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Firefox incorrectly loads www.apusx.com on startup - all homepage and load options are set correctly.

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This behavior just started. The home page is set correctly, and Firefox has been instructed to load the home page on startup. The Firefox shortcut is configured correctly and a search of the system for the string 'apusx' yielded no results.

This behavior just started. The home page is set correctly, and Firefox has been instructed to load the home page on startup. The Firefox shortcut is configured correctly and a search of the system for the string 'apusx' yielded no results.

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Finally - success with RegRun Reanimator.

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Sometimes a problem with Firefox may be a result of malware installed on your computer, that you may not be aware of.

You can try these free programs to scan for malware, which work with your existing antivirus software:

Microsoft Security Essentials is a good permanent antivirus for Windows 7/Vista if you don't already have one. Windows 8/10 have antivirus protection built-in.

Further information can be found in the Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware article.

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Currently running Windows 10 Pro w/Malwarebytes - just completed a Malwarebytes scan with no problems noted. I find it interesting that www.apusx.com appears to be a Google page of some sort.

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Have you tried changing your homepage in about:preferences? There is another forum user with a similar issue.

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This could be from a bad add-on.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} by holding down the <Shift> (Mac=Options) key, and then starting Firefox.

A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh). Is the problem still there?

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No joy after disabling extentions and plugins. However, I've found it works correctly if Firefox is started via 'Run as Administrator'.

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Also see this question.

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1) Created new profile with cnn.com as the home page. Still loads apusx.com on start.

2) www.apusx.com was the setting for the following registry keys:

HKEY/LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/Explorer/StartPage

HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Software/Microsoft/InternetExplorer/Main/Start Page

I set both these keys to www.cnn.com - still no joy. No further instances of 'apusx' could be found in the registry.

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Finally - success with RegRun Reanimator.

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That was very good work. Well done. Please flag your last post as Solved Problem so others will know.