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In Firefox, Browse Tools --&gt; Extension tab. Then disable Skype extension.<br />

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I installed Skype a few weeks ago, and now Firefox shows each phone number as a Skype number. &nbsp;(See image.) &nbsp;I turned off &quot;links on the web&quot; in Skype, but Firefox continues to show the Skype number. &nbsp;(Note that IE does not.)<br />
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I installed Skype a few weeks ago, and now Firefox shows each phone number as a Skype number.  (See image.)  I turned off "links on the web" in Skype, but Firefox continues to show the Skype number.  (Note that IE does not.)

Annoying Skype Links in Firefox

Web browsers are applications used primarily to display documents, files and media from the Internet, identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) that can be a page, image, video or other file. Some browsers require the use of add-ons or extensions to safely render the information they receive; others have systems built into them to perform the same functions.

Web Browsers

Instant messaging (IM) is a type of online chat that offers real-time text transmission over the Internet. A LAN messenger operates in a similar way over a local area network. More advanced instant messaging can add file transfer, clickable hyperlinks, Voice over IP, or video chat. Non-IM types of chat include multicast transmission, usually referred to as "chat rooms". Depending on the IM protocol, the technical architecture can be peer-to-peer (direct point-to-point transmission) or client-server (a central server retransmits messages from the sender to the communication device).