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Why do I get https://www.sm.de/ as default home page with the new firefox version 62.0?

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After updating Firefox to 62.0 I haven't got my customized URL anymore. I have changed to Firefox default homepage but still get https://www.sm.de/ when starting Firefox. It is disturbing and annoying. How do I get rid of this strange homepage (see uploaded image)?

After updating Firefox to 62.0 I haven't got my customized URL anymore. I have changed to Firefox default homepage but still get https://www.sm.de/ when starting Firefox. It is disturbing and annoying. How do I get rid of this strange homepage (see uploaded image)?

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Sm.de is a browser hijacker that it will change the homepage and search engine for your web browser to http://www.sm.de

see this https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-sm-de/

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Sm.de is a browser hijacker that it will change the homepage and search engine for your web browser to http://www.sm.de

see this https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-sm-de/

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thanks a lot for the fast response. It helped solving the problem.

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