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Is "http://vosteran.com/" related to Firefox, or was FF "hijacked"

technopeasant1
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When I click my Firefox icon to browse, I no longer get FF website. I get the following "Vosteran search website:

http://vosteran.com/?f=1&a=vst_coinis_15_01_ff&cd=2XzuyEtN2Y1L1QzuzytDyEzzzy0AtAtAtByBtCtB0Ezzzz0CtN0D0Tzu0StCtDzyyEtN1L2XzutAtFyCtFtCyCtFyCtN1L1CzutCyEtBzytDyD1V1StN1L1G1B1V1N2Y1L1Qzu2StB0E0DyEtB0F0C0AtGyDtByEtBtGyC0AzyyCtG0CyEyDtDtGyE0AzyyC0C0A0Ezz0Azy0BtA2QtN1M1F1B2Z1V1N2Y1L1Qzu2S0ByB0C0DtAzz0FtCtGtA0DtCtAtGyEyB0FzztG0A0AyC0BtGtByC0Czz0B0BzyyDtC0D0EyB2Q&cr=841370102&ir=

I don't trust this and ignore prompts. How do I get rid of it and restore normal FF functionality? Thank you in advance!

When I click my Firefox icon to browse, I no longer get FF website. I get the following "Vosteran search website: http://vosteran.com/?f=1&a=vst_coinis_15_01_ff&cd=2XzuyEtN2Y1L1QzuzytDyEzzzy0AtAtAtByBtCtB0Ezzzz0CtN0D0Tzu0StCtDzyyEtN1L2XzutAtFyCtFtCyCtFyCtN1L1CzutCyEtBzytDyD1V1StN1L1G1B1V1N2Y1L1Qzu2StB0E0DyEtB0F0C0AtGyDtByEtBtGyC0AzyyCtG0CyEyDtDtGyE0AzyyC0C0A0Ezz0Azy0BtA2QtN1M1F1B2Z1V1N2Y1L1Qzu2S0ByB0C0DtAzz0FtCtGtA0DtCtAtGyEyB0FzztG0A0AyC0BtGtByC0Czz0B0BzyyDtC0D0EyB2Q&cr=841370102&ir= I don't trust this and ignore prompts. How do I get rid of it and restore normal FF functionality? Thank you in advance!

Chosen solution

See this - http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-vosteran-search/

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the-edmeister
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See this - http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-vosteran-search/