# After malware check, my bookmarks don't respond

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-malware-check-my-bookmarks-dont-respond/629183>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 23, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-malware-check-my-bookmarks-dont-respond/629183 "2012-07-23T23:15:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-malware-check-my-bookmarks-dont-respond/629183/1 "2012-07-23T23:15:34Z")

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After doing a Malwarebytes malware check, my bookmarks don’t work.

I click on them and they highlight, but that’s all. The websites don’t come up.

Anyone know how to fix this?

I’m XP, Firefox.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![janeslogin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-malware-check-my-bookmarks-dont-respond/629183/2 "2012-07-24T22:04:35Z")

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XP is obsolete was the answer I got to several questions a few months ago.

I responded here to bump you problem and to suggest you may want to start thinking about a new machine.

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**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-malware-check-my-bookmarks-dont-respond/629183/3 "2012-07-25T00:45:15Z")

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Firefox backs up your bookmarks every day, perhaps you could restore from an earlier date? I’m using ver 14.01; to get to the bookmark backups:  
Click the Firefox dropdown, select Bookmarks, show all bookmarks. Click the import and backup button, then Restore. You should see a list of dates, pick a likely one and restore.  
Something else may be going on so restore may not fix the problem but it’s quick, easy, and free to try.

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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-malware-check-my-bookmarks-dont-respond/629183/4 "2012-07-25T00:59:22Z")

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If you create a new one, does it work?

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**Author:** ![Mangosteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-malware-check-my-bookmarks-dont-respond/629183/5 "2012-07-25T02:42:30Z")

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After restarting the computer a few times, the bookmarks “work”’

Thanks for your replies!