Please try the following: # In the address bar, go to "about:config", and click "I'll be careful" # In the search box, type "browser.newtab.url" # Double-click on the result, and change the value to "https://google.com/".

A new window opens with the home page(s), so you can check what page(s) are currently set as the home page. *Tools > Options > General > Startup: Home page *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/How+to+set+the+home+page Note that Firefox supports multiple home pages separated by '|' (pipe) symbols.

''' swagbucks''' is a known malware virus - and that may be the source of your problem, although it normally presents itself after installation of a toolbar extension. Maybe that disabled FinalVideoDownloader brought it into Firefox? You can search for a fix using '''remove swagbucks''' as the search parameter or use the standard malware discovery / removal routine. Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of. You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software: * [http://www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/default.aspx Microsoft Safety Scanner] * [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free/ MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware] * [http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/disinfection/5350 Anti-Rootkit Utility - TDSSKiller] * [http://general-changelog-team.fr/en/downloads/viewdownload/20-outils-de-xplode/2-adwcleaner AdwCleaner] (for more info, see this [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ alternate AdwCleaner download page]) * [http://www.surfright.nl/en/hitmanpro/ Hitman Pro] * [http://www.eset.com/us/online-scanner/ ESET Online Scanner] [http://windows.microsoft.com/MSE Microsoft Security Essentials] is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista/XP if you don't already have one. Windows 8 has antivirus [http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/windows8.aspx#antivirus built-in] already. Further information can be found in the [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]] article. Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!