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Even though I keep changing the Home Page option to www.yahoo.com, Firefox keeps taking me to http://www.searchqu.com/406 when I start it. PLEASE! Help me get rid of this worthless searchqu.com, I have absolutely no use for it.

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aabaan
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When I start Firefox, it takes me to the following website:

http://www.searchqu.com/406

I've gone to Tools -> Options several times and changed the Home Page to http://www.yahoo.com , but this change just won't take effect and the next time I start Firefox, it's as though I did nothing and it takes me again to http://www.searchqu.com/406. Please help me get rid of this worthless searchqu.com once and for all.

When I start Firefox, it takes me to the following website: http://www.searchqu.com/406 I've gone to Tools -> Options several times and changed the Home Page to http://www.yahoo.com , but this change just won't take effect and the next time I start Firefox, it's as though I did nothing and it takes me again to http://www.searchqu.com/406. Please help me get rid of this worthless searchqu.com once and for all.

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the-edmeister
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http://deletemalware.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-remove-searchqu-uninstall-guide.html

http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?showtopic=117959

http://www.computing.net/answers/security/how-do-i-get-rid-of-searchqu/31089.html

cor-el
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See also these threads about searchqu:

Micrathena
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In trying to follow some instructions about removing this, (removing a profile that did not appear to be mine), I now have the problem that Firefox will not start; message indicates Firefox is already running, even following a delete of Firefox, a new download and two reboots.