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ask.com has installed a search bar in Firefox and I want to change it back to the google one

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mcfinkle
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ask.com installed a search bar when i accidentally accepted it. now, seeing that search engine is pretty much useless, i really want the google.com search bar back but can't work out how to change it back.

ask.com installed a search bar when i accidentally accepted it. now, seeing that search engine is pretty much useless, i really want the google.com search bar back but can't work out how to change it back.

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JJNYS
JJNYS
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Click the arrow next to the ask.com icon on the search bar. Select "manage search engines. Select google and check default.

JJNYS
JJNYS
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I guess I should ask if you are referring to the default search bar to the right of the address bar or an actual toolbar that was installed?

cor-el
cor-el
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For the location bar search you can check the pref keyword.URL on the about:config page.

Other things that need attention:

Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks that you should update.

  1. Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
  2. Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_15 for Mozilla browsers

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.