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I cannot keep it from re directing to various unwanted sites... How do i fix this. Not going to start in safe mode every time! FRUSTRATED

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After updating firefox,, i keep getting redirected almost 100% of the time.. I have attempted to fix this issue but i do not want to delete and redownload ff and loose all my saved info.. passwords etc. there has to be an easy fix for this.. If not.. i will start using another browser!!!!

After updating firefox,, i keep getting redirected almost 100% of the time.. I have attempted to fix this issue but i do not want to delete and redownload ff and loose all my saved info.. passwords etc. there has to be an easy fix for this.. If not.. i will start using another browser!!!!

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Sounds like a Malware infection on your PC.

Install, update, and run these programs in this order. They are listed in order of efficacy.
(Not all programs detect the same Malware, so you may need to run them all to solve your problem.)
These programs are all free for personal use, but some have limited functionality in the "free mode" - but those are features you really don't need to find and remove the problem that you have.
Note: If your Malware infection is bad enough and you are mis-directed to URL's other than what is posted, you may have to use a different PC to download these programs and use a USB stick to transfer them to the afflicted PC.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware - http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php
SuperAntispyware - http://www.superantispyware.com/
AdAware - http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
Spybot Search & Destroy - http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
Windows Defender: Home Page - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/wi.../windows-defender
Also, if you have a search engine re-direct problem, see this:
http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2010/02/remove-google-redirect-virus.html

If these don't find it or can't clear it, post in one of these forums for specialized malware removal help:
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
http://forum.aumha.org/
http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/
http://bleepingcomputer.com