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jgjacobs
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Trying to get rid of duckduckgo in my address bar,. See uploaded images.

When I use the change default search engine the screen freezes until I i it again, Note I deleted duckduckgo and removed it from my list of search engines but it keeps appearing in the address bar and if I type an inquiry it opens ducdukgo search engine?

Please help. Thanks

Trying to get rid of duckduckgo in my address bar,. See uploaded images. When I use the change default search engine the screen freezes until I i it again, Note I deleted duckduckgo and removed it from my list of search engines but it keeps appearing in the address bar and if I type an inquiry it opens ducdukgo search engine? Please help. Thanks
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FredMcD
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You may have ad/mal-ware. Further information can be found in this article; https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed free to use malware scanners. Each works differently. If one program misses something, another may pick it up.

FredMcD
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Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; (<Control> [Mac=<Command>] <Shift> A)

In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Remove “ duckduckgo “ Anything.

Also remove SafeSearch, SearchAssist Incognito, FileConverter Addon, SearchLock, DiscreteSearch, WebSearch, Findwide Search Engine, securedsearch

Now do the same in the computer’s Programs Folder.

Windows: Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs. Mac: Open the Applications folder. Linux: Check your user manual.

cor-el
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You can rename/remove search.json.mozlz4 in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed to rebuild the search engines registry.

You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.

Firefox will rebuild search.json.mozlz4 from the builtin search engines.