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how to set default my new tab page

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amin1996samapd
amin1996samapd
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when i click on (+) to open a new tab a website(www.search.ask.com !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) comes up.....

i want fire fox default new tab...

and

changeing the (browser.newtab.url) at the (about:config) doesn't work when i change it nothings happens...

and one other thing.....

when i open a new tab and press (Esc) button this sentence appears : chrome://lvd-sae/content/unpackedcrx/newtab/newtab.html

???????????????????????

when i click on (+) to open a new tab a website(www.search.ask.com !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) comes up..... i want fire fox default new tab... and changeing the (browser.newtab.url) at the (about:config) doesn't work when i change it nothings happens... and one other thing..... when i open a new tab and press (Esc) button this sentence appears : chrome://lvd-sae/content/unpackedcrx/newtab/newtab.html ???????????????????????

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Hi, you are using an old version of Firefox, which can compromise your security and may be causing your problem. To update it, open the 3-bar menu > Help (question mark at bottom right) > About Firefox.

if Ask is still causing a problem, try working through Remove Ask Toolbar and Ask.com Search by Malware Tips.

Note that not all removal programs will detect all malware, so you may need to run several or all of them.

After removal you may need to reset your home page and search, which you can do by running the add-on SearchReset.

If your question is resolved by this or another answer, please take a minute to let us know. Thank you.

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FredMcD
FredMcD
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New Tab Override (browser.newtab.url replacement) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new-tab-override/

With Firefox 41 (and higher), it's no longer possible to customize the page shown in a new tab via changing the preference browser.newtab.url in about.config. Because of the fact that hijackers abused the preference in the past, Mozilla decided to remove it (see bug 1118285). Fortunately, by removing it, Mozilla also introduced a new API to bring this functionality back to life as an add-on. This add-on allows the user to choose a certain page in a new tab.

Scribe
Scribe
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Hi, you are using an old version of Firefox, which can compromise your security and may be causing your problem. To update it, open the 3-bar menu > Help (question mark at bottom right) > About Firefox.

if Ask is still causing a problem, try working through Remove Ask Toolbar and Ask.com Search by Malware Tips.

Note that not all removal programs will detect all malware, so you may need to run several or all of them.

After removal you may need to reset your home page and search, which you can do by running the add-on SearchReset.

If your question is resolved by this or another answer, please take a minute to let us know. Thank you.