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Instead of auto fill in when I type just "facebook" I'm being taken to a thing called Skye Frontier NAVAssist. I know it's probably a malware but how do I get rid of it?

BobbyDEllis
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I think I've picked up a malware. Firefox no longer does auto-fill or whatever when I just type in the name of a website. I'll type in "facebook" and instead of taking me to "www.facebook.com" it takes me to a thing called SKYE Frontier NavAssist. I've seen how people get rid of it on a PC but I have a MAC so the instructions don't work for it. I don't know how I got it. It literally just started happening from one minute to the next.

I think I've picked up a malware. Firefox no longer does auto-fill or whatever when I just type in the name of a website. I'll type in "facebook" and instead of taking me to "www.facebook.com" it takes me to a thing called SKYE Frontier NavAssist. I've seen how people get rid of it on a PC but I have a MAC so the instructions don't work for it. I don't know how I got it. It literally just started happening from one minute to the next.

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the-edmeister
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That is probably a "Domain Helper Service" provided by your service provider.
http://dns.tmcnet.com/topics/internet-security/articles/98779-nominum-announces-availability-navassist.htm

Contact your service provider and ask about how you can OptOut of that "service".

Also, I see that you have a Vshare Toolbar installed, see this:
http://www.webtlk.com/2010/11/21/uninstall-fake-vshare-tv-pluginextension-for-firefox-and-chrome/