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BROWSER HIJACKER

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Ross29
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I have tried everything I can think of to get rid of this BROWSER HIJACKER. It just seems that I can't get rid of it. When I try a simple search on the search bar, it redirects to "BING". I just tried searching travel, and this is where it took me: "https://www.bing.com/search?ptag=ICO-86655dbd68d344bb&form=INCOH1&pc=1AWL&q=TRAVEL"

I don't have anything against MIcrosoft, but don't want to always go to a BING site. Once I hit the enter button, it says "redirecting....." Anyone know of an answer for me?

Thank YOU! Ross L.

I have tried everything I can think of to get rid of this BROWSER HIJACKER. It just seems that I can't get rid of it. When I try a simple search on the search bar, it redirects to "BING". I just tried searching travel, and this is where it took me: "https://www.bing.com/search?ptag=ICO-86655dbd68d344bb&form=INCOH1&pc=1AWL&q=TRAVEL" I don't have anything against MIcrosoft, but don't want to always go to a BING site. Once I hit the enter button, it says "redirecting....." Anyone know of an answer for me? Thank YOU! Ross L.

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Benjamin_Minney
Benjamin_Minney
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Have you cleared all of your computer's cache, if browsers' data? This is a huge Java6<, .Net3<, Python3< scammer. Get the picture?

Terry
Terry
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Windows users often report the issue. Have a look at this article.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-search-hijacking

jonzn4SUSE
jonzn4SUSE
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Show your search settings. see screenshot