarted computer, disconnected and reconnected connection. I don't...

So, lately everytime I click on a youtube vid the firefox browser would hang. also, while the vid is playing, moving the scroller down would also make it ang/freeze. it doesn't do this with my chrome browser. any idea to fix this?

I admit defete. The bastards that created these should die. How do I get rid? I've tried full cookie cleans etc. Malwarebytes, spybot.. AVG.. Safe mode.. They are making me very ill. Please help.

hey guys recently my browser kept showing up pop-ups every time i click on a link or button i tried firefox , opera and chrome but all of them have the same issue i tried to search for a program responsible for these ads but my program list looks clear i tried alot of ad-ware programs like...

Plugin-container.exe is appearing for no reason. I never installed firefox on my PC and it still shows in my Task Manager. It sucks my CPU up to 60% or 80%. I dont know what to do.

My pc is an old one -- windows xp home ed version 2002 sp2, 3, it updates itself . I use Firefox 39 instead of Internet Exp, It now crashes and freezes a lot.. what antivirus and firewall will help me? I had avast and uninstalled, and reinstalled. SuperAntiSpyware professional said it was...

Turned on PC could not get on FB at all, Outlook Mail and most web sites. I did a clean Windows install Firefox worked for a day, them Untrusted Connection again my clock is fine in fact I turned back five years and Firefox worked. I uninstalled Aviria Pro install AVG Free still have the...

(Please do not reply with any anti-Mac or "A Mac can't get a virus"[viruses are not the only threat to a computer >.>] comments, they are not needed or wanted. I have a Windows, Android, and Linux device as well tyvm.) I just did a fresh install of my OS , Installed Avast! and Firefox after...

I can't download anything off mediafire. Its not a deleted file or anything like that. It's any file. I've tried all browsers, deleted cookies etc. I've tried save link as and it just tells me unknown file format when i try to open it. I have Norton Internet Security if that makes a difference...

is it good to have opera, opera next (my main browser), chrome, firefox, and safari, all on my computer at the same time?

Is there a way to get rid of it? I was running anti-virus but that hasn't detected anything so I'm wondering what to do about it.

I somehow deleted the green downward pointing arrow icon on the Firefox toolbar. I use it to open the folder of a downloaded file. I did not see a way to recover the icon in Firefox options. Any clues? Update: thanks for that solution (below). It worked.

Hi All, Iv read a bit about Firefox and plugin container using 90% of CPU. But I am not using Firefox, I use Chrome (latest version) on Windows 7 Home Basic. Still I find this plugincontainer.exe using 75-90% of CPU. Tried following: (1) Stopping it using task manager (2) Ending Process Tree...

When i first downloaded malwarebytes free trial version when i first opened up computer through firefox it would block the www-search.info browser hijacker.I couldnt afford to buy premium so i uninstalled and reinstalled free version now it wont block this hijacker.

I am running a Application on IE and Firefox its working fine even the Data is also coming right, But as soon as i am running the same Application on Chrome data starts coming wrong(i.e the data of one column is getting attached to other Column.) Please do suggest me

I have a problem on my computer browsers. I installed some software and an option came up to install partner products and change default homepage but I declined ALL offers and still they get installed. I uninstall them ALL but my default home page is changed in all browsers without my consent to...

,also repeated flash problems......firefox loads in 7 seconds chrome takes 30 seconds.....this is recent... the last several months....no reply from google and the hardware acceleration tip only provides a small improvement,,,,,,,any other suggestions apart from switching to firefox

My laptop takes several minutes to start up, then to be able to start Firefox, etc. Freezes frequently for approx 1/2 hour, then, usually is fine. Also, second light below touchpad blinks orange continuously, even when shut down.

So Norton is blocking Google chrome and Mozzila Firefox didnt try any other. only Explorer Works. I need to turn off Norton for Chrome and Firefox to work. So how can i completly delete Norton from my system ? And what is the best anti-virus programe ? (I already have Malwarebytes)

I've noticed a ton of websites with these new popup windows that are extremely annoying. You're browsing a page and out of nowhere a "window" pops into the browser and you have to click it to get it out of the way. I'm not sure exactly what this is called, but I believe it's some kind of modal...

whenever i do with several tab open only one tomshardware tab refreshing time by time.its started like week or two ago .so anoying .is there any fix for that.im using mozila latest version.

When I try to search something on Mozilla Firefox it says server not found but I am connect to my wifi? Could someone help

So whenever I try to access my receipt from my University werbsite it gives me this error : I've checked almost all of the solutions, can't find anything. Any expert up for help?

I love Chrome, but Firefox looks so much better, this may not be the best place to ask, but is there a way to make Chrome, especially the fonts, look more like Firefox. I have tons of space on both sides of content in Chrome as well vs Firefox. I need to use both because I have a couple...

I am sick of avast internet security. The last program update screwed up my whole avast installation (and my Firefox installation). The program has massive disk usage, and there have been a number of smaller annoyances. They've all added up, and I really would like to replace avast with another...

Im not sure if this is where to put it but my father is having a very frustrating problem with firefox in that whenever he uses the internet with it and opens a new page by right clicking the page redirects to stuff like game of thrones and if you search in google for something and click on the...

Last week, when I was listening to a podcast on my Surface Pro 3, the podcast randomly paused, most likely because someone clicked the pause button, then the pointer was moving by itself and opening tabs in Firefox (no mouse or trackpad were plugged in). I didn't bother, I just restored the...

I don't really know if this is the right area to post this, but i couldn't find a more suitable category. So as the title says i am having trouble connecting to any website (minimum to none exceptions) with any browser (google chrome, ie, firefox). Google Chrome states that it is a privacy...

When i click on the icon there is a small circle like loading and then nothing at all. i tried all the steps from mozilla official page and nothing Works. i tried everything and nothing Works. I installed Chrome and things were even funnier. not a single Internet video Works and chrome crashes...

Hi guys. Should I change all my Firefox bookmarks to https instead of http? Example http://www.allmovie.com -> https://www.allmovie.com Would it cause no problems and only give benefits? As it is, a good few of my bookmarks are https but most are http. Thanks.

There is something weird going on with my browsers. In both Chrome and Firefox, when I open a webpage the cursor does not highlight any link or text. Instead when I double click, a new tab opens to an advertisement page. Going back to the previous tab everything works normal. But this is...

hot link buttons dont show right. Buttons show only as hexadecimal value. The buttons work, but show wrong. bad java update problem? path to the selfdefined class wrong/missing? In the inspector of firefox, it shows, it's a selfdefined class. like ....class=...." I didnt define the buttons...

H i I started having issues with browsing imgur about a week ago on chrome, after about 20+ images it begins to stop loading the webpage correctly, both the images and comments don't load. After a refresh the page works but the problem will repeat again after a while again. I tried going on...

so i made the mistake of downloading this fake version of java, (i will never forgive myself). I tried to uninstall it, but it's still invading my firefox. What should i do!!!!

Hello everybody, I'll try my best to explain my self. Just some weeks ago I bought this laptop, and I haven't had any problem watching videos I download, movies I've download or even playing videogames like The Sims 4 or Don't Starve. But everytime I try to watch a YouTube video, while it is...

Hello everyone I am running windows 8.1 on a laptop. So long story short my ISP had a problem ("Unidentified Network") with my whole house yesterday, fixed the internet in 2 days , then only skype was working but firefox said "server not found" and other browsers didn't respond at all. Then I...

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Any opinions on which is better? I am trying Waterfox, and it's hard to tell if it's really any faster. I ran tests on Peacekeeper and Sunspider, and Waterfox scored a little better than regular Firefox.

How do I keep FF from opening a 2nd tab (Mozilla Start Screen) when I run it?