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How to Remove Adwares From Mozilla Firefox

Adwares are programs that show advertisements when you use them. Some paid software offer a free option with ads. Most of the legit software removes those advertisements if you pay for that software. They are usually not harmful to users. But, There is also malware that installs these programs without your permission. One time I was trying to install some software and it installed some extension that showed ads on the browser.

If you want to remove that adware, remove the software that came from. If you don't know which is that software, just restore windows to a recent restore point using Backup and Restore.

If the adware is integrated into Mozilla Firefox, there most probably be a separate installation for the adware. Check Program and Features for any unusual software and uninstall them. In case you install the program it will install again by itself. To avoid this go to Start up a folder in Windows and delete any unwanted start-up items. To open the start-up folder, search on Start and click on it to see items. 
 
If the adware is installed as a browser add-on, go to the add-ons page on your browser and remove them. In Mozilla Firefox, you can open the add-ons page by typing "about:addons' in the address bar. Click on Remove to remove them. You may have to restart Firefox to apply the changes.

If you still have issues, Refresh Mozilla Firefox. This is very easy to do. Type this "about:support" in the address bar and press enter. To the right side top, you'll see "Refresh Firefox". Click on Refresh Firefox and click on Refresh Firefox in the dialog box. Refreshing Firefox will remove add-ons installed and customizations. It will restore browser settings to their defaults. It will back up all your data to your desktop. So, if you want to keep any add-ons, you can just open that folder and drag the add-on to the add-ons page in Mozilla Firefox.

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