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How do I reset the new tab page? (Browser hijacking)

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Dodenododen
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My browser was recently hijacked by Trovi search engine and it changed the home page and new tab page. I was able to change back the homepage, but the new tab page has been trickier. I tried going to about:config and changing "browser.newtab.url" to "about.newtab" (because I want the page with the frequent sites back), but it just reset to the Trovi site after I clicked OK. I tried editing it again, this time with a URL, but it reset again. This continued even after restarting Firefox. Finally, I tried the add-on "SearchReset." It wiped my regular homepage, but the new tab site is still Trovi... Whatever I do, it won't change. It keeps resetting back to Trovi.

My browser was recently hijacked by Trovi search engine and it changed the home page and new tab page. I was able to change back the homepage, but the new tab page has been trickier. I tried going to about:config and changing "browser.newtab.url" to "about.newtab" (because I want the page with the frequent sites back), but it just reset to the Trovi site after I clicked OK. I tried editing it again, this time with a URL, but it reset again. This continued even after restarting Firefox. Finally, I tried the add-on "SearchReset." It wiped my regular homepage, but the new tab site is still Trovi... Whatever I do, it won't change. It keeps resetting back to Trovi.

Réiteach roghnaithe

You need to remove that Trovi hijacker malware. http://www.anvisoft.com/resources/easily-remove-trovi-search-and-trovi-com-browser-hijacker/

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the-edmeister
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Réiteach Roghnaithe

You need to remove that Trovi hijacker malware. http://www.anvisoft.com/resources/easily-remove-trovi-search-and-trovi-com-browser-hijacker/

Dodenododen
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Thank you. I found out that the problem was caused by some program called Search Protect.

Stelian-Pilici
Stelian-Pilici
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Hello, You can follow this free removal guide: http://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-trovi-virus/

Stay safe!