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MyWebSearch in my Firefox browser. When I open Firefox, even with my homepage set to Firefox....the address bar is still mywebsearch. I have been inthe regrister and viewed, I have checked programs etc. I have downloaded 3 malware/spyware programs.

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I cannot get rid of MyWebSearch address bar in FF. I have followed directions here and done everything possible. There is not program showing that contains address.

I have deleted and updated FF twice. Please help.

I cannot get rid of MyWebSearch address bar in FF. I have followed directions here and done everything possible. There is not program showing that contains address. I have deleted and updated FF twice. Please help.

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Do a malware check with some malware scan programs. You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of the database before doing a scan.

See also "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked and Searches are redirected to another site