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How do I stop Mozilla Firefox from changing my homepage and new tab options when I shut down my computer?

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sbsurvivor
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I have my homepage set to www.yahoo.com and my new tab option to open a blank tab. For some reason both change to search.yahoo.com whenever I shut down my computer and turn it back on. How do I stop this from happening?

I have my homepage set to www.yahoo.com and my new tab option to open a blank tab. For some reason both change to search.yahoo.com whenever I shut down my computer and turn it back on. How do I stop this from happening?

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Banban
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Maybe an add-on is involved. To check, could you start Firefox in Safe Mode?

To start Firefox in Safe Mode, close Firefox and open it while holding down the shift key.

You could too consult this support article to remove malware: Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware.